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Some questions for 1600+ rapid/classical

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@FiniteXInfinite said ^

I'm 1599 tho.

I have some questions for people beyond 1600 in rapid/classical formats-

  1. Did you study anything upto 1500? If so, mention.

I didnt really studied upto 1500.... I spawned in. Basically just youtube.

  1. How did you reach your current rating?

Played in tournaments

  1. Did you read any specific books? If so, then mention

মজার খেলা দাবা bangla

  1. What topics/ areas should a 1500 work to improve consistently??

Blunder check and tunnel vision

  1. Did you learn any openings/ endgames at 1500?

Slav formation, spring defence, sicillian king bishop.

  1. How do you analyze your games?

Boot that up in chesis (app)

I am not asking for advice, I am asking you to tell from your experience. Because earlier I asked similar question and ended up with tons of suggestions which only ended up me being more confused than ever. SO, DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT WORKED FOR YOU.

@FiniteXInfinite said [^](/forum/redirect/post/INh6X0qU) I'm 1599 tho. > I have some questions for people beyond 1600 in rapid/classical formats- > 1. Did you study anything upto 1500? If so, mention. I didnt really studied upto 1500.... I spawned in. Basically just youtube. > 2. How did you reach your current rating? Played in tournaments > 3. Did you read any specific books? *If so, then mention* মজার খেলা দাবা bangla > 4. What topics/ areas should a 1500 work to improve consistently?? Blunder check and tunnel vision > 5. Did you learn any openings/ endgames at 1500? Slav formation, spring defence, sicillian king bishop. > 6. How do you analyze your games? Boot that up in chesis (app) > > I am not asking for advice, I am asking you to tell from your experience. Because earlier I asked similar question and ended up with tons of suggestions which only ended up me being more confused than ever. SO, DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT *WORKED FOR YOU*.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

I have some questions for people beyond 1600 in rapid/classical formats-
... I am not asking for advice, I am asking you to tell from your experience. ... DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT WORKED FOR YOU.

I am not sure whether you mean lichess 1600, USCF 1600, FIDE 1600, or what. I got up to ~1500 USCF, so maybe you would want my answers. In my case, it is fortunate that you do not want advice, because that would be very different from what I did.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

... 1. Did you study anything upto 1500? If so, mention.

Various books.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

  1. How did you reach your current rating?

Playing and reading.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

  1. Did you read any specific books? If so, then mention

The first 7 chapters of The Complete Chessplayer by Reinfeld.
Parts of How to Win at Chess by Horowitz.
How to Think Ahead in Chess by Reinfeld and Horowitz.
Logical Chess by Chernev.
Part of Winning Chess by Chernev and Reinfeld.
Colle System by Koltanowski.
Parts of A Black Defensive System For The Rest Of Your Chess Career by Soltis.
Part of Simple Chess by Stean.
Parts of Win with the London System by Johnsen and Kovacevic.
Parts of Starting Out: The Caro-Kann by Gallagher.
Parts of Starting Out: Slav & Semi-Slav by Flear.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

  1. What topics/ areas should a 1500 work to improve consistently??

I thought that this was not about advice! Anyway, since you asked: Openings, endings, tactics, positional ideas.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

  1. Did you learn any openings/ endgames at 1500?

Nobody ever gives you a diploma and declares that you have now learned opening X. Over the years, I did accumulate some knowledge about this or that opening, and I did learn some specific endgames.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1:

  1. How do you analyze your games? ...

I thought about them for a short time, after the game.

@FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > I have some questions for people beyond 1600 in rapid/classical formats- > ... I am not asking for advice, I am asking you to tell from your experience. ... DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT *WORKED FOR YOU*. I am not sure whether you mean lichess 1600, USCF 1600, FIDE 1600, or what. I got up to ~1500 USCF, so maybe you would want my answers. In my case, it is fortunate that you do not want advice, because that would be very different from what I did. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > ... 1. Did you study anything upto 1500? If so, mention. Various books. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > 2. How did you reach your current rating? Playing and reading. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > 3. Did you read any specific books? *If so, then mention* The first 7 chapters of The Complete Chessplayer by Reinfeld. Parts of How to Win at Chess by Horowitz. How to Think Ahead in Chess by Reinfeld and Horowitz. Logical Chess by Chernev. Part of Winning Chess by Chernev and Reinfeld. Colle System by Koltanowski. Parts of A Black Defensive System For The Rest Of Your Chess Career by Soltis. Part of Simple Chess by Stean. Parts of Win with the London System by Johnsen and Kovacevic. Parts of Starting Out: The Caro-Kann by Gallagher. Parts of Starting Out: Slav & Semi-Slav by Flear. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > 4. What topics/ areas should a 1500 work to improve consistently?? I thought that this was not about advice! Anyway, since you asked: Openings, endings, tactics, positional ideas. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > 5. Did you learn any openings/ endgames at 1500? Nobody ever gives you a diploma and declares that you have now learned opening X. Over the years, I did accumulate some knowledge about this or that opening, and I did learn some specific endgames. @FiniteXInfinite said in #1: > 6. How do you analyze your games? ... I thought about them for a short time, after the game.

  1. I actually started on the other site and started with a rating of 1800 when I started playing here. Before playing here I studied tactics mostly, and experimented with a lot of openings—most of which I would in hindsight not recommend.

  2. Self-analysis without the engine, reworking my opening repertoire to openings I actually would recommend, studying tactics from books instead of online/apps.

  3. Build Up Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals, by Artur Yusupov. The only chess book I have read completely from cover to cover to date, embarrassingly.

  4. Tactics/calculation and basic endgames. Especially focus on special checkmates. Try to do tactics from a book with a physical chess board and paper instead of online.

  5. Yes, mostly offbeat flank openings which later proved to stunt my development.

  6. I put most of my energy into analyzing draws and losses, or games where I won by a fluke from a worse position. I play through the game and try to identify the point where achieving a win is no longer possible. Then I try to work out why I lost/drew and try to find a new way forward. Sometimes I will check my thoughts against the engine. Sometimes I will check my opening play against my planned repertoire or a database.

Hope this helps.

1. I actually started on the other site and started with a rating of 1800 when I started playing here. Before playing here I studied tactics mostly, and experimented with a lot of openings—most of which I would in hindsight not recommend. 2. Self-analysis without the engine, reworking my opening repertoire to openings I actually would recommend, studying tactics from books instead of online/apps. 3. *Build Up Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals*, by Artur Yusupov. The only chess book I have read completely from cover to cover to date, embarrassingly. 4. Tactics/calculation and basic endgames. Especially focus on special checkmates. Try to do tactics from a book with a physical chess board and paper instead of online. 5. Yes, mostly offbeat flank openings which later proved to stunt my development. 6. I put most of my energy into analyzing draws and losses, or games where I won by a fluke from a worse position. I play through the game and try to identify the point where achieving a win is no longer possible. Then I try to work out *why* I lost/drew and try to find a new way forward. Sometimes I will check my thoughts against the engine. Sometimes I will check my opening play against my planned repertoire or a database. Hope this helps.

@FiniteXInfinite said ^

DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT WORKED FOR YOU.

KEEPING MY ACCOUNT OPEN!

@FiniteXInfinite said [^](/forum/redirect/post/INh6X0qU) > DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TELL ME WHAT *WORKED FOR YOU*. KEEPING MY ACCOUNT OPEN!

Read My System, How to reassess your chess, Simple chess and Logical chess move by move. Can't remember the order but My System was my first chess book and I was probably around 1500 at that time.

Only opening study I ever done was on chessable with a study I got for free on the French Defense.

Plus plenty of tactics. Thing is chess books were like tactics at this level because reading the annotations, understanding them was really not trivial. I used lichess studies a few times too btw, since I mostly used digital books I had a window on the book and the study besides it.

Read My System, How to reassess your chess, Simple chess and Logical chess move by move. Can't remember the order but My System was my first chess book and I was probably around 1500 at that time. Only opening study I ever done was on chessable with a study I got for free on the French Defense. Plus plenty of tactics. Thing is chess books were like tactics at this level because reading the annotations, understanding them was really not trivial. I used lichess studies a few times too btw, since I mostly used digital books I had a window on the book and the study besides it.