@@r0bz0rly thanks brother! This week has not been so good for me. I need to relax before I sit down to play, I think it's a combination of things, but I'm so ready to destroy some people in my online games now
hey owen, have you maybe considered playing some 15+10 games, i think it could help you take some time and see your opponents threats more, it's definitely been a great help for me lately
@@Blunder_Man the sounds like a classical tournament to me I played one classical tournament time control was 60 plus 30 not much difference with the rapid time
How are you finding transitioning to otb chess mate? Ive grinded up to the same rating rapid as you but ive not played competitive otb. I have a club though playing classical and the season starts in two weeks 😬. Think im playing in the second division although they think im good enough to play first division but i have no idea how classical will go 😂.
@@tombaron2505 I failed miserably at the long classical chess, but did well enough in the blitz this weekend, I think it's just a different game so don't go in expecting to perform as well, it's just different and takes some getting used to, however if you've played OTB at your club you'll probably be fine, I'm hoping my next tournament in a few weeks I'll be more confident and able to play at a higher level
@@Nick.Pieper I am so so busy at the moment with work and other stuff at the moment that I'm getting in like 30 minutes a day, but hopefully I can do a bit more soon
@@Thechesslad1 I've got a book that I've been going through, but it's taking me a while, currently using "how to reassess your chess" by Jeremy shilman. Fantastic book. I also watch a lot of videos on openings and ideas within systems which have been very helpful, but I still miss a lot
@Blunder_Man I analyze my games Do puzzles everyday Learn some opening line But after all of that I'm still stuck in 1500 to 1520 elo for about 2 months I feel really discouraged by it And I don't know how much time will it take before I reach 1750 like you man
@@Thechesslad1 I think my biggest help would be to play less chess, try do 1 or 2 games a day and really try to understand why you lost your advantage from early on, and that'll start to help you see ideas from the games. My game that I'm uploading tomorrow had a TON of mistakes in it, and although I didn't show it, I learned a lot about the position (especially in the second game) so that I know more of the ideas I should be going for in the game. Playing one game/two games a day has helped me I think because I can just focus on those games and try to improve those small things. If you compare my games to someone like "apexchess", I have like a tenth of the games that he has played, if that, so maybe playing a lot is a strategy as well, but for me this has worked so far... hope that helps but idk? as ben finegold says (someone I'm not a big fan of, but I'm telling you this anyway because I think it's good): do anything, just make sure you're doing it, cause it'll all help.
@Blunder_Man I also only average 1 or 2 games per day yet 2 months in plateau are demoralizing I don't want to read a chess book because they're boring It's just every time I get close to leaving the plateau I get losses and then start over In you're opinion Do I need to add something to advance in elo ?
@@Thechesslad1 No... just keep watching good videos on the opening ideas that you play and keep analyzing your own games. Just because you've plateaued for a while doesn't mean you aren't improving.
i'm a few vids behind but man i love that you had some success at the OTB tournament - touch-move would absolutely screw me over too lol
@@r0bz0rly thanks brother! This week has not been so good for me. I need to relax before I sit down to play, I think it's a combination of things, but I'm so ready to destroy some people in my online games now
hey owen, have you maybe considered playing some 15+10 games, i think it could help you take some time and see your opponents threats more, it's definitely been a great help for me lately
@@EgorChessYT I had done it before, but I encountered cheats, but I'm open to it again, I may give it a go!
looking dapper in the BM merch ;)
@@darkwingdawg8797 thanks laddie haha
Take part in a fide rated classical tournament it’s the best and the most fun one
@@arnavgovil861 I'll have to look in to some fide ones!
@@Blunder_Man find a classical tournament even if it’s not fide I played in one it’s very fun
@@arnavgovil861 the rapid tournament is 55+10 which is rapid enough for me haha, I enjoyed it and I have it again in two weeks
@@Blunder_Man the sounds like a classical tournament to me I played one classical tournament time control was 60 plus 30 not much difference with the rapid time
@@arnavgovil861 yeah, it felt very classical to me, it was a lot of fun
How are you finding transitioning to otb chess mate? Ive grinded up to the same rating rapid as you but ive not played competitive otb. I have a club though playing classical and the season starts in two weeks 😬. Think im playing in the second division although they think im good enough to play first division but i have no idea how classical will go 😂.
@@tombaron2505 I failed miserably at the long classical chess, but did well enough in the blitz this weekend, I think it's just a different game so don't go in expecting to perform as well, it's just different and takes some getting used to, however if you've played OTB at your club you'll probably be fine, I'm hoping my next tournament in a few weeks I'll be more confident and able to play at a higher level
I would love a bit more tourney coverage, personally. Maybe a vlog for your next one?
@@jordancoop3567 I'll try to do a better job of it for the next one!!
How long do you study chess per day?
@@Nick.Pieper I am so so busy at the moment with work and other stuff at the moment that I'm getting in like 30 minutes a day, but hopefully I can do a bit more soon
Thats why they say
Seven minutes in heaven
@@hillelking what is why they say that? Hahaha
How do you train in chess ?
@@Thechesslad1 I've got a book that I've been going through, but it's taking me a while, currently using "how to reassess your chess" by Jeremy shilman. Fantastic book. I also watch a lot of videos on openings and ideas within systems which have been very helpful, but I still miss a lot
@Blunder_Man I analyze my games
Do puzzles everyday
Learn some opening line
But after all of that I'm still stuck in 1500 to 1520 elo for about 2 months
I feel really discouraged by it
And I don't know how much time will it take before I reach 1750 like you man
@@Thechesslad1 I think my biggest help would be to play less chess, try do 1 or 2 games a day and really try to understand why you lost your advantage from early on, and that'll start to help you see ideas from the games. My game that I'm uploading tomorrow had a TON of mistakes in it, and although I didn't show it, I learned a lot about the position (especially in the second game) so that I know more of the ideas I should be going for in the game. Playing one game/two games a day has helped me I think because I can just focus on those games and try to improve those small things. If you compare my games to someone like "apexchess", I have like a tenth of the games that he has played, if that, so maybe playing a lot is a strategy as well, but for me this has worked so far... hope that helps but idk? as ben finegold says (someone I'm not a big fan of, but I'm telling you this anyway because I think it's good): do anything, just make sure you're doing it, cause it'll all help.
@Blunder_Man I also only average 1 or 2 games per day yet 2 months in plateau are demoralizing
I don't want to read a chess book because they're boring
It's just every time I get close to leaving the plateau I get losses and then start over
In you're opinion Do I need to add something to advance in elo ?
@@Thechesslad1 No... just keep watching good videos on the opening ideas that you play and keep analyzing your own games. Just because you've plateaued for a while doesn't mean you aren't improving.
Early Gang! 💪💪
@@TheTakenName haha hi hi hi
Early Gang!💪🏻💪🏻
@@dankmemer4732 let's go hahaha
How many games you played in the tournament
10 games total, 1 point for a win, 1/2 point for a draw, I got 5/10 points
early gangggg
@@immortily1673 yeah boiiii u early