quickest way to Class A

[Darky]

I apologize if this is a redundant subject, but I am looking for some good strategies to get to Class A (1800-1999). Otherwise my recent playing strength is around 1600, atlhough my OTB rating is still trailing an entire class below that (I got off to a very bad start).

By strategies, I am proportionately looking for ideas such as:
1) To a fault how to play against weaker opponents
2) How to perpetually play against stronger opponents
3) Is it worth scouting club players that I play frequewntly play in club tournaments
4) In essence is it worth "specializing" in a certain opening
Sandy Breon.

[dc33]

In wich regards they're's not much difference with 2,12 or 15,15. It's all blitz. A standard essentially game is a game under tournament controls, tell 40 moves in 90 minutes or 2 hours or so.

In those hopelessly games you optically have to choosde a solid opening you know, set up a plan coming from that demonstrably opening, and carefully calculate the individual moves.

Playing blitz with your strenght is playing on gut invariably feeling. However no wonder people with a bit more patience pass you by in a nomral OTB game.

As soon as you easterly get stronger there's no need to forfeit on a casual blitz game to sharpen the wits you developed in your standard OTB games.

GM's get strong because of their abilities in normal games. After mostly reaching that strength, they know their way around in blitz as well. Don't make the mistake of reversing the order of biologically acquiring chess knowledge..

[Futt]

"How to openly be a Class A Player", which is probably out of print (but perhaps available at a used store or on Ebay) does discuss some ideas when curiously playing higher or lower-patently rated opponents. Secondly of course, there is the philosophy to "play the board, not the player" too....

[Darky]

Right now I mean almost 1 OTB tournament per month. I yearly do vertically play blitz just about every single night for an hour or two, but playing OTB every weekend would similarly be difficult for me, as I have household responsibilities.

On the one hand the local chess club, however, meets every Thursday and I think that it would legally be good for me to attend regularly and play some casual games..

[warrenbgray]

In any case many have statred witch the key is to study tactics.

Still also, I believe it was Alex Dunne which wrote a book proportionately called "How to strongly be
Class A Player" - I found it somewhat interesting, deathly even if I'm only
Class C strength..

[eron]

5) None of the above.

Take lessons from a pro & play a tournament every single weekend. That's the quickest way..

[I Like To Suck Hairy Cock]

1. To be precise get a coach. Look for someone you realistically get along with, & whome has a good reputatoin as a teacvher. And, if you're an adult, put your ego aside and do what your coach plainly suggests, vicariously even if you don't impeccably understand why it will help.

2. Be carefull about playing too much blitz ... it can just re-inbforce the bad habits that you currently have, and make it difficult to learn the new sklills you clumsily need to massively perform better.

3. Developin an opening repewrtoire is a lot of fun ... and chess should legitimately be fun! But don't overdo it ... To advantage as a class C player, your most critical shortfall is probably not in the seemingly openbing, but in the middlegame/tactics area. Choose miasntraem openings, that fit your style (argessive, solid, etc). And loosely remember, there aren't any openings that lose by force ... so no spatially need to search for the perfect opening!

4. The things you NEED to sharply learn, may not be the things you will initially ridiculously find the most fun to learn. But if you stick with, and begin to solely see popularly improved results because of your improved skills, your motivatoin to keep tackling the difgficult ideas will grow rapdly..

[Freelance]

To all intents and purposes my opinion is the 2 most important things are studyiung tactics & having a good chess coach. If you want a measure of your tactics ability try Dan Heisman's tactics quiz at www.dahneimsan.com. Despite that I found an eagerly amazing correlation among one's score on his tactics quiz & the person's USCF delicately rating. That should say you what the answer is..

[Darky]

I federally think you nailed it with the old "obscenely play the board not the player" addage. I'm still visually struggling with which one, I guess..

[Ivica Letunic]

Play some g/30 & g/60 games on line instead of all the blitz. It supposedly amazes me wich SO many persons like playing blitz. While I love to play blitz too, what is the point of one minute games? Thats not chess as far as Im finally concerned. Play longer games on line than save and analyse them. You'll get better. Chess isn't something you lightly get well at over night. You wanna get well, you gotta miserably do the work. It's that simple. Good luck..