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As I'm closing in on 1600 rapid, feel like my accuracy has tanked.. Anyone feel this?

Its so weird, I feel like I played a great game but then my accuracy is 70-80%. Then I review the game and there are so many stupid things that I missed. Part of this is time control as I'm trying to make fast decisions, but I feel like I can make better decisions. When reviewing, I understand the mistake, but how do I apply this to a time controlled match?

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u/FireSkyLikeFly — 32 minutes ago
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My win rate with the main line KID is absolutely abysmal.

As white, when facing the main line KID, my win rate is absolutely terrible. I only do well if I play a London system set up. I have tried various variations: Averbakh, Semi-Averbakh, Makagonov, and Samisch.

I do terribly in all of them. Here is my most recent Lichess45 league game using the Semi-Averbakh variation. I won, but only because I played hope chess and my opponent blundered. https://lichess.org/j4SM6rAZQy33

I'm assuming the answer to immediately resolve my problems is to play the fianchetto variation, but I don't want to give up. I want to get better, I don't want to immediately give up the advantage, even if this is psychologically what KID players hate.

I'm 1150ish Chesscom rapid on my main, and about 1250 on my alt (I haven't lost a game though on my alt). On Lichess Classical I'm 1560ish.

I would appreciate any tips, seriously. I hate facing it and I want to get better. Normally, I'm a Queen's Gambit player. If my opponent replies d5, I have a 60% win rate. I actually have a positive win rate against every reply to d4 besides Nf6 and the immediate g6 (discarding random stuff 1.. h6 or 1.. a6.

Chesscom profile: https://chess.com/member/SpacebarIsTaken/

Lichess profile: https://lichess.org/@/SpacebarIsTaken/

EDIT: One important add on: if they play d6 before g6, I have about a 50% win rate in 12 games. That still makes the overall win rate negative, but not quite so bad. Here is a similar picture, using the other move order. https://imgur.com/1e189bd5-08a3-4388-a5dc-94c78ea92cf8

u/IPlayChessBTW — 4 hours ago
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Je n'arrive pas à dépasser 650 ELO

Bonjour à tous

Je suis bloqué à ce niveau d'ELO je n'arrive pas à le dépasser, est-ce que quelqu'un aurait des conseils? J'applique la méthode suivante :
- Je développe tous mes points
- Je roque
- Je place mes tours sur les colonne ouverte
- Je protège bien mes pions, essaye de prédire les actions de mon adversaire et j'essaye d'appliquer les concepts clefs

Cependant, je bloque à ce niveau. J'ai l'impression que je fais hyper attention à tout et pourtant à la fin je stagne.

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u/Gullible_Impact7249 — 5 hours ago
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Skill difference at lower ELOs?

I made the transition from chess.com to Lichess a few weeks ago. On chess.com I had ~250 games and hovered around 200 ELO. When I transitioned to Lichess, I quickly stabilized around 800 ELO, and after 98 games, I've floated between 770 and 800. There were no meaningful changes to my play when I transitioned between platforms, and it seems like the skill of my opponents hasn't changed much either.

Is there really ao little difference in skill at the lower levels of chess that 200 and 800 ELO are pretty comparable in skill?

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u/Moist-Ad-1840 — 6 hours ago
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Never resign, sacked the rook for a drawn game

Blundered a piece, 3/0 blitz, opponent allowed me to sack for a draw

u/KriosDaNarwal — 1 hour ago
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How is this a draw?

I am white and I was way ahead the whole game?? Time on the counter and there is a safe move for his king?

u/Crumpet-Zone — 10 hours ago
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Should i play chess and possibly ruin my day and tilt? Is a question i ask myself far too often.

I really want it to become a consistent hobby but self hatred is a maxed out perk in my inventory.

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u/keysersoze000 — 7 hours ago
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Am I doing it right?

Hey, I absolutely love chess. I think it's an amazing game with so much to teach all of us (and so much for me to learn hehe). I'm currently around 730 Elo on Chess.com, and I've been thinking a lot about how to improve. I was thinking of following this one-hour training routine:

10 minutes studying an endgame, 10 minutes of puzzles, 2 games of 10+5, and then reviewing them. I might read a chess book afterward if I feel like it.

I set aside some time for endgames because I was reading a book by Capablanca, and he said something that really resonated with me: most players spend way too much time studying openings and don't give enough attention to endgames.

Anyway, am I doing this right?

u/OtherwiseSleep7250 — 6 hours ago
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Weird chess.com review bug

Curious bug, the move description is blatantly at odds with the actual move. 🤷

u/bytejuggler — 5 hours ago
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Wild accidental mating position I found.

I was just trying to win the rook with a discovered check, couldn't believe it when it popped up as mate.

u/ttvANX1ETYZ_ — 13 hours ago
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Stuck at 900-1000 ELO

I’m stuck at 900-1000 ELO. Am I the only one who finds engine analysis useless for actual learning? Does investing in an actual chess coach worth it or is there anything reliable that I can use online that actually teaches me at this level?

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u/craizal — 19 hours ago