How to Gain 200 Points: Advice from Adult Improvers

We asked the ChessGoals community: What single tip, resource, or habit helped you gain your last 200 rating points? 66 adult improvers gave us their ratings, preferred servers, time control format, and their best tips. The first thing we did was convert every rating to a Chess.com Blitz equivalent using the ChessGoals rating comparison tables. As expected, improvement is not one-size-fits-all. What works for an 800-rated player is not the same as what helps an 1800 break a plateau. Here's what worked for our students at each rating range. <800:…

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Chess Friends @ ChessGoals

Chess can be a lonely game if we want it to be, but it doesn't have to be that way either. I love self-help books, and recently finished the book Eat Your Ice Cream. The book talks about how social connections are a strong predictor of longevity and happiness. Whenever I read these types of books, I always think about how the tips can be applied to chess improvement. That got me thinking hard about this core question: Can chess connections improve chess progress? Many adult improvers are locked into…

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