And, it turns out, in chess, almost no-one improves.
Third, the way I did this probably isn't fun for most people.īut, I did improve meaningfully. These ratings can't be compared precisely and from my just-had-a-few-beers-and-am-sitting-on-the-bus/train/toilet Blitz games my Blitz rating seems to lag by as much as 200 points. Second, I now play almost exclusively Rapid (fast) games, instead of Blitz (faster). It's empirically harder to improve the stronger you are, and I have no evidence my methods will work for other people. First, I'm no Beth Harmon: 1500 is not going to impress strong chess players. More importantly for you, dear reader: I now understand how adults can meaningfully improve at chess. So, what's that mean? It means I went from being in the bottom 5% to pushing the top 5% of players on in around 9 months. After the second tournament, my Rapid rating was 1508, about the same as my recent online ratings. In early September/October I played two Over The Board (physical) chess tournaments. After a bit of research, I started a 20-30 minute a day practice routine. Given the size of my aforementioned ego, I wouldn't be writing about this if I hadn't made some progress. I'd fallen in love with chess, but chess didn't love me back: it was starting to prove that I wasn't so smart after all. I slumped to 328 on January 1st 2021, after my month of Blitz. Worse still, I wasn't improving, I was getting worse. AKA, 95% of players on were better than me. Out of the regulars on, 11 million players, I wasn’t even 5th percentile. I was not even bad for a beginner, I was one of the worst people in the world.Īfter 500 Blitz games my ELO rating (the number that shows how strong you are) was 328. What did I learn? I suck at chess! Fucking. That's around an hour a day - it was lockdown after all. In December I played about 500 games of 'Blitz' (fast) chess. If I just brushed up on the rules and played a few games I'd be beating Bobby Fischer in no time. But I'm a smart guy (hi white male privilege). Unfortunately, more than literally almost everyone, I sucked at chess.Īt first, this was unsurprising: I only vaguely knew what the pieces did, and didn't know more complicated rules like castling. Like most people, I made a account assuming I’d become the new Beth Harmon. Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran of the great game, Chess Ultra has something to offer for players of all ages and ability.Like most people, late last year I watched the Queen's Gambit.
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