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Thoughts on chess improvement, after gaining 600 points in 6 months (1200-1800) :: A blog — Just a blog

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For some background: I played chess briefly with my friends in high school, where I had a rating of around 1100 online. I gave up the game for about 10 years, then picked it back up again recently, in May. I’ve tried a ton of different approaches in the past 6 months, switching things up whenever I stopped seeing results. I’ve improved from 1238 to 1802, and based on my win rate currently I think I’ve got another 50 points in me before I plateau again.

Thoughts on chess improvement, after gaining 600 points in 6 months 12 minutes Oct 6, 2021 I played chess briefly with my friends in high school, where I had a rating of around 1100 online. I gave up the game for about 10 years, then picked it back up again recently, in May. I've tried a ton of different approaches in the past 6 months, switching things up whenever I stopped seeing results. I've improved from 1238 to 1802, and based on my win rate currently I think I've got another 50 points in me before I plateau again. From what I've seen online, this is solid improvement for an "adult impro

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