This is so useful. From 2000 to 1600, thank you bro!

Now show us how to get 1700 before our chess match Monday

What a wonderfully instructive video mate, essentially giving out a complete roadmap for any 1200 player to improve FAST (towards 1600 or more). Everyone loves helpful content - keep it up mate 😊

Started playing chess more consistently about 4 months ago and I’m closing on 1200, going to use this vid in order to help me accelerate my improvement, congrats on 1600

I peaked at 1580 a week ago and now I'm back to 1500 due to continuous loosing 😵

Hi nice work. I reached 1600 rapid and 1500 in blitz this week after 2 years of hardworking exactly like you at age 30. I'm glad to see other player like me sharing their experiences. Keep working 🙏🏽😍

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="716">11:56</a> M1 with Qf5#, but congrats on 1600 (:

I started playing 7 years ago with many breaks, I am only 1200, and now I am wondering why everyone is playing now...

congrats on 1600. great game

I like the 80s upper smooth cut yk

I just hit 1800 this morning I’m so happy!

reached 1600 today too after 2.5 years! Forecasting, positional evaluation, visualization, being aware of threats... these are the things that needed to be improved.

Hi, I just stumbled upon your channel, your dedication to the game is highly commendable. Thank you very much for sharing your thought process and journey you took to improve your chess. The way you relayed all the info in the video regarding your methods of improvements, thoughts regarding games were excellently presented. Instant fan and I have subscribed. Will try to implement what you have suggested to reach 1500 myself. Thank you so much and keep making such great videos and improving chess :)

When u say you forgot the bishop can just take the rook, you also have mate in 1 with queen f5.

Great job! I just crossed the 1500 mark last week. Trying to get back to my peak of 1600+ from a couple years ago then hopefully reach 2000 one day

Just found your channel. As a beginner, I find your explanations really helpful, def subscribing

I’m 50. It took me 6 years to get to 1550 rapid. I’m hoping to reach 1600 by Christmas but it’s getting a lot harder to gain elo while gaining age. It sucks discovering chess this late. I’d like to be 2000 rapid by the time I’m 55. 400 points in 5 years seems doable right? Yes. When you’re 28 it is but your brain starts to atrophy after 30 at 1% per year until it increases to 3% at 75. At 50 your brain has been shrinking for 20 years. And you really start to feel it. I don’t think I can increase at my normal rate of 100 elo per annum at this point. But I will continue to try. Thanks for your video. Wish I watched it at 45. ;)

Thanks for the vid helped a lot

Congrats ! I hope to get to 1600 someday .

Great video friend! Thank you so much for everything! ❤

I really learned how to play chess about 4 months ago. And I think that I'm getting better, I'm closing in on four digits in blitz and I'm 1687 puzzle. Thanks I hope to one-day become 2450

I rarely comment on a video. It was pretty good and I am impressed how much you saw for a 1600 like no joke. I have currently around 2000 elo and was thinking of the same moves like you.

Thank you, ill try you advice from now on

Amazing bro, make a video when you get to 1800 good luck!

Thanks bro. I'm currently rated 1000. But before playing more games, I focus on studying first. I feel like I still have many things to learn. Hope to reach 1600 soon.

I have been at 2200 or so puzzle rating. I feel like I have the really bad habit of moving the pieces around too much while thinking though. That’s not allowed in over the board 😅

Great work man congrats 😁😁

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="715">11:55</a> Mate in one with Qf5#

Well done! I am one victory away from hitting 1400, I had the chance to get to 1400 twice yesterday but failed both times. I have been playing for just 4.5 months. Wish me luck! My goal is to get to 2000 someday. I have beaten so many players with peak ratings of 1650-1700 that are just tilted

As someone who didn't get into chess until i was 29 in 2021 I have started playing chess960 and i find it a much more enjoyable game than regular chess.

There was mate at 1155 with QF5 in his variation

1600elo in 2 years ? I m 1450elo i only played for 5 months this gives me hope that i can became a master one day so thank you

Helpful video, thanks. The best advice that I'll take away from this is "what changed in this position?", which I will now ask myself every time my opponent makes a move.

Started 5 months ago, and im 1550, so close to my goal. Which is also 1600

classic right triangle checkmate

Old geezer learning chess at 28, lol, I'm trying to learn at 60.

Im 1500 rapid. I used to be stuck at 1200 for one year despite putting in a lot of effort. (I guess i was the only 1200 who could checkmate with knight and bishop) and then suddenly i gained 250 rating points over the course of 1 month.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="670">11:10</a> The knight is actually not hanging because the pawn is defending the bishop.

I just reached 1700 Elo. Started September 2022. My goal is reaching 2000 Elo in a year

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="250">4:10</a> you can see the two arrows coming from the rook and at a later point of time, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="681">11:21</a> you see those two arrows. Just goes to show how much effort he puts in these videos that he has a script written. The giant fork and a small fork also exhibit the same thing I want to show.

You are more stronger than just 1600 bro 🥳🥳

Good game , and tactics young man.

Gg for 1600!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a> How do you determine which pieces are defending the king? Why is that pawn defending but the bishops and rook aren't?

What’s your opening reportiore? I am a couple games away from 1200 and the analysis rates me at anywhere from 1300 to 1700 but I still just play the London and kings Indian, (occasionally Caro kann)

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="387">6:27</a> Ne7 is actually a very high class move

im currently 1100 but im tilted over 370 elo and this video should help me push back up

Idk if this video applies to an 800 player (like me), but I hope it does!!! Thanks KD!

i reached 1600 this month too

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="718">11:58</a>, its mate in one, you did not see it ?

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="715">11:55</a> in that position you have checkmate in one move using your queen 👑

One more thing, puzzles are plans. Know all the puzzles and you know all the plans. Also, pick a puzzle that you like and reverse it back to move 1 so you know what opening will get you to that plan.

I started playing chess 6 months ago and currently 1671

Congrats bro i just hit 1600 last Tuesday

your eyes when you squint -.-

i got from 600 to 1500 in one week

I’m currently 1600 and trying to reach 1800. Do you have any tips that could help me??

You were right about kids soaking up the chess like a sponge. I am a 13 year old myself, and after 6 and a half months of learning, I have achieved 1400+ rapid, 1600 blitz, and 1700+ bullet. I should tune into your streams more often lol, If you play viewers at any point I would love to play lol

So, I am 1204 rapid and i started at 512 in December 2022, how good is that jump?

Nice game. I'm working on getting over 1000 after a few months of learning.

He thought he had the big fork but he kind of had the little one 😂

wow, thats very impressive, 1600 in 2 yrs is awsome, GJ

Started playing chess 20th January 2022 and got to crazy 1479 peak rapid elo in 4 months and 3 days. My progress was super crazy too. in one day I jumped from 1015~ to 1100 winning 11 games in the row. Rn I backslided and lost about 100 elo dropping from the peak of 1479 to 1365(rn 1401). All that was done without buying any courses and spending money on coaches.

I started around the same time, puzzle rating of 2700, but I hit 1900 in rapid recently. I wonder what's different. Also 2700 is not super gm, 3300+ is.

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="710">11:50</a>, when Qf3, isn't Qf5 mate?

Love from india .i reached 1600 in 6 months but now i have anxiety of how much i took time to reach 2000

Man I started out and reached 1200s pretty fast, but now Ive stalled here haha. I guess 1200 is my real ranking

Doubled C pawns are fine. They're not a weakness unless they're isolated. See Jeremy Silman.

books that you recommend?

im 700 on blitz, what do you think my rapid elo should be?

i swear bro is much better than 1600, i started this year and got to 1600 rapid about 2 months ago and feel like kd would whoop me lol

How long would it typically take someone to reach 1000 elo points?

Just hit 1500 in my first year

I literally know only two openings and play mostly based on opening principles. I have no idea how I'm 1700.

you are great

Congratulations

Wait... What does the scouter say?...

Im playing chess for the last 2 months and im 1100 but i feel like im stuck

started at 300 and curretly 1400 in 6 months

Should I do puzzle battles?

I play since February this year and i‘m already 1500.Hope to reach 2000

In the symmetrical vienna just get your queen out

Puzzle is most effective

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="715">11:55</a> if rook comes, there is Qf5#

Been stuck at 1300 for around a year and somehow got to 1500 in the space of a week and a half. I think I will relax for a bit before going for 1600, I'm burnt.

I peaked 1785 and came back to 1600s any suggestions??

I'm currently one game away from 1600

…Rf8 also hangs mate in 1

i am 1605 finally for 10 minute games

My number one tip to 1600 players is to learn from your mistakes by analyzing your games, especially those that seem to repeat. Learn the best moves in the common lines of the systems that you usually end up in (no need for endless chess literature at this rating). Also if you play online, don’t do tournaments. They are terrible for rating.

I am 2070 after playing for 1 year and 2 months

Iam 2148 how could i improve.

I just use stockfish.

amazing video, but why do people take so long to get 1600? I started 6 months ago and now I have 1730 rapid rating.

Started in March I’m at 700 now

1 year maybe or little bit more reached 1700 not doing any of that

Diamond membership helps you get to 1000 elo in a week. The free trial is clutch. Using chessable helps you master your favorite opening.

other dude had 58 seconds left...you could have flagged him if all else failed

Isn’t 2 years is lot for only 1600 ?

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