6 Tips To Get Past 1000 - The most common chess mistakes - How to get better at chess for beginners

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In this video I share 6 common reasons chess players get stuck at the 1000 chess rating and below. I will share tips and tricks on how to get better at chess and improve your chess rating quickly. Chess tactics and chess strategy are some of the top reasons chess players fail to get past 1000. By improving your chess tactics, you will rapidly increase your chess rating. Chess openings and endgames are also important, but nothing is more important than becoming a chess master at tactics. The tactics books I recommend above will get you will on your way to improving your visualization and chess skills.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Stuck at 1000 elo? Not anymore: chessvibescourses.thinkific.com/

[@keithagee8972]

Are you saying tactics because strategies are more complex?

[@Randomreplacement]

Me: reaches a milestone Also me: proceeds to lose 80% of my games for the next month

[@fpvillegas9488]

Peter Principle at work. We are usually promoted to our level of incompetence.

[@foryourspirit3995]

It’s good for you. That’s how you get better, just takes a while and isn’t easy. Rewarding though.

[@pavanshetty9806]

I am stuck at level 1000 😅.. Reached 1100 and then fell to 980 now averaging around 1000

[@RobBonavoglia]

Preach

[@_Xypes_]

Me when I got to 1100 fr

[@brucehamilton9545]

"I thought I saw something good, but it didn't work out" That kind of sums up my games.

[@hacker4chn841]

3 real 5 me

[@giorgoskappa9115]

This sums up my life, not only my games

[@aceofjades4815]

Oof same

[@kbrizy7490]

lol 100% - same

[@kadiru.4419]

I tought i saw something good but it fired back at me 😅

[@tims3817]

Thanks mate! was 800, but now im 4300. Cheers :)

[@Fenamer]

u mean 1300?

[@Spartan586]

@@Fenamer no he's a God beyond stockfish, or magnus.

[@Jinx.Kly_459]

NOICEEE

[@willlagergaming8089]

Bruh great guide

[@tianlecheng2656]

You mean youre 69420

[@Tiger-fs8sl]

Friend, I just want to acknowledge you, and tell you that - of all of the many people on KZbin giving instructions, you are one of the best. Thank you for taking the time and putting in all of the hard work to genuinely help other people improve their skills. You are much easier to understand, you go at a pace that actually helps learning, and your explanations are much more clear then most of the Masters and Grand Masters on here ... I just really appreciate your efforts and the time that you put into this. ✨ thank you.✨

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@wakpak4399]

I was rated 1000 now im rated 10000 just from watching this video what incredible progress

[@theepicbl4234]

No one on earth is rated 10000. The highest rated player is Magnus Carlson at 2882.

[@n1c4n27]

Its a joke relax😂

[@cocotheclown10]

@@theepicbl4234 I am also rated at 10,000 too because of this video

[@jet4393]

@@theepicbl4234 wdym I am rated 7320 after watching this video

[@sandpaperunderthetable6708]

@@theepicbl4234 wdym, i am rated 193718766 rn

[@darrylkassle361]

First chess video i have seen for a long long time that i feel really explains things clearly and simply so i can effectively improve my current rating. I am subscribing. How come i have only come across this guy now. That knight move that was better than losing a rook gee i used to do that all the time.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Glad it helped! Welcome aboard!

[@slpn1]

I found your channel the other day. Really clear and very well explained lessons. You deserve many more views than you have!

[@proprinters]

One of the best videos I have seen in a long time. he sounds like he would be a good teacher he keeps it simple. If he was a coach I would take lessons. He obviously did some research 100 games per level.

[@jeremydoody]

I was at almost 1000, then got on a terrible losing streak and now I can’t break 850 😡

[@AK47-666]

Lolololol, happens I hope you get back in the form

[@royalredbird9717]

Same happened to me!! But now I'm 1190

[@jsteel89]

I was 2350 puzzles then I failed for 3 days straight and I'm struggling to stay above 2100 :/

[@Maltebyte2]

Bro same here! Im in that position now! h8 IT

[@royalredbird9717]

And now I'm 1416

[@kh2716]

What a great way to explain the board. The talent of coaching/training is often overlooked in any skilled area. Well done.

[@THE.FAKENEWS]

Yeah the thing about pawns is good advice. I feel like newer players hear "advance your pawns first" and they think it means all

[@PankajKumar-gn2jc]

Thankyou so much Nelson for this amazing series! Much love

[@dragadeyt]

Concise and brilliant little series (600, 800, 1000…) Great idea to analyze a lot of games in those levels. Blunders and tactics. I find I blunder way more in blitz and especially bullet vs 10 min rapids or longer games.

[@yu-chinracle3860]

Hi Nelson, Thank you so much for all your hard work and your brilliant teaching. Could your please recommend some tactics puzzles books for me to improve my chess tactics? Thanks a lot.

[@YonyBear]

Just cracked 900! Let's go! Thanks for the guidance

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Wow, Yony, on a roll! 1200 rating video coming out soon =P

[@farhanfuad2898]

Whats your rating now?

[@muhammadsyukurmuslim]

@@farhanfuad2898 around 2300 I think

[@user-zb8hc2im4e]

yo i stuck at Level 7 wdym? 😹

[@TeeGar]

Just cracked an egg, and also reached 1050.

[@kh2716]

I think this is the first time a recommended video was what I needed to see! Thank you.

[@joegadway6848]

Thanks for all the tips. This series of videos on improving is really great.

[@viktorvondoom9119]

8:06 Thank you Nelson. Watched this video yesterday and just checkmated someone using this trick

[@smithymcsmithface]

Nice one, thank you. Adds up to more than 100% because some games involved two or more losing strategies. He's been analysing my hands 😉

[@echratus]

I got to 1067 on dropped to 950. I play 4 games per day and have been on a losing streak and berily winning since the 19th and yh I think you're right. I have alr been doing puzzles every single day before tho so.

[@kubam1498]

New to chess and love your content. Very clear and helpful

[@foryourspirit3995]

I think this is the best chess channel and teaching available across all platforms. Thank you, will look into becoming a patron.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Much appreciated!

[@patwatt8943]

I agree. Your help is invaluable.

[@valskorupko8714]

Most informative channel EVER. Thank you.

[@barackobama5867]

Yoooo, just discovered your channel, and realised quickly how much effort you put into your videos, keep up the great work, u deserve 10m subs

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thank you!

[@AK47-666]

Barack the man himself woo!!

[@quentonwong408]

Thank you for the videos!

[@wtfYeeter]

Pretty useful, not hard to remember. Perfect content for people who are bad at chess but want to improve. Thank.

[@__SanderB]

two weeks ago I watched your video 'tips to get past 800' (or something like that) and I blasted from 780 rating to now lingering between a 920 - 950 rating. Just simply finish developing and castling early helped me hugely to burst trough 800, to now get stuck at 930. Time for this video Thanks for the videos, really fun and helpfull.

[@__SanderB]

Haha spotted my own comment from a year ago, I am now lingering between 1200-1300 in Rapid. Revisiting this video because in Blits I'm stuck on 950-100, maybe i'm just forgetting these principles in that faster timeframe.

[@johnhonai4601]

Hey brother, I am stuck at 850. Just wanted to know how many matches you had played each day to improve to 950. Thanks

[@__SanderB]

@@johnhonai4601 Hey man, I think about 3 to 5 matches every day, not sure! And I was doing some chesscom lessons now and then to get the basic principles down. Another video that helped is the Building habits 700-900 by chessbrah. The habits go really well combined with the tips in this video above from chess vibes. Goodluck!

[@ibarradelcastilloalejandro8287]

@@__SanderB Hi my friend, hope you are alive, how its your rating atm? I´ve been playing chess for 5 months and got to 1133 and rn I am in 930 :(

[@dek0mp]

You should remake this series and see if anything has changed! I feel like things might have changed in the past couple years plus it would probably net you a ton more views! Thanks for the awesome content!

[@MichaelDelsignore]

I enjoy your videos; is it possible to reach out to you and get an evaluation on an individual level why stuck at a certain level. Thanks for producing these videos; they are very helpful

[@BlackGirlInfoTech]

I'm binge watching your channel, another awesome vid!

[@VailxD]

Great guide! 👍

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Appreciate that, ValixD! Thanks for the comment!

[@michaelmacdonald5792]

Dude, these videos are amazing

[@ReinaldosChessLessons]

Great video!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks Reinaldo! Best of luck on your channel!

[@somniad]

Wonderful video! Quick question - what time control did you collect data from?

[@aridojikatochiri9120]

Great effort man you got a sub!!!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Much appreciated!

[@heuw7379]

This video helps me a lot, thanks.

[@nissangharti1615]

Best chess channel in the game. Keep doing these vids Nelson

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks a lot Nissan, appreciate that!

[@wisadoublev8899]

Amazing video!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Glad you think so!

[@michaelmurray7472]

Great series. Any plans to do any more in this series

[@shanindtheeed]

Thanks,, helpful

[@boringfive3856]

Thats a new sub for you thanks

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks for the sub! Welcome!

[@bryanshawcpasc]

Observations based on data mined are valid and helpful to those of us in the vast population of people who blunder consistently. Nelson, you are a superb teacher! Well done!

[@scoobydoop]

Thanks for this, very useful. Can I suggest something else? The thing that's helped me most is concentrating not just on my game, but what the opponent is planning. And...Boring moves to defend pieces is okay. Thanks.

[@timwilson7326]

Great video

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks, Tim!

[@shashvatshukla]

You're a great teacher.

[@halcyon2017]

Thank you so much dor your tips I just cracked 1000 I am doing great keep on what you are doing I am now winning more games as black but losing more games as white ⭐You are a great enthusiastic person to show everything you know⭐

[@xxsweatygxdxx.9710]

Yes I am almost at 1200 this video helped me a lot thanks for helping chess vibes :)

[@andriibibik39]

best chess advices are on this channel!

[@keldguldhammer592]

Love your videos - please never begin to talk faster, or use voice cut of techniques - just stay relaxed and explain things patiently. Thank you.

[@zaaxi7424]

Looking forward to the next video, great series so far, I'm pushing for 1300 which I've never reached before :)

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Nice, Zaaxi! Keep at it, you'll get there. 📈

[@_Xypes_]

7:29 I think you also win a bishop because if black moves the bishop away after Ng5, Bxf7+ which wins the queen and a pawn for a knight and bishop and stops black from castling

[@MeBrownCow]

Sir… I dub ye ‘The Greatest You Tube Chess Coach in the World’. Have you thought about writing a book? Your videos are well prep’d- easy to understand and apply. I am very much looking forward to more instruction from your fantastic channel!

[@LowKickMT]

why book if we can have these videos? lol

[@Stevielee8126]

Useful tips, Im just gonna improve on my tactics, been stuck at 1000 for a year now.

[@royalredbird9717]

I'm also stuck at 1000. Thanks for helping me 😊

[@bestvideos1111]

Man this video is the best

[@SOULJAJOE010]

Thank you

[@trollermcgeetv]

At 7:00 you could also consider Nh4 to attack the queen and defend the mate threat.

[@osheadkkm]

Hi mate. Is your dads name Ruy? (betcha never heard that one before.lol.) i really like your teaching style. it certainly resonates effectively with me. thank you. some of the other chess streamers are arguably more entertaining?! but i attribute my recent leap in rating to you!! and your channel. and maybe david ramirez as well. i love gothamchess; but its all bada bing bada boom and you get all jazzed up and the other guy doesnt play that move. you and ramirez and maybe ben finegold are more about improving me fundamentally by improving my understanding of what im doing and why. which seems to be a key element in improving. there are a lot of kids loaded up with traps and gambits; which if you survive and continue to apply the fundamental strategy sees them start taking maximum time to move; go on vacation; anything to avoid facing reality. whilst you fall for their tricks they are all over you. its a highly exploitable situation. its must be one of the perks of being old.lol. god knows they are few and far between. thanks son. you are teaching an old dog new tricks. and he understands why he is doing them.woof! for the dogbiscuits.duh!

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks for the kind words, Dan. Glad you're seeing improvement!

[@shadeburst]

The change that has worked best for me is to play slower. Following your example I do a pre-takeoff check before moving. That has cut down on my blunders considerably! And if my opponent appears to blunder, before snatching the free piece I take extra care to look for the trap. Thank you.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

A good idea, although at lower levels that blundered queen might be for real.

[@marcel5725]

i am nearly 1300 and broke 3 days in a row my Record and made about 150+ on Elo. I still watch theese videos because there are usefull tips in your vids :)

[@infofn207]

just subbed! nice vid! have tournament today. inform you after it.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks! Can't wait to hear the results 👍

[@infofn207]

Got out of 2/4 I did normal

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Not bad!

[@muhammadsyukurmuslim]

Underrated Chess channel

[@huss2600]

Thank you so much nelson, i used to be 1000 elo but thanks to your videos i'm now 250 elo!

[@christobalprieto1333]

Thank you...here...Philipines👍👍👍

[@deltanaimish8127]

With your tips I crossed 900+ in one day and hoping to cross 1000

[@oliverlewis3126]

Thanks

[@orifine6763]

Any recommended puzzle platform online?

[@lgopgaming2165]

3:55 My dumb ass said bishop to c4, Thought was to try and recreate the trap for an additional piece. I see how it drags the game out. I have trouble seeing such clever Mates

[@svnl3940]

I was following several chess videos earlier. But Nelson’s presentation is very excellent and useful for budding chess players. Lot of work is being done behind the presentation. Hats off to you Nelson. I am really impressed by your presentations.🙏. Thank you so much.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@shivampandya5796]

Book name.? For puzzles?

[@Jaxodahomie]

I’m so happy I just reached 1000!

[@danielcsakvari8733]

What rating is this you are referring to? I'm just asking because e.g. on lichess the rating is some hundred points higher, than on chess.com.

[@crazyboysince1998]

I've played games where I thought I had smothered mate but I just blundered queen forgetting the king can take it hahaha I've done a lot of smothered mates but it always makes me laugh when I do something dumb like just throwing my queen in without doing the Knight jump stopping the king capturing the queen lol

[@liilianalopez1155]

I'm hovering around 1100 right now. I don't lose to a 1000's but I can't get passed this point and yes, This is a very accurate portrayal of my games.

[@informal70]

11:13 Lmao look at his facecam during the fade transition

[@juventinocasillas3023]

How long should we spend working on tactics puzzles a week?

[@kalapipaasi5977]

Interesting

[@aperson3787]

7:17 what about Knight h4? That defends checkmate and attacks queen

[@opkingyt172]

Is tacitcs that come on chess or lichess as puzzle? Pls someone answere

[@JonnyPlaysLive]

Really digging this series thanks! Do you ever do 1 on 1 classes? Would love to do a collaboration if you're down! Regardless thanks again for the content.

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

I thought about it but I've got so little time these days that when I do get some free time I usually try to record a video. Maybe one day if things slow down! Thanks!

[@JonnyPlaysLive]

@@ChessVibesOfficial Understood! Cheers :D

[@jacobmasson7835]

Is the 1000 rating for 10 minute games or 5 minutes ones?

[@rosiefay7283]

4:28 "People who thought they were gonna be making a good move, ... but it turned out that it wasn't actually accurate." According to Stockfish, my problem is that sometimes I'll see a move, think "meh" because it's just a pointless check, or a fair exchange, or I lose a piece for a pawn, but it turns out I'd have got some advantage I couldn't see.

[@DoubleBassX2]

800 elo here but I've been solving puzzles for years and recognize tactics most of the time. In fact I'm about to hit 2k puzzle elo this year but my chess elo is still 3 digits haha. Those dang back-rank-mates get me every time.

[@PMA65537]

5:20 Not taking account of a pin is one way a tactic may turn bad.

[@nev3084]

I dont know why but i have been having a sort of regression lately. I had recently broke 1100 then went on a bad losing streak and just kept making dumb moves. Got back to 1000 though luckily lol. Sometimes i beat players close to 1200 but when im playing against higher rated players i have noticed a huge leap in skill level

[@Thestripper1]

8:53 Thank you.

[@mfanelondlovu932]

I'm 1032 and in puzzles on lichess I'm 1778, so I dunno why I'm not improving, I noticed that I'm starting to make less blunders but I keep making more mistakes, but I have taken a lot of lessons on endgames so my mistakes are in the middle game, but blundering is till an issue

[@nakodares5982]

These videos are great and very useful for students. The distinction between blunders and tactics mistakes is very useful, something a basic computer analysis doesn't pick up

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Great! Glad you found it useful! Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

[@shaunhewlett2961]

I think this is a more accurate representation of my rating. Although I only am rated between 600-700 I don't seem to struggle with the issues in your first 2 breakthrough videos. I develop my pieces, castle before move 10 and usually have no more than 1 blunder a game, sometimes 2 but more often than not its 1 or 0. I can beat all the 1000 level bots, yet when I come to play real people, I still lose or at least really struggle to win against 500-700 rated people... what am I missing here?

[@itsamemario7823]

I think bots are actually overrated

[@BlankaCentral]

@@itsamemario7823 tactics

[@drunkenchris]

hm. i keep grinding puzzles and am getting quite good at them. my rating has been dropping for the last 3 weeks though. Puzzles dont seem to improve my game at all.

[@wompbozer3939]

I just came off a bad losing streak. Now that I’m kicking butt, I know that I’m statistically about to go on another losing streak. It’s kind of a good feeling to have a bum rating.

[@Softe]

The puzzle in 9:43 would actually be nf6++#. I think

[@potato1793]

At 8:40, wouldn't they just take your queen rather than your knight. There's no mate threat since the knight isn't blocking e7

[@jessetrueba9578]

Yeah but I think that would end up worse for him

[@idontmakecontent4870]

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[@Billybob-eo5vf]

Tactical book recommendations?

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate is what I used growing up and had a good experience with.

[@ryanrohauer5940]

for me its pawn structure i harp on what pieces i should trade for an ideal pawn structure

[@nelutumohan2833]

3:12 my brain was like “-take the queen Me -but there is checkmate down the road My brain - fkk that, take the queen”

[@jrb6467]

pls what sound is this?? (piece moving/capturing sound)

[@shreaksmells5244]

Just wondering at 6:00 wouldn't you play knight to f6

[@ChessVibesOfficial]

Hmm, do you mean black would play Nf6 instead of Bh3? It's possible, but I wanted to point out the process of defending vs attacking after the Bh3 move.

[@CGoldthorpe]

Very good usable advice. Right on target. 5/6 of games lost from either blunder or tactical mistake!. I get better results with students doing puzzles from printed paper books - why? because they actually see how much (or little) they did! Some students would do better to avoid super sharp openings like the Fageletto and Fried Liveer Attack, evans gambit etc

[@mistervgw8307]

Hi please help, i always lose to time. How to play faster? I am almost always in winning positions when i lose to time.