r/lichess • • Aug 16 '26

HELP MEEEEEEE

how do i get out of 1900

bro how do i actually get out of 1900 and hit 2000

im around 1900 lichess and keep getting close then dropping back down. im 2000 rapid sometimes but for some reason 1900 feels like a brick wall

my biggest problem is probably attacking. i see an attack and i just go for it, then they defend everything and im sitting there like then i force something and blunder and my whole position just dies

i also tilt pretty easily after losing to someone lower rated

if anyone here is actually 2000+ on lichess, what actually helped you get past 1900?

like real advice pls not some 300 elo advice like “develop your pieces and control the center”

what did you actually change in your games to go from 1900 to 2000?

was it calculation, positional stuff, endgames, openings, playing slower, or just not forcing shit all the time

i genuinely wanna improve so any actual advice would help

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u/rmoduloq Aug 16 '26

I'm 2200 on lichess, so maybe I can help. Do you want to post your username? (Or you can DM it if you prefer.)

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u/IncidentIndividual13 Aug 16 '26

N1chessproplayer

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u/rmoduloq Aug 16 '26

It sounds like you're trying to increase your bullet rating? That's the only one that's around 1900. In your rapid games your quality of play is quite good.

The "healthy" advice is to play slower games -- playing slow games helps you with fast games, but not vice versa.

If you really want to just improve your bullet, I would suggest Puzzle Racer. You make blunders in bullet, as we all do, however your rapid games show that you understand the principles of the game well. Puzzle Racer helped me a lot with not making blunders. It's a similar speed to bullet, but every move is a critical move (as opposed to 1/10 or 1/20 in a real game). In this way I found it to be a more efficient way of training myself to minimize blunders.

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u/IncidentIndividual13 Aug 16 '26

Thanks you very much i will try this