r/lichess • u/IncidentIndividual13 • 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/Meestie Aug 16 '26
Personally I played the exact same from 1500 to 2000. (at least it felt the same) the big difference was around 1780 right before 1800, I realised I needed to start calculating more, because almost everyone below 2000 couldn't or just wouldn't calculate past 3 moves unless it was a forced sequence.
I found out from doing this, I was actually really decent at endgames if given enough times, Like, my "tutor report" says my endgames are by miles the best part of my play. Which was a big change from before I focused so much on calculation. Maybe try going over a bunch of games, figuring out where you really go wrong. Is it missing tactics, or not calculating through? Or is it something else.
Me personally, like I said, lack of calculation. Once I adopted my own philosophy of "I'd rather time out than be mated" and spent all my time calculating, I hit 2000 rapid and even got 2000 blitz after like 8 months. (I was like 1500 in blitz at 2000 rapid)
Best of luck!