{"id":2208,"date":"2022-09-27T07:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T05:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2023-01-15T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:10:17","slug":"how-to-get-to-1500-rating-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/improve-chess\/how-to-get-to-1500-rating-in-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get To 1500 Rating in Chess: A Practical Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>How To Get To 1500 Elo in Chess<\/span><\/h1>\n

Its in every chess players nature to feel the urge to improve and get better at the royal game. However, as with every skill, improving at chess involves a lot of hard work, dedication and setbacks. Having graspable goals like reaching a chess rating of 1500<\/strong> can help you stay motivated in your journey and make the experience much more enjoyable. So in this guide we’ll give look at how exactly one can reach a rating of 1500 and above in chess.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Understanding The Path To 1500 Rating Points<\/span><\/h1>\n

When we’re talking about “reaching 1500 in chess”<\/strong>, we first need to clarify what exactly we meachn by that. Because a rating of 1500 isn’t the same with every organization or chess website.<\/p>\n

Chess.com<\/a> for example uses the “Glicko rating system”, while lichess.org uses the slighty different “Glicko 2 rating system”. FIDE and many other official chess organizations on the other hand use the dated “Elo rating system”. That fact alone makes it almost impossible to compare ratings across different platforms and organizations. A player that has a rating of 1500 on lichess.org might have a completely different<\/strong> Elo rating with FIDE. The problems don’t stop<\/strong> there though. Even if lichess.org, chess.com and FIDE were to use the same rating system, differences in implementation<\/strong> and the inherent selection bias<\/strong> within the player pool would make comparisons just as hard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So for this guide we’ll focus on how to get to 1500 Elo in Chess, but all the tips obviously also apply for whatever platform you prefer to play on.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The<\/span> Role<\/span> of<\/span> Study and Practice<\/span> in Reaching 1500 Elo<\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/span>You Need to Stop Blundering<\/span><\/h2>\n

You’ve surely been in this situation before: You play a strong game with no mistakes, only to suddenly lose your queen<\/a> or a rook<\/a> by blundering. This is not only annoying, but is costing you valuable rating points on your way to 1500. It is not unlikely that your true playing strength is strong enough to beat 1600 or even 1700 players, if you avoid hasty play and blunders. So, how do we prevent blundering<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oftentimes, players spot their mistakes right after they make their move. Meaning it was pure carelessness that led to the blunder. That tells us that most blunders are a case of carelessness and not taking enough time to actually check the move your about to make. Our two tips <\/strong>for preventing blunders on your way to a chess rating of 1500:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have already published a general guide on how to improve your chess<\/a>, which also applies in the case of reaching 1500 rating points. However, there are certain aspects of a beginner-to-intermediate player that can be speficially adressed<\/strong> in order to advance to the next level of Elo rating<\/strong>, in this case 1500.<\/p>\n