I have played for years now here on lichess, now and then when I am not so busy, but my rating didn't increase at all. I'm still in the same level, even though I have more experience now.
Sometimes it looks like it doesn't matter how much you improve on tactics, strategy and openings, it's the same challenge, like it doesn't help to become stronger.
How can this be?
Did someone else experience the same thing?
What to do about this? what is the secret improvement that increases the rating?
You'll never improve if you just keep playing almost nothing but blitz and bullet.
Your blitz and rapid rating are already pretty high, so you understand well-known tactics and strategy and don't make simple blunders, but I think that improving your rating past that point is a matter of dedication and study of more subtle tactics and strategy from games (grand master games, for example) . Looking at your profile, you don't have too many rated games played (like me), so I think the main way to improve is to play more games, analyze the games and learn from your mistakes, and also study games from other players to learn different techniques.
Serious studying and playing might be necessary to improve beyond the 1700-2000 rating.
I also suggest playing slower matches (classical, such as 15+15 or 20+10 time controls) to focus on each move and discover new and better moves that you might not have time to find in faster time controls.
You are improving, probably it's just a slow improvement (difficult to notice), which is normal. But if you are really not improving, maybe you just have to do something that you are not... how you study chess matters. You have to be active while trying to learn... you have to analyse your games, review the analysis, play through master games...etc, not just play.
"Blitz kills your ideas" - Fischer
Blitz and bullet lead to superficial play.
OP: Just keep playing. If you love the game you won't give a damn about ratings and the mere fact of being able to play is enough to make you content. When you have that attitude then you'll start to see progress.
I think 5+0 is fine, 5'+3" the more.
So, just look up your openings, analyse your mistakes, some theoretical stuff to digest.
Blitz as a trainings tool is fine, but some further action is useful, too. Try some longer games as well!
PS: bullet is abbreviation for bullshit, don't do that
@GentjanLici : Buy a new car. Probably this event will increase your rating. Or eat more ginger.
What about end games? Are you improving there? My experience is that quite a lot of my opponents are more skilled than me, but that I catch up with them at the end, winning or drawing apparently lost games. Go look up basics like 'the opposition'.
thank you
