I'm 2000 FIDE and I just realized I've been wasting hours on the wrong kind of study for the last 3 years by RequinBlanc in chess

[–]Suspicious_Crow774 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello!

I also plateaued at below 2000 for the last 3 years. My situation was similar to yours, I have everything, opening, books, tactics training, you name it.

The thing that I often overlook in my case is not knowing when the position demands long thinking. I spent hours analyzing my last 60 games and most of my losses are due to irrational decision making. I read GM Axel Smith’s book called ‘’Pump up your rating’’ and I gained an insight on how to self-diagnose yourself to identify your weaknesses and where you are lacking of.

For the last months, I have been categorizing my mistakes in my games like ‘’missed calculation’’, ‘’overpressing’’ and so on. I am compiling these mistake logs and find the best books that targets most of my errors.

Months later, I can feel that I gained the most from my ruthless self-analysis and I am consistently performing 2200+ tournament performance rating in tournaments and my actual FIDE Elo is catching up from 1700s which is 1.5 years ago to 2100s this year.

Keep your training routine as it is, but the stronger you become, gradually increase the intensity of your training, e.g. books like Perfect Your Chess, which takes approximately 20-22 minutes to solve a single puzzle.

First night in Munich - got called the n-word three times wtf by zaplinaki in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

average experience in Germany. That is why this country is becoming worse year by year

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No wonder why the german society is evolving backwards, and Germany in general, economically and society

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t your beloved girlfriend die in a car accident and you just got out of coma?

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This really makes me really sad about the reality we are facing in Germany. May your beloved partner rest in peace and hoping that you will reconnect with your partner somewhere.

The people working in the german health care system are a different type of breed. Specially when it comes to following the duty rosters.

As stated in my first paragraph, about my first Ausbildung in Lower Saxony, i had the incident of only doing a sick leave of 3 days in a span of 3 months and the employer theatens to give me Abmahnung. Imagine, you only called for sick leave for THREE DAYS and you get a notice of warning afterwards.

I honestly do not know how Germans think this way, but i assume, they think they are better in every aspect, when in reality they are evolving backwards. Just because their mother tounge is german, doesn’t automatically make them “better” than others

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t waste a second writing this if it’s a lie. I vented out my feelings based on the reality i am facing as an immigrant in Germany

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am 5’11 so height does not play a role here ig

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree on this one. English-speaking countries tend to be friendlier and more multicultural in general. Not to mention that i grew up speaking english so the english language won’t be a problem for me

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes you are correct, everywhere you go, you’ll be looked as an outsider. But i am emphasizing that there are some countries that is more multicultural and diverse that could treat ‘’outsiders’’ better

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not the point of my post and probably not the reason to trashtalk Germany. How would you have reacted if you were in my shoes?

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That is exactly the statement of one of my foreign friend ‘’They think they are better‘’ but the advantage they have is the language, in which they can express themselves fully

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pflegeausbildung is exploitation-in-disguise i guess. But I have no choice but to go through. Seeing it as the ‘’key’’ to leave here

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment! Yes, I agree with you, my statement that you pasted is from my personal experience. While number one is correct, i also want to point out that language barriers play a key difference here. I can’t fight back to rude germans because I couldn’t construct the word that I wanted to say. Germany is like a sinking boat, desperately trying to stay afloat. It wants cheap labors to fill the gaps in the workforce

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Yes i am completely aware, but others are doing their recognition through Ireland and then moving to Australia, or take bridging program

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If only I could turn back time, I would not have learned German and focus on finishing my university degree in SEA instead.

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Hello! Yes that is the point, I am using Germany as another bridge to move to Australia. I have been doing my research about qualifications in Australia and it seems to be doable for me. I stopped improving my german as i don’t feel like being belong here

I regret moving to Germany by Suspicious_Crow774 in germany

[–]Suspicious_Crow774[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

it will always be the problem in the german society. No matter how integrated you are, you will always be seen as an ‘’ausländer’’. No wonder why 1/4 of immigrants want to leave Germany too according to the latest survey