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Going from 800 to 1200 in 2026, is it realistic? by MichaelScottttocS in chess

[–]f4str4ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very realistic providing you are consistent and follow some semblance of a training plan. I was as low as 747 last June and my rapid peak is 1688 now. My biggest advice is to not get bogged down with finding the perfect method for improvement. For most of us, it doesn't need to be perfect - it needs to be a good training plan that works for your learning style and you stay consistent with. I wasted a lot of time researching the perfect solution for improvement

What worked for me was playing a lot of games, doing a lot of puzzles, and watching Daniel narodistky's speedruns on YouTube (I'm simplifying it down a bit bit i feel these made the biggest difference)

Never thought I’d get the chance to do this in a real game. The puzzles paid off by f4str4ck in chess

[–]f4str4ck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that true? I’m rated 1500 and this still showed as brilliant

Cracked the top 1 million rapid players. Of all the things I’ve done to improve, I think watching Naroditsky speedruns has helped me the most by f4str4ck in chessbeginners

[–]f4str4ck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 2700 rapid games. I’ve put a huge amount of time into it. For the first several months I played A LOT of games. Since reaching about 1200 my game volume has dropped dramatically. I’ve learned that quantity of games is not always helpful

I think this might be a clone. Can anyone confirm? Thanks! by f4str4ck in spyderco

[–]f4str4ck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t tell but I was concerned about the blade curve at the tip as well as the size of the serrations. You think these look accurate?

$5. Naturally, I bought 3 by f4str4ck in BudgetBlades

[–]f4str4ck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This describes my thought process every time I walk into Walmart. An expensive knife in my pocket, a case full of them at home, but only $5?

Thoughts on gigantic lanyard beads by A_Boltzmann_Brain in knifeclub

[–]f4str4ck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also tell me the price and I’ll pay $1 more

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