Comment by nandreev

Some "suggestions" that helped me get from 1000 to 1300 very quickly:

- Castle very early

- Resist taking pieces for no reason. To take is a mistake

- Use your opponent's time to plan your next move

- If you stop hanging pieces you will automatically be >1200

- Save your bishops, bishops > knights in most endgames

- For every hour you spend analyzing your past games your rating will go up by 10

- You won't improve by playing blitz. Go for 15 + 10 time controls