Can someone with FIDE rating comment on my level of play? How to go from 2000~ to 2100+

I'm just curious if you could go through a few of my games and let me know what level you think i'm at currently since i have never been FIDE rated, and how closely the lichess rating matches real life FIDE ratings.

I play only 15/15, and most if not all of my rated games have been me playing white. I know that could be considered 'cheating', but i just wanted to practice white(and 1.Nf3 and 1.d4 in particular) with this account/run. I will do the same with black when i start working on my black repertoire, because that will probably require a different mindset from me, ie the 'drawing' mindset that the top pros seem to take with black, even Carlsen it seems.

My main openings i have played are probably 1.d4's in this 'account', or 1.Nf3's and then leading into d4/c4's etc. I find that with Nf3, it's easier to let 'lower rated' players make concrete positional mistakes in the opening and thus fits with my 'style' of playing solid/positionally and just letting lower rated players break fundamental opening/positional rules. I find that with e4 most players are 'booked up' and since i do not study openings, i just like to 'play chess', and thus 1.Nf3 allows me to skip a lot of theory/book, or at least that's my take on it compared to playing stuff like ruy lopez or 1.d4 d5 2.c4 etc(which you can easily transition into anyway with 1.Nf3 in many lines, but like i said, it can make 'booked' up players confused and/or mix up their lines)

I've been a big fan of Kasparov and Morozevich and those kinds of players, but it seems the ones who do exceptionally well these days are the ones who play solid, consistent chess, and then capitalize on any mistakes from the opponent..

and i've noticed that at faster time controls, this is probably even more true, but also that at faster time controls of course you can take bigger risks too, but i think that you shouldn't mix up blitz with classical, and 15/15 is probably already considered blitz/rapid, rather than classical in terms of FIDE categorization. 30/30 would still be considered rapid under FIDE no?

But yeah. I think not many people have time for 30/30 and even i think that's a bit too slow, but 15/15 is perfect for me and i don't think that's too long of a commitment for one game. I also like to drink/smoke while i play, and any slower increment than 15s really stuffs me up lol

Anyway, if anyone has any helpful advice, or you can give me a general idea of what FIDE rating i would be, that would be much appreciated.

And if any mods etc are reading, i have to say that lichess is simply the best chess site around currently. Lots of nice features(like unlimited/real time chess engine analysis), and also no ads and nice/simple UI. Much <3 and don't ever change guys :)

lichess rating is around 250 points higher than elo, so you are around 1750 elo.

Hi,
For better play you have to learn , and to play practice games with better player on time 15min+5sec per player or slower.

Say one thing. Some players that i play more 2000+ try to play only with pawns and they don't do castling for king. Then pawns becomes problem for me when they are so near. Advise how to play against such tactics?

Open position!

I watched some of your games. It seems to me that your real ELO is near 1700. You have problems with the understanding openings and middlegame and endgame too. In my opinion there does not exist a royal road to success in chess. I recommend you find a good coach and learn the game ..

When they attack on the side you counter in the center. Its been proven to work. If you open the center the attack on the side will stop. If the center cant be opened you seek counterplay on the other flank and try to close up the opponents attacking side. In various cases its already too late. But you get the picture.

#6 @Leon56

can you be more specific and reference specific games? I get nothing from your post telling me that "you have problems in the opening, middle, and endgame". Of course i do, which is why i'm asking for advice on how to improve. Also, if you haven't noticed by now, i am not a professional or even a club player, i am just a player who plays for fun online from time to time. So getting a coach and paying money for it is not something i would consider, and i also don't take chess that seriously that i would seriously consider studying for hours every day etc. Like i said, i'm just a long time chess fan who likes to play and not take it too seriously, and i avoid all study where i can which is why i don't study book and choose to just play 'chess' rather than play the game of who has studied more book and/or who has better memory etc. I think i'm still at a level where i can still improve with just basic general advice from more experienced/skilled players than myself.. like basic advice in a forum post on lichess for instance. :)

Telling me to 'get a coach' and 'improve in all 3 phases of the game' and 'learn the game' says nothing and could even be considered as condescending, but it's the net and perhaps english isn't your first language so i will not take any offense. I just hope posts can be more constructive, the responses so far have hardly been what i would consider 'helpful', with the exception of Linneman(he responded to my point about lichess vs FIDE ratings), and steve23(good advice to play players higher rated).

But like i said, i would like some high rated(or better players than myself) to look through a few of my games and maybe find some bad habits of mine or concrete examples of what i 'dont understand' or what i'm 'lacking in' in terms of (opening/middlegame/endgame) etc.

Thanks.

I checked some of your games. It seems you only play against lower rated opponents... It's difficult to take any conclusions from your games.

I selected your last 3 losses. You just blundered badly in equal or better positions.

pt.lichess.org/A2qTLYs2#30 (You played 16. Qa4+ and 17. b5, why??? 16. Qe2 was the move to continue your plan. You have an attack, Bishop pair. Delay his castle and create weakenesses on Black's camp, like forcing f6, weakening white squares)

pt.lichess.org/HapDuIVa/black#21 (You had 11... Na5 saving your position)

pt.lichess.org/nVfDEcFC#8 (You had 8. Qb3, this is a very basic theme. Then you start to move your pieces backwards without a plan, ending with a Bishop and pawns of the same color. In the next moves Black self-destructed but you returned the favor more efficiently.)

At your level (mine also) most games are decided on tactics. Perhaps you should become more familiar with tactical themes. Improve your calculation. And make sure you stop hanging pieces. Study annotated games, analyse your own games.

One must take into consideration of "Real Life" ak OTB, Intimidation factors sometimes. I know GM Larry Christansen uses his size to his advantage, Noise level. How well you can handle sitting still for long amount s periods of time, and oh yeah still play chess.