# From 631 to 1385: my chess journey

> A real adult improver's chess journey on Chess.com: 2,117 rapid games reviewed with Stockfish, week by week, from 631 to 1385.

- URL: https://thechesscoach.netlify.app/journey/
- Updated: 2026-11-03
- Author: Ignacio Soler

This is my real chess journey on Chess.com: **2,117 rapid games**, from my first game at
**631** on January 10, 2024 to a peak of **1385** on
November 23, 2025. I'm Ignacio, I build [Chess Coach](/connect/), and every game here was
reviewed with Stockfish, the same engine Chess Coach uses inside Claude.

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558.7,80.6 560.2,86.3 561.7,91.6 563.3,83.7 564.8,81.8 566.3,83.9 567.9,81.5 569.4,79.6 570.9,77.2 572.5,77.2 574.0,71.4 575.5,69.3 577.1,67.4 578.6,65.4 580.1,63.3 581.7,57.8 583.2,59.7 584.7,61.6 586.3,65.4 587.8,71.2 589.4,80.3 590.9,70.2 592.4,60.6 594.0,60.6 595.5,60.6 597.0,62.6 598.6,57.3 600.1,55.6 601.6,57.3 603.2,51.8 604.7,50.1 606.2,46.0 607.8,39.5 609.3,37.6 610.8,45.3 612.4,47.2 613.9,53.0 615.4,47.2 617.0,49.4 618.5,51.3 620.0,51.3 621.6,53.2 623.1,55.1 624.6,61.1 626.2,53.7 627.7,53.9 629.2,47.7 630.8,49.4 632.3,59.0 633.8,58.5 635.4,60.2 636.9,62.1 638.4,59.7 640.0,61.8 641.5,67.4 643.0,71.4 644.6,77.2 646.1,77.2 647.6,69.5 649.2,69.3 650.7,70.0 652.2,71.4 653.8,72.2 655.3,76.0 656.9,77.4 658.4,75.5 659.9,73.6 661.5,75.5 663.0,73.4 664.5,77.2 666.1,75.3 667.6,77.0 669.1,82.7 670.7,80.8 672.2,74.6 673.7,72.6 675.3,82.2 676.8,76.7 678.3,78.4 679.9,76.7 681.4,74.6 682.9,80.3 684.5,78.2 686.0,78.2"/><circle cx="609.3" cy="37.6" r="4" fill="#3fa34d"/></svg><figcaption>Chess.com rapid rating over 2,117 games.</figcaption></figure>

## The numbers so far

| | |
|---|---|
| Rapid games | 2,117 |
| Wins / losses / draws | 989 / 1,068 / 60 |
| First rating | 631 |
| Peak rating | 1385 |
| Current rating | 1216 |

Nothing here is made up: every evaluation and every "better move" comes from the engine, and the games
are public on Chess.com. I write down what I got wrong, what I learned and what I'd tell a beginner
facing the same position. If you want the same review for your own games, [connect Chess Coach to
Claude](/connect/) or read [how the analysis works](/features/ai-chess-analysis/).

## Milestones

| Milestone | |
|---|---|
| [Game 1: my first rapid game on Chess.com](/journey/game-1-my-first-rapid-game/) | game 1 |
| [Reaching 700: game 2](/journey/reaching-700/) | game 2 |
| [Reaching 800: game 3](/journey/reaching-800/) | game 3 |
| [Reaching 900: game 32](/journey/reaching-900/) | game 32 |
| [Reaching 1000: game 232](/journey/reaching-1000/) | game 232 |
| [Reaching 1100: game 656](/journey/reaching-1100/) | game 656 |
| [Reaching 1200: game 1237](/journey/reaching-1200/) | game 1237 |
| [Reaching 1300: game 1313](/journey/reaching-1300/) | game 1313 |
| [11 losses in a row: tilt and how I got out](/journey/longest-losing-streak/) | game 365 |
| [Beating a 1286 at 1048](/journey/upset-game-466/) | game 466 |
| [Beating a 1097 at 898](/journey/upset-game-70/) | game 70 |
| [Beating a 1055 at 884](/journey/upset-game-46/) | game 46 |
| [Beating a 1191 at 1020](/journey/upset-game-413/) | game 413 |
| [Beating a 1149 at 980](/journey/upset-game-396/) | game 396 |
| [Beating a 1159 at 996](/journey/upset-game-311/) | game 311 |
| [Beating a 1074 at 924](/journey/upset-game-216/) | game 216 |
| [Beating a 1156 at 1006](/journey/upset-game-265/) | game 265 |
| [Beating a 1093 at 945](/journey/upset-game-514/) | game 514 |
| [Beating a 1054 at 907](/journey/upset-game-91/) | game 91 |
| [Game 955: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-955/) | game 955 |
| [Game 1344: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-1344/) | game 1344 |
| [Game 1142: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-1142/) | game 1142 |
| [Game 1220: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-1220/) | game 1220 |
| [Game 509: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-509/) | game 509 |
| [Game 499: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-499/) | game 499 |
| [Game 506: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-506/) | game 506 |
| [Game 591: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-591/) | game 591 |
| [Game 875: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-875/) | game 875 |
| [Game 984: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-984/) | game 984 |
| [Game 1130: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-1130/) | game 1130 |
| [Game 1330: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-1330/) | game 1330 |
| [Game 364: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-364/) | game 364 |
| [Game 538: the win I threw away](/journey/collapse-game-538/) | game 538 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation: lesson from game 807](/journey/opening-lesson-game-807/) | game 807 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation: lesson from game 1383](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1383/) | game 1383 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation: lesson from game 1272](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1272/) | game 1272 |
| [London System: lesson from game 950](/journey/opening-lesson-game-950/) | game 950 |
| [London System: lesson from game 284](/journey/opening-lesson-game-284/) | game 284 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation: lesson from game 791](/journey/opening-lesson-game-791/) | game 791 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation: lesson from game 1472](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1472/) | game 1472 |
| [Modern Defense with 1 e4: lesson from game 1440](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1440/) | game 1440 |
| [Modern Defense with 1 e4: lesson from game 1185](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1185/) | game 1185 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System: lesson from game 904](/journey/opening-lesson-game-904/) | game 904 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System: lesson from game 1406](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1406/) | game 1406 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System: lesson from game 442](/journey/opening-lesson-game-442/) | game 442 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense: lesson from game 465](/journey/opening-lesson-game-465/) | game 465 |
| [Indian Game: lesson from game 1142](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1142/) | game 1142 |
| [Indian Game: lesson from game 966](/journey/opening-lesson-game-966/) | game 966 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening: lesson from game 244](/journey/opening-lesson-game-244/) | game 244 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening: lesson from game 412](/journey/opening-lesson-game-412/) | game 412 |
| [Queens Pawn Opening: lesson from game 984](/journey/opening-lesson-game-984/) | game 984 |
| [Englund Gambit: lesson from game 850](/journey/opening-lesson-game-850/) | game 850 |
| [Englund Gambit: lesson from game 955](/journey/opening-lesson-game-955/) | game 955 |
| [Modern Defense with 1 d4: lesson from game 600](/journey/opening-lesson-game-600/) | game 600 |
| [Pirc Defense: lesson from game 1344](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1344/) | game 1344 |
| [Pirc Defense: lesson from game 1381](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1381/) | game 1381 |
| [Indian Game East Indian London System: lesson from game 588](/journey/opening-lesson-game-588/) | game 588 |
| [Indian Game East Indian London System: lesson from game 1162](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1162/) | game 1162 |
| [Giuoco Piano Game: lesson from game 627](/journey/opening-lesson-game-627/) | game 627 |
| [Giuoco Piano Game: lesson from game 499](/journey/opening-lesson-game-499/) | game 499 |
| [Giuoco Piano Game: lesson from game 480](/journey/opening-lesson-game-480/) | game 480 |
| [Pirc Defense Classical Variation: lesson from game 1412](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1412/) | game 1412 |
| [Pirc Defense Classical Variation: lesson from game 1298](/journey/opening-lesson-game-1298/) | game 1298 |

## Week by week

- [Week 1 (Jan 2024): how to analyze chess games as a beginner](/journey/week-2024-w02/)
- [Week 2 (Jan 2024): 10-minute rapid and a 9-game losing streak](/journey/week-2024-w03/)
- [Week 3 (Jan 2024): is the London System good for beginners?](/journey/week-2024-w04/)
- [Week 4 (Feb 2024): three queen mistakes and a 5-game win streak](/journey/week-2024-w05/)
- [Week 5 (Feb 2024): stuck in the 800s after nine straight losses](/journey/week-2024-w06/)
- [Week 6 (Feb 2024): +53 with Bf4 setups and the Englund Gambit](/journey/week-2024-w07/)
- [Week 7 (Feb 2024): best accuracy yet and still a losing week](/journey/week-2024-w08/)
- [Week 8 (Feb 2024): touching 1000 Elo for the first time](/journey/week-2024-w09/)
- [Week 9 (Mar 2024): best chess openings at 1000 Elo, my data](/journey/week-2024-w10/)
- [Week 10 (Mar 2024): 9 games at 1000 Elo and 0–4 with Black](/journey/week-2024-w11/)
- [Week 11 (Mar 2024): 0–6 with White and back under 1000](/journey/week-2024-w12/)
- [Week 12 (Mar 2024): my cleanest week, and a missed mate in 3](/journey/week-2024-w13/)
- [Week 13 (Apr 2024): how to beat the London System as Black](/journey/week-2024-w14/)
- [Week 14 (Apr 2024): eleven losses in a row, back under 1000](/journey/week-2024-w15/)
- [Week 15 (Apr 2024): early queen attacks and 3–9 with Black](/journey/week-2024-w16/)
- [Week 16 (Apr 2024): knight forks I missed and one I allowed](/journey/week-2024-w17/)
- [Week 17 (Apr 2024): back above 1000 and what that rating means](/journey/week-2024-w18/)
- [Week 18 (May 2024): one win in ten games with Black](/journey/week-2024-w19/)
- [Week 19 (May 2024): a rook, a bishop and a pawn left hanging](/journey/week-2024-w20/)
- [Week 20 (May 2024): six losses in a row, and why](/journey/week-2024-w21/)
- [Week 21 (May 2024): 1026 → 975, stuck at 1000 again](/journey/week-2024-w22/)
- [Week 22 (Jun 2024): 91 blunders in 29 games and a stalemate](/journey/week-2024-w23/)
- [Week 23 (Jun 2024): back to 10-minute games and back over 1000](/journey/week-2024-w24/)
- [Week 24 (Jun 2024): the forks and loose pieces I kept missing](/journey/week-2024-w25/)
- [Week 25 (Jun 2024): I missed a mate in 3 and it cost the game](/journey/week-2024-w26/)
- [Week 26 (Jul 2024): new peak at 1112 on the way to 1200](/journey/week-2024-w27/)
- [Week 27 (Jul 2024): from 1090 to 1018 with my London setups](/journey/week-2024-w28/)
- [Week 28 (Jul 2024): 48 games and three losses on time](/journey/week-2024-w29/)
- [Week 29 (Jul 2024): 1–6 with White and three opening blunders](/journey/week-2024-w30/)
- [Week 30 (Aug 2024): switching to 1.e4 as White](/journey/week-2024-w31/)
- [Week 31 (Aug 2024): six games and my chess improvement plan](/journey/week-2024-w32/)
- [Week 32 (Aug 2024): the Englund Gambit and a seven-game skid](/journey/week-2024-w33/)
- [Week 33 (Aug 2024): my Zukertort setup and an en passant shock](/journey/week-2024-w34/)
- [Week 34 (Aug 2024): 7 games, no wins, 6 winning positions](/journey/week-2024-w35/)
- [Week 35 (Sep 2024): stuck at 945 and the forks I didn't see](/journey/week-2024-w36/)
- [Week 36 (Sep 2024): ten wins in a row and back over 1000](/journey/week-2024-w37/)
- [Week 37 (Sep 2024): 93 blunders and stuck at 1000](/journey/week-2024-w38/)
- [Week 38 (Sep 2024): 1044, two stalemates and bad captures](/journey/week-2024-w39/)
- [Week 39 (Oct 2024): 60 rapid games in one week for -2 points](/journey/week-2024-w40/)
- [Week 40 (Oct 2024): a knight hung in a won endgame](/journey/week-2024-w41/)
- [Week 41 (Oct 2024): pins, pins and hanging on at 1001](/journey/week-2024-w42/)
- [Week 42 (Oct 2024): 13 blunders in 9 games and four clean wins](/journey/week-2024-w43/)
- [Week 43 (Oct 2024): 12–5 with White, 3–12 with Black](/journey/week-2024-w44/)
- [Week 44 (Nov 2024): 13 wins in 18 games, back to 1058](/journey/week-2024-w45/)
- [Week 45 (Nov 2024): a new best of 1147 with the London System](/journey/week-2024-w46/)
- [Week 46 (Nov 2024): a new peak of 1159, then seven losses](/journey/week-2024-w47/)
- [Week 47 (Nov 2024): 40 blunders in 13 games, down to 1074](/journey/week-2024-w48/)
- [Week 48 (Dec 2024): my best accuracy and an endgame king walk](/journey/week-2024-w49/)
- [Week 49 (Dec 2024): six losses from winning positions](/journey/week-2024-w50/)
- [Week 50 (Dec 2024): 35 games, 83 blunders, two quick mates](/journey/week-2024-w51/)
- [Week 51: reaching 1200 over Christmas](/journey/week-2024-w52/)
- [Week 52 (Jan 2025): back over 1200 with the Pirc Defense](/journey/week-2025-w01/)
- [Week 53 (Jan 2025): Pirc Classical 1–4, Black 4–10](/journey/week-2025-w02/)
- [Week 54 (Jan 2025): +96 in a week and my first 1300](/journey/week-2025-w03/)
- [Week 55 (Jan 2025): two time losses from winning positions](/journey/week-2025-w04/)
- [Week 56 (Jan 2025): Pirc vs Modern, 0–3 with Black](/journey/week-2025-w05/)
- [Week 57 (Feb 2025): one London System game, one bad castle](/journey/week-2025-w06/)
- [Week 58 (Feb 2025): a queen hung in one move, 58% accuracy](/journey/week-2025-w08/)
- [Week 59 (Feb 2025): hanging pieces on both sides of the board](/journey/week-2025-w09/)
- [Week 60 (Mar 2025): Black goes 1–4 in the Modern and the Pirc](/journey/week-2025-w10/)
- [Week 61 (Mar 2025): the Zukertort Chigorin and an 8–1–1 run](/journey/week-2025-w11/)
- [Week 62 (Mar 2025): back over 1300 after 53 games in the 1200s](/journey/week-2025-w12/)
- [Week 63 (Mar 2025): 0–3 in the Pirc Geller System](/journey/week-2025-w13/)
- [Week 64 (Apr 2025): a sudden losing streak, explained by data](/journey/week-2025-w14/)
- [Week 65 (Apr 2025): 68 blunders in 24 games](/journey/week-2025-w15/)
- [Week 66 (Apr 2025): the Modern Defense lifts me to 1317](/journey/week-2025-w16/)
- [Week 67 (Apr 2025): Zukertort Chigorin, 0 wins in 3 games](/journey/week-2025-w17/)
- [Week 68 (May 2025): the Englund Gambit and a bishop on h6](/journey/week-2025-w18/)
- [Week 69 (May 2025): Pirc Classical, saved by stalemate](/journey/week-2025-w20/)
- [Week 70 (May 2025): a Pirc main line mate, an Englund collapse](/journey/week-2025-w21/)
- [Week 71 (Jun 2025): Pirc and Modern as Black, 3 wins, 4 losses](/journey/week-2025-w23/)
- [Week 72 (Jun 2025): 11 London games and my best accuracy yet](/journey/week-2025-w24/)
- [Week 73 (Jun 2025): 34 rapid games and a 1277 ceiling](/journey/week-2025-w25/)
- [Week 74 (Jun 2025): London vs King's Indian, 0 out of 3](/journey/week-2025-w26/)
- [Week 75 (Jul 2025): five winning middlegames, seven losses](/journey/week-2025-w27/)
- [Week 76 (Jul 2025): 91% accuracy and a rook endgame I let go](/journey/week-2025-w28/)
- [Week 77 (Jul 2025): Modern Defense 0–4, Pirc Invitation 1–0](/journey/week-2025-w29/)
- [Week 78 (Jul 2025): the knight forks I missed three times](/journey/week-2025-w30/)
- [Week 79 (Jul 2025): a queen and a bishop left hanging](/journey/week-2025-w31/)
- [Week 80 (Aug 2025): back to 1200, seven months later](/journey/week-2025-w32/)
- [Week 81 (Aug 2025): the London Zukertort setup at 1200](/journey/week-2025-w33/)
- [Week 82 (Aug 2025): 23 blunders in 11 games, down to 1171](/journey/week-2025-w34/)
- [Week 83 (Aug 2025): the Modern Defense and six wins in a row](/journey/week-2025-w35/)
- [Week 84 (Sep 2025): clean openings, messy middlegames](/journey/week-2025-w36/)
- [Week 85 (Sep 2025): 1252, and an endgame saved by stalemate](/journey/week-2025-w37/)
- [Week 86 (Sep 2025): how my opponents beat the Modern Defense](/journey/week-2025-w38/)
- [Week 87 (Sep 2025): 47 blunders and a loss on time](/journey/week-2025-w39/)
- [Week 88 (Sep 2025): stuck at 1200, sliding to 1168](/journey/week-2025-w40/)
- [Week 89 (Oct 2025): Pirc Classical, and I forgot to castle](/journey/week-2025-w41/)
- [Week 90 (Oct 2025): London vs Accelerated London, same setup](/journey/week-2025-w42/)
- [Week 91 (Oct 2025): Pirc vs Modern Defense, 0-3 against 4-0](/journey/week-2025-w43/)
- [Week 92 (Oct 2025): 43 rapid games, +99 and back to 1301](/journey/week-2025-w44/)
- [Week 93 (Nov 2025): losing winning positions, 1301 to 1229](/journey/week-2025-w45/)
- [Week 94 (Nov 2025): 11 wins in a row and a London Qb6 lesson](/journey/week-2025-w46/)
- [Week 95 (Nov 2025): my 1385 peak, with the Pirc going 4-0](/journey/week-2025-w47/)
- [Week 96 (Nov 2025): after the peak, two London lessons](/journey/week-2025-w48/)
- [Week 97 (Dec 2025): grabbing the b7 pawn cost me the game](/journey/week-2025-w49/)
- [Week 98 (Dec 2025): a rook captured with check](/journey/week-2025-w50/)
- [Week 99 (Dec 2025): learning to convert an advantage](/journey/week-2025-w51/)
- [Week 100 (Dec 2025): London System vs Qb6 cost me a rook](/journey/week-2025-w52/)
- [Week 101 (Jan 2026): up to 1351, then a six-game losing streak](/journey/week-2026-w01/)
- [Week 102 (Jan 2026): what the Modern Defense taught me](/journey/week-2026-w02/)
- [Week 103 (Jan 2026): a pin on c6 and back up to 1292](/journey/week-2026-w03/)
- [Week 104 (Jan 2026): London System mistakes and a 31-point drop](/journey/week-2026-w04/)
- [Week 105 (Feb 2026): one game and my fianchetto's weak spot](/journey/week-2026-w07/)
- [Week 106 (Feb 2026): when to castle queenside (not like this)](/journey/week-2026-w08/)
- [Week 107 (Feb 2026): three losses and back down to 1204](/journey/week-2026-w09/)
- [Week 108 (Mar 2026): my queen could have been trapped, twice](/journey/week-2026-w10/)
- [Week 109 (Mar 2026): +35 and the double attacks I missed](/journey/week-2026-w11/)
- [Week 110 (Mar 2026): 30-minute games at 10-minute speed](/journey/week-2026-w12/)
- [Week 111 (Mar 2026): knight forks, a stalemate and 15 games](/journey/week-2026-w13/)
- [Week 112 (Apr 2026): counting attackers before I capture](/journey/week-2026-w14/)
- [Week 113 (Apr 2026): three winning positions I still lost](/journey/week-2026-w15/)
- [Week 114 (Apr 2026): 46 blunders in 12 games, still +9](/journey/week-2026-w16/)
- [Week 115 (Apr 2026): five games with White, five losses](/journey/week-2026-w17/)
- [Week 116 (Apr 2026): why I keep blundering pieces at 1200](/journey/week-2026-w18/)
- [Week 117 (May 2026): Pirc Classical wins, London losses](/journey/week-2026-w19/)
- [Week 118 (May 2026): a Pirc trap for White my opponent missed](/journey/week-2026-w20/)
- [Week 119 (May 2026): Zukertort Chigorin wins and a +15 week](/journey/week-2026-w21/)
- [Week 120 (May 2026): a pawn fork, then a Modern Defense win](/journey/week-2026-w22/)
- [Week 121 (Jun 2026): a winning endgame thrown away](/journey/week-2026-w23/)
- [Week 122 (Jun 2026): three games, three double attacks](/journey/week-2026-w24/)
- [Week 123 (Jun 2026): the queen move that allowed mate in two](/journey/week-2026-w25/)
- [Week 124 (Jun 2026): stuck at 1200 despite 83% accuracy](/journey/week-2026-w27/)
- [Week 125: two rapid wins without blunders](/journey/week-2026-w28/)
- [Week 126 (Oct 2026): a Pirc Defense draw I should have won](/journey/week-2026-w44/)

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