>> Some people use a chess set to help them play, even when playing on the computer
Yes, that seems a good idea. Thanks.
>> after several horrible games with 1200-1300 people
I recommend you to take down 1600/1700 players. With your score, you can play them (rules state 400 point difference at most, if i'm not mistaken). Your mind will work for you and you'll concentrate on the game fully, because you know your opponent is no simple match. Playing with lower ranks makes us soft and not worried. When we awake, it's already too late and soon another lower rank will have something to brag at our expense.
This is all, of course, a matter of discipline. Something I lack a lot. Other players play with the same care with a 500 as with a master. But if you are not that kind of guy, hunt down the higher ranks. It will also mean a lot less loses on your own rank if you lose against a 1700. A loss with a 1200 will plummet your score down to anywhere between 1000 and 1100 in a two match game. While with your rank, if you lose to a 1700, it will get down 1-5 points only.
