To get to 2000 you have to play 2000's

GM Ian Rogers gives the advice to players trying to reach a rating of 2000. "Try and play as many 2000+ rated players as possible". This advice could of course be extended to any level, including players aiming to become 2600.

IM Moulthun Ly is certainly making the most of his experience at the 2015 Qatar Masters, having played 3 2600+ players in the first 7 rounds. After losing to the first 2, he played a lovely attack against GM Daniil Dubov (2655) to win his round 7 game. This moves him to 4/7 overall, and gets him another strong opponent (GM Denis Khismatullin 2654) in round 8.

Ly,Moulthun (2462) - Dubov,Daniil (2655) [B69]
Qatar Masters Open 2015 Doha QAT (7.29), 27.12.2015

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Ne5 13. Bd3 h5 14. Kb1 Qb6 15. Ne2 Ng4 16. Ned4 Bf8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. h3 Bh6 19. Qc3 b4 20. Qb3 Ne3 21. Nxe6 Rb8 22. Ned4 a5 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Qe6+ Kd8 25. Nxb5 Nxd1 26. Qxf6+ Kd7 27. Ne5+ dxe5 28. Rxd1+ Kc8 29. Qxh8+ 1-0