Completed my third study plan! Ended up being almost 10 months, due to a break over the holidays and then various other life events getting in the way of chess, but I kept coming back to it!
This study plan involved a return to OTB for me, which was great fun, and it was nice to see my USCF rating reflect that I have learned something.
Obviously the Rapid results are not what I was hoping for, but I think it's important to note that in the previous study plan my Rapid rating increased by 229(!), so the rating I measured when starting this study plan was likely an outlier.
Very happy with the blitz rating increase. Still managing almost 3 digits in a study plan is encouraging.
2000 rating on Lichess still remains the long-term goal I've had for a while now. It's starting to feel like it is in reach for Blitz as well as Rapid. Maybe I'll get there in the next study plan?
Final Update:
Completed my third study plan! Ended up being almost 10 months, due to a break over the holidays and then various other life events getting in the way of chess, but I kept coming back to it!
This study plan involved a return to OTB for me, which was great fun, and it was nice to see my USCF rating reflect that I have learned something.
Obviously the Rapid results are not what I was hoping for, but I think it's important to note that in the previous study plan my Rapid rating increased by 229(!), so the rating I measured when starting this study plan was likely an outlier.
Very happy with the blitz rating increase. Still managing almost 3 digits in a study plan is encouraging.
2000 rating on Lichess still remains the long-term goal I've had for a while now. It's starting to feel like it is in reach for Blitz as well as Rapid. Maybe I'll get there in the next study plan?
Time to start study plan #4!