sully2112 beginner 2 training plan

Hello fellow ChessGoals members,

I am sully2112 on chess.com and castlemaniac on lichess. I am planning on starting the beginner # 2 plan to increase my chess abilities. I am striving to achieve a chess.com rapid rating of 1500. I am an adult learner, 61 years old and have been playing chess for a long time as a patzer and never really studied. I am a member of the chess dojo but have not followed the recommendations so my rating has stayed stagnant. I am currently 1024 rapid on chess.com and 1507 rapid and 1240 classical on lichess. But the rapid rating is too high and the classical rating is still provisional. I do not play blitz or bullet but may try them. Generally, I play rapid games at 15/10 or longer on both chess.com and lichess and classical at 30+ min with or without an increment on lichess. I prefer longer time controls (30+ min). I will be updating this study plan post at least bi-weekly. Anyone can contact me to play games. I am usually available on the weekends in the morning from 7 AM - 11 AM US Eastern Time but will need to schedule the game 24 hours in advance. 

Hello sully2112, welcome and good luck with your progress.

Sully2112,

Best of luck. If you are looking for a training partner, I would love to do so. I'm 59 and similar rating and chess journey.

@kevinj7, thanks. I may take you up on that. But may not be until Oct.

Great. Timing works for me