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Marie-AnneLiz

Jun 30, 2022

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#61

I started by trying a lot of opening and when i did find one that i felt very comfortable with i did stick with it....

You must feel in control and play solid if you want to beat the players above 1100 here...

Of course do some basic tactical puzzles every day...

And take your time to think very carefully on each move....

And follow the basic opening principles...

Marie-AnneLiz

Jun 30, 2022

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#62

Metalione a écrit :

I am a 49 yr old guy who has rediscovered his tweens passion. 28 years ago i was a powerful player who was very hard to beat. Never played any tournaments but i had beaten city level players, without studying properly; i was just playing everyday. Then life happened and i did not play for almost 3 decades. Now on chess. Com i am enjoying playing chess thoroughly. So with this history, i want to improve my game but i know i cant without properly studying the game . What should my study plan look like since i have hardly 30 minutes daily for proper study and an extra hour or two on weekends.

For the vast majority, making fewer mistakes is enough. The player does not try to learn everything in chess, but he does study and work hard to understand well how to play a few systems with White and Black until he becomes a specialist in them.

Amateurs tend to play following general rules, but as the activity on the board increases, these general rules take the backseat and a set of concrete rules must be deduced and applied to the existing position.

Marie-AnneLiz

Jun 30, 2022

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#63

Metalione a écrit :

I am a 49 yr old guy who has rediscovered his tweens passion. 28 years ago i was a powerful player who was very hard to beat. Never played any tournaments but i had beaten city level players, without studying properly; i was just playing everyday. Then life happened and i did not play for almost 3 decades. Now on chess. Com i am enjoying playing chess thoroughly. So with this history, i want to improve my game but i know i cant without properly studying the game . What should my study plan look like since i have hardly 30 minutes daily for proper study and an extra hour or two on weekends.

Being strong in chess does not necessarily imply understanding the game better, but rather making fewer mistakes at critical moments.

This is the thing: There’s this idea floating around that to become a strong player you need to know about everything when in truth is more about knowing everything about the few things you do repeatedly.

Your opponent’s threats and intentions represent your expenses, and you work on not allowing them to grow. Your opponent's undefended material or weaknesses represent the opportunities for you to grow your income, thus your play is about getting more and not missing the good ones.

Marie-AnneLiz

Jun 30, 2022

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#64

Metalione a écrit :

I am a 49 yr old guy who has rediscovered his tweens passion. 28 years ago i was a powerful player who was very hard to beat. Never played any tournaments but i had beaten city level players, without studying properly; i was just playing everyday. Then life happened and i did not play for almost 3 decades. Now on chess. Com i am enjoying playing chess thoroughly. So with this history, i want to improve my game but i know i cant without properly studying the game . What should my study plan look like since i have hardly 30 minutes daily for proper study and an extra hour or two on weekends.

Say an opening is extremely tactical and requires a lot of theory and skill to handle it accurately. That may be easy for some and difficult for others. Or the opening is easy to handle but leads to complex positional and strategic middlegames. That again may be easy for some and difficult for others. Or the player needs to win and his repertoire doesn’t include sharp systems…

So, there is no answer which fits everybody.

Marie-AnneLiz

Jun 30, 2022

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#65

Metalione a écrit :

I am a 49 yr old guy who has rediscovered his tweens passion. 28 years ago i was a powerful player who was very hard to beat. Never played any tournaments but i had beaten city level players, without studying properly; i was just playing everyday. Then life happened and i did not play for almost 3 decades. Now on chess. Com i am enjoying playing chess thoroughly. So with this history, i want to improve my game but i know i cant without properly studying the game . What should my study plan look like since i have hardly 30 minutes daily for proper study and an extra hour or two on weekends.

The analysis of one's own games is the minimum of work that must be done if one wants to progress in chess.

Marie-AnneLiz

Jul 1, 2022

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#66

Metalione a écrit :

Thanks for responding Marie-AnneLiz If i understood you correctly then 1) make fewer mistakes by playing more of the same systems / openings. 2) less rules learnt but with more in depth knowledge 3) find my style... positional/ tactical or endgame/middlegame/opening or aggressive/dynamic/strong 4) analyse my own games. That is the best tool to improve.

You seem to be good in the opening by looking at one of your last game with white...You seem to be comfortable with e4...you play solid( no too agressive and all over the place).

Yes #4) is the most important for now imo,it will show you your mistake like in the game i just look at....you must not repeat that kind of miscalculation.....at move 29...

https://www.chess.com/game/daily/411303263

Duck

Jul 1, 2022

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#67

Most of my losses occur when I'm in an incredible position in the opening/middlegame

Most of my wins occur when I'm lost in the opening/middlegame