Follow the 20/40/40 rule. 20% opening 40% middle game and 40% endgame. After your games, analyse your mistakes. If you see a pattern, make sure you try to eliminate it.
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thanks for that BRILLIANT strategy
I think it is easy to make a study plan. Just separate the chess into smaller parts like tactics and positional plan etc within a time frame.
Okay this is one of my initial questions I had when I had just decided to take chess somewhat more seriously (that means I kinda go lazy after a few days😁)
Long story short I didn't get the answer I so craved but lucky for you I have need at this since May this year so I have some ideas.
So after my obsession with chess improvement I came to realize that for rapid chess improvement players go for tactics.
Yeah yeah, I know but remember some people are super talented and absorb tactical knowledge like a sponge unlike the average player.
So the tactical training I actually mean is the one talked about in the books
- Rapid chess improvement by Micheal de la Maza
- The woodpecker method by axel Smith
These books talk about going through a set of tactics over and over, if you are wondering why it's because finding tactics in real games is harder than solving just tactics but this approach shows your brain what a tactic looks like, how it is solve and what to pay attention to over and over until your brain gets to analyse the patterns that lead to tactics making your tactical vision slot sharper.
But as I analysed this chess training phenomena I realized that in order to maximumly benefit from this training you need to already have a good understanding of all chess like attack, defence, positional, strategy blah blah blah. Because tactical training will just pull them together and train your calculation.
So keep it as your last wepon in your training.
Wow okay I went way off topic but honestly who will tell you this stuff????
I couldn't find one so I am telling you
Okay let's cut the chit chat and got to the routine.
P.S I haven't used this plan yet but after my long journey searching and experimenting it's almost perfect (even though some won't understand why)
Overview.
1. Learn an opening for black and white (it sounds complicated but a book like
A rock solid opening repertoire for black is what I am going to use, it's based on playing e6 as your second move on every first move. White is complicated it has a lot of openings so that's why black comes first)
2. Learn to attack (find abook that looks okay to start with )
3. Learn strategy (same thing)
4. Boss level. Tactical training.
Routine
You are going to need to do daily tactics to build up your calculation and tactical vision.
- Do at least 8 tactics a day (not too many not too little, just right)
- Follow the overview (but I have checked your rating and you should just watch a youtube video or two on openings. So the opening should be quick. And then move on to attack and get a book, you can get one online on pdfdrive. And grab some ideas and go on to the next dont rush go with your learning speed.
- Play afew games like 15+10 and analyse them after (I know easier said than done right and that's why I should learn how a game is actually analysed and I think I found abook on the topic but again haven't read it yet it called Practical chess analysis. P.s don't use an engine until you have done your own analysis.
- Anotate your game of the day won or lost (this is when you are analysing you games.) I would recommend getting a notebook or sth for that.
And I think this will more than help you reach up to 1600 in a year if done right and if you straighten it the opening.
I hope this helps.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
so i started to play chess 5 or 6 years ago and i started to focus on it now, any suggestion on what to learn or chess routine i should to to improve, anything would be appreciated.