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"I am solving 20-30 puzzles a day" ++ Too many: 4 / day
"playing 2 rapid 10+0 games"
++ As your tournament is 15|10, play 15|10, one per day and analyse it if you lost.
"openings" ++ Not useful
"reading Nimzovitch's 'My System' book" ++ An excellent book, but will not help in short term.
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"I am solving 20-30 puzzles a day" ++ Too many: 4 / day blitz chess is all the "tactics you need lol "
"playing 2 rapid 10+0 games"good practice but online chess isn't otb chess so playing shorter games isn't always a bad thing but stick tk if you like it ++ As your tournament is 15|10, play 15|10, one per day and analyse it if you lost.
"openings" ++ Not useful true ish they are moderately useful but only if you actually know how to play the opening
"reading Nimzovitch's 'My System' book" ++ An excellent book, but will not help in short term.
I have never been within the norm when it comes to preparing for any sort of chess event, whether it be long or short time controls. So, I would suggest not to do what I do which takes a more intuitive approach, focusing on playing a lot of games, blitz, even for longer time control events; However, I do a lot of puzzles, and analyse my games, so I guess you could focus on that as it seemingly works?. I have never been one to sit down, read a book, or sit down with a chess coach and focus on improving, I have always been a person who gets better by simply playing many many games. In fact, I have never had a coach!. You seem to learn the game in a completely different way to me, so, do what you feel helps you the most. But I will say, FOCUS on puzzles, and when I say focus I mean understanding each puzzle completely, why such and such wins, also, analyse your games and pinpoint your strengths, and your weaknesses.
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"I am solving 20-30 puzzles a day" ++ Too many: 4 / day
"playing 2 rapid 10+0 games"
++ As your tournament is 15|10, play 15|10, one per day and analyse it if you lost.
"openings" ++ Not useful
"reading Nimzovitch's 'My System' book" ++ An excellent book, but will not help in short term.
lol 4-5 puzzles is not enough to learn much
10-20 is perfect
also he must play more than 2 rapid games a day bro, two per day makes your progress take a while
btw you should've mentioned that endgames are important
I almost got muted (I didn't swear) for posting in this forum anyway yes endgames sr e important I do recommend opening prep ite fun to learn but not needed to just the London system or French
But try to study pawn structure positional play
Also assume you have more tactics than you think you do in your games so studying tactics as long as you don't get burn out is better it isn't a substitute for actually playing though
I second medalpad’s advice above: be sure to actually use your time. No sense playing longer time-controls if you’re just blitzing out all of your moves. Before I play a move, I try to think how my opponent will respond. This helps me slow down and use my time.
20-30 puzzles a day is good, but make sure to focus on quality over quantity. Take your time to understand the solutions thoroughly.
As you read 'My System,' try to apply the principles and concepts in your games. Focus on understanding the key ideas rather than memorizing moves.
Ensure you get enough rest and maintain a healthy diet leading up to the tournament. Physical well-being greatly affects mental performance.
I have a 15+10 Rapid tournament coming up on 15th June. As of now, I am solving 20-30 puzzles a day, playing 2 rapid 10+0 games, openings and reading Nimzovitch's 'My System' book.
Please advise