One thing: would it be wise to spend a bit of daily time to direct blunder prevention? I wouldn’t think 75% is more then others, but it is a lot.
Daily Study Routine - Let my know what you think

One thing: would it be wise to spend a bit of daily time to direct blunder prevention? I wouldn’t think 75% is more then others, but it is a lot.

@atachess68:
Thanks
You're absolutly right, preventing future blunders is my main goal.
I've thought about how to stop myself from blundering and I think the best thing I can do is
to improve my ingame thinking process (Pump Your Rating) and solving alot of puzzles.
Puzzles because blunders happen because of a tactical error/missing a tactic of my opponent.
Do you think there are better ways to prevent blunders?

Wow your dedication is admirable. I don't think I can offer much in terms of strategy or learning, but I am impressed with your tenacity. Good luck and I am certain you will improve significantly.

Thanks alot @sschneider17
Update on the Routine
a) Tactics - 15 min daily
I've been practicing tactics daily for the last 10 days and I can start telling a difference.
Seeing possible tactics starts to become easier. I am very happy with Bain's "Chess Tactics for students" and am currently thinking wether its useful to go over its 400 puzzles a second time after I am finished.
Or wether i get more bang for my buck by continuing with "Coakley - Winning Chess Exercises for Kids" because I am able to solve most of Bains Tactics within <10 seconds.
b) Analysis
I've stopped with Kauffeld's book "Grandmaster Chess Strategy" which covers the games of Ulf Andersson. I love his games but found myself to be kinda bored of the commentary.
I will continue with Chernev's - Logical Chess: Move by Move
All of the 10 games I analysed over the past 10 days have been my own games.
I switched from a "Reason for losing"-list to a "list of mistakes". Before I just made a cross in one of 4 categories (opening, tactics, positional, endgame) to mark the reason for losing.
Now I analyse the game without a computer and force myself to put into my own words what was the reason I lost. Not only the move that lost me the game but also the reasons WHY I played that move in the first place.
As you can see I tend to neglect calculation or calculating not far enough. I also tend to get into trouble by focussing on aquiring more material (I love free pawns).
c) Reading - 15 mins daily
I liked Smith - Pump your Rating, however I only read the second part of the book, focussing on the "imrovement process" in chess. I picked up "A Guide to Chess Improvement" by Dan Heisman, which is the best chess book I've ever read. He really tells you what to focus on when studying and what to definitly not focus on in the beginning. Love it.
Hello everyone,
after a year of playing chess almost daily I decided to create a daily training routine.
Please let me know what you think of it and where i could improve in your opinion.
Things to keep in mind when looking at the routine:
I am currently rated around 1500 in Rapid (15+10) on chess.com.
The time I can spend on chess is limited due to university studying.
Because of this I aim at spending less than 1 hour at chess each day.
I've read Silman's "Complete Endgame Course" up to my skill rating and feel comfortable in the endgame. I have a small opening repertoire (English Opening, Caro Kann (vs. 1.e4), Slav Defense (vs. 1.d4)) which serves me well and leads to positions I understand and like. I lose most of my games in the middlegame, which is why i focus on tactics and game analysis. I have a "reason for losing" spreadsheat, which tells me I lose 75% of my games because of blundering a piece.
The Routine
a) 15 mins - Solving Tactical Puzzles
I take these puzzles from "Bain - Chess Tactics for Students" and plan to go threw the book multiple times until I solve each puzzle in a matter of seconds. I will continue with "Coakley - Winning Chess Exercises for Kids". My book choices are heavily inspired by Dan Heisman's Recommended Books list
b) Analysing 1 Game
I plan on analysing one game per day, either my own game or a game from a game collection.
As of this day I am almost finished with "Kauffeld - Grandmaster Chess Strategy", a game collection focussing on Ulf Andersson, my favorite player. I will continue with "Chernev - Logical Chess:Move by Move" and am looking forward to his "most instructive games ever played" and his book on Capablanca (Endgame) & game collections on Petrosian and Karpov after that.
c) 15 min - Reading
Currently reading "Axel Smith - Pump your Rating" and planing on reading "Jerkins - Amateur to IM" afterwards because I want to improve my thinking process and my knowledge on "how to practice chess". Both of these books seem to focus on these topics.
I am looking forward to what you think. Please let me know about your study routine and if you think there are books that help my goals more than the ones I've chosen.