Also I study 7 days a week so the hour and 30 minutes a day left over is actually 10.5 hours a week so as you can see I am making this post because I want to do something actually worth the time and not spend 10 hours a week wasted on something not worth it
Having trouble approaching a good study plan
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"I have 4 hours a day to put into chess" ++ That is a lot
"I truly have passion for the game" ++ Great
"I wanna be the very best I could be"
++ Start with eliminating blunders by blunder checking before you move. That little mental discipline will get you to 1500. As long as you blunder pieces and pawns all study is in vain.
"I want to achieve the most of out of my chess studies" ++ Yes.
"1 hour of 15|10 games with analysis" ++ A 15|10 game of 60 moves lasts 50 minutes. Plus 50 minutes of analysis means 50 + 50 = 100 minutes, more than 1 hour.
"1 hour tactics/puzzles" ++ That is a lot. Start with 4 minutes for 4 puzzles as a warm-up before you play. In a 15|10 game you have 40 seconds per move, so you should solve puzzles at the same pace.
"Study atleast 1-2 master games with analysis"
++ Two grandmasters spent 4 hours to play a game and you study 2 of those in short time?
"I am just studying random games"
++ Pick games of your favorite grandmaster, or pick games from some strong tournament.
"people are telling me not to study openings" ++ Right
"I think it would make sense to tryna learn a few openings" ++ It makes no sense until you are much better. You do not win or lose because of the opening, but because of blunders and tactical mistakes. On the contrary learning endgames makes sense. Maybe right now you do not reach endgames, but you will after you stop blundering and get better at tactics. It takes time to learn endgames.
"everywhere I go they say learn openings" ++ Weak players are obsessed with openings.
"After all this I usually have an hour and 30 minutes left."
++ No. 4 minutes for 4 tactics puzzles + 50 minutes for a 15|10 game of 60 moves + 50 minutes of analysis + 4 hours of grandmaster game study = 6 hours.
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"not spend 10 hours a week wasted on something not worth it" ++ Like openings.
My situation: I have 4 hours a day to put into chess, I truly have passion for the game ever since I started playing it and I wanna be the very best I could be however I want to achieve the most of out of my chess studies and I don't know how
My current study plan non-negotiables:
- 1 hour of 15|10 games with analysis
- 1 hour tactics/puzzles
- Study atleast 1-2 master games with analysis(however the problem with this is I am just studying random games, people are telling me not to study openings but I think it would make sense to tryna learn a few openings and learn how masters play them, am I wrong is this not a good idea, everywhere I go they say learn openings however I am getting mixed feelings because some people are telling me not to)
After all this I usually have an hour and 30 minutes left. People are telling me to not practice openings to not do this and to do that and I truly don't know I would appreciate it if someone could fill in the gaps. I just want to get to the point where I can stop asking these questions and get to practicing and studying but I want to get the most out of my chess and not waste my time because when I posted my last study plan some people were telling me the things I did was a waste of time so feedback appreciated