How do you study chess to improve?

I started with the basics, basic mates, value of pieces, tactics, opening principles, simple endgame.

Mostly I analyze a game or position on my own, then I check some of it with an engine, and I just do that over and over.

But... it's important to also play and look at GM games, because the engine is pretty bad at evaluating practical things and long term ideas. Sometimes moves and ideas it doesn't like are actually pretty good, so it's important not to take the engine too seriously. If it hates your move, then sure, there's probably a tactic and your move is bad.

But if your move drops the eval a few tenths of a pawn, don't worry about it.

It's also really useful to save games that have something confusing or interesting. Lets say some GM plays a great attack, or rook endgame, or an opening I like. I'll save it in a file called attacks or endgames or etc. Once you have 10 or 20 games, look at them all together and you'll start to notice useful things.

I have mostly been playing and watching videoes by GM Simon Williams/Ginger GM. I can faaar from pick up everything he jabbing about. But it gives me ideas and quite often I remember things he said in some positions. Lately I have been doing alot of tactics. You tube videoes on gambits and etc doesn't work for me, the positions never occours. And you won't improve.

I get this book called the Informator it has quite a lot of details about GM matches that have already been played plus additional comments. About certain other moves. Chess books as well, trying to stay away from the computer, and play around with the pieces

There are a few ideas here that's I tried at various times, but I don't study much these days.

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Woah,  what kind of 2000 books? ( ebooks or paper)?

Do you have the authority from authors to share if they are ebooks?

instead of the fluff, why don't you try some chess books?

"I think I have a chess set around here somewhere."
Magnus Carlsen

Magnus's point was that all of his training is on screen. He is not sure where his chess set is, but thinks he has one. This from a man who trains every day.

He has said that he did not.

I'm not arguing that people my age are not better off with a physical board, but these kids who grew up with video games may learn differently than I do.

BTW, even at my age, most of my training is on screen, but I also use a physical board. The young players whom I coach one-on-one are a mix of those who meet me in local libraries and those who I meet online. 

Carlsen is a few months younger older than my youngest son. My son has always known computers. When I taught him chess at the age of four, he had taught himself to set up the pieces from ChessMaster diagrams on the backside of paper I gave him for drawing on with his crayons.

I think you're right on the science.

I've seen several studies the past year that look at student performance with traditional textbooks compared to the same textbooks in electronic versions. The paper and cloth students perform better.

I play by intuitive feel, the important part is playing a lot and letting the winning/losing hone my intuition, as I think reading books and studying how others have worked situations out and discovered what works will deprive me of my own true learning experience, so, for now, I just prefer to avoid the learning by rote method.

For serious chess improvement, you want to simulate OTB tournaments conditions as much as possible. 

Use a real board and pieces.

Use pen and paper to write down your thoughts, ideas, plans, etc.

STUDY a chess book.  DO NOT just read it. 

Use a chess clock, timer, etc. for everything you study.  Set time limits, just like in OTB games.

DO NOT use an engine except the find missed tactics, and blunders.

Do your own analysis, and have someone stronger review your game analysis.

Try to play people that are one rating class above you.

Of course tactics are very important, but I've found it just as important to learn about strategy and positional play. 

https://chessmood.com/courses I watch courses from chessmood every day and practice them with sparring-partners, also there are many useful articles in the blog, I've read them all. Watching streams and webinars by grandmasters are also available here if you are a pro member. 

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