How much time to devote to studying each part of chess at 1600?

I think ChesswithNickolay makes a good point.  For 1600, you guys are far more likely to blunder or lose in the middle game than the endgame.  Once you are able to play so well in the middle game, your rating will go up.  At my level (2300), we can play consistently with >90% accuracy, so that allows us to reach more endgames than 1600s would usually reach.

SECOND: @ChesswithNickolay: 80% + 40% + 20% + 10% + 10% + 20% = 180%.  That's not possible.  

Akshath118 - If I'm online, you can challenge me and I'll probably accept unless I'm busy.  I don't mind coaching you for free.  

I would recommend having a payed account (I have gold), so that you can analyze and study opening explorer.  

You are 1400-1600 +,  so I would recommend that you make sure you have a strong grasp of your openings.  Also, I would say that just solve as many puzzles as the chess.com will allow you to solve per day and play games and analyze the rest of the time.

just keep playing and you will improve

hint: play bullet

At 1500, I spend my time trying out different openings so I can see first hand what the strengths/weaknesses are with each of them first hand.  Reading about them doesn't sink in.  It's cost me ratings but helped me determine which openings work best for me.  To do this, I read and watch opening videos to see different tactics with the opening.  Middlegame improves by doing puzzles and playing games.  I try to play at least 5 games/day (15/10 or 10/0).  Most games end long before the time expires.  I find it important to keep it up daily though.  If you stop then the knowledge is lost.  And I agree with an earlier comment, if your rating is still improving then don't change a thing and continue with what you're doing.

suggest  not playing very fast chess.  At your level you make many mistakes during your game and playing fast chess only reinforces your mistakes.

ask a very strong player to look at your games to point out your mistakes.  .

Do not play very fast chess. Especially do not play bullet,.

Instead discover the mistakes you make over and over again. have a strong player look at your games--so he can tell you your mistakes.

It's not possible but the 80 percent is included in studying.

playing actual games 40%

analysing lost games 20%

study annotated grandmaster games 20%

solving puzzles  10%

endgames 10%

studying openings 0%

Thanks for your guidance

They said to spend 0 time on openings, that's debatably wrong. There's a large philosophical debate going around studying openings, some say that you should be studying endgames instead because thatś where most games spend most of their time, some say that it's a good hint to where the game will head next so you should know how to get an advantage early on. I myself suggest splitting the time into two; half the time learning ONE, JUST ONE opening until you memorize your favorite lines against what your opponent plays (I put so much emphasis on learning just one because learning the theory to one opening makes your skill in that opening so strong, you can counter whatever your opponent plays) and the rest on endgames.

suggest  not playing very fast chess.  At your level you make many mistakes during your game and playing fast chess only reinforces your mistakes.

ask a very strong player to look at your games to point out your mistakes.  .

Do not play very fast chess. Especially do not play bullet,.

Instead discover the mistakes you make over and over again. have a strong player look at your games--so he can tell you your mistakes.

bro

where are you gonna get a strong player

and why are you telling not to play bullet

me and all my friends,  imean all of my friends improved by only playing bullet

i mean i know i cant calculate a lot in bullet but you will get the experience to play the best moves fast.

and whos stopping him from playing bullet

*not trying to start a fight, you should just not insult chess modes until you dont know about it or if you're bad at it

It's not about making the best moves quickly, it's just about making the best moves. Bullet is a fun way to reflect on the progress you've made so far and a decent way to practice flagging. Rapid and classic, however, is where you make the progress you reflect on. In rapid and classic, you have the time to thoroughly analyze a position to spot the best move and maybe even learn something from your analysis. In blitz, you still have the time, but it's so limited that you also have to keep in mind the amount of time you both have, and that can cause distractions. In bullet, don't even think about analyzing. Just think about how much time you each have and when to flag. This is why people generally look down on bullet in terms of improving.

Hi, I'm a 13 year old chess player who is currently 1600 in rapid and 1400 in blitz. How much time should I spend approximately on solving puzzles, studying openings and endgames, and playing actual games?

The ratio is up to you, depending on what works best. Though I recommend doing three things, at the minimum:

- Work on tactics

- Play your own games

- Analyze your own games

And if you're serious about improving, you should begin studying master games, too.

Agreed.
What matters is making the best moves

yeah after you flag dont talk to me