spoon2012 wrote:
Been out of chess for about 3/4 years now (maybe played a dozen bounce games in that time) and was wondering if anyone knew a good way to get back into the swing of things?Was rated around 1900 OTB before I stopped and I'm really aware of how bad I've been playing since i got back.Right now my plan is to study endgames and join ICC again, just to blast out loads of blitz games, but was wondering if anyone had any insight into coming back to chess after a few years and had a better idea.
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Tactics, tactics, tactics. Do 27 diagrams a day with 3min. limit per diagram. Sign up for a local OTB USCF rated tournament in your local area. Play in 1 weekend swiss system tournament per month for a year.
Been out of chess for about 3/4 years now (maybe played a dozen bounce games in that time) and was wondering if anyone knew a good way to get back into the swing of things?
Was rated around 1900 OTB before I stopped and I'm really aware of how bad I've been playing since i got back.
Right now my plan is to study endgames and join ICC again, just to blast out loads of blitz games, but was wondering if anyone had any insight into coming back to chess after a few years and had a better idea.