I would try and concentrate on getting into the 1400-1600 bracket first. I am not sure how valid that article was in terms of comparing ratings. But, my OTB FIDE rating (1500) is also slightly higher than my ratings here (seem to vary from 1350-1400).
You will need to spend the majority of time on tactics both to reach 1400 and 1600. This can be done here, although I prefer chesstempo.com because the rating points are based on your ability to solve the puzzle and not how quickly you do it.
Spend a little time on the openings, but not too much as I find people can still deviate early even when rated 1600. Some may say that you should probably play the e4 e5 openings and the Queens Gambit Declined as Black until you are a slightly higher rated.
Spend some time on your endgame by reading at least one endgame book. In your case, you have Pandolfini's one, which is generally recognised as good. In terms of your other books, My System is best left until you reach 1400. Sorry, I do not the other one.
What is a good way to reach your goal?
Aside from the abovementioned ideas, I have found some useful chessmentor lessons. I also occasionally watch online videos as they can make the learning more varied. Sometimes, I find that I occasionally have to go have things again to reinforce them. Lastly, you need to spend a certain amount of time playing, so that you get a chance to practise what you have learnt. You should try and play a number of these games in longer formats, either the 45/45 time control here or using standard OTB controls.
Hi. My goal is to reach 1600 FIDE rating. I have been playing chess on and off since I was a kid but only got interested in being very good in the past year or so.
According to the below post on chess.com, 1460 on chess.com standard is the equivalent approximation. I guess this is just an estimate, but it's nice to have some idea.
>>> http://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-rating-comparisons <<<
That being said, I would like to ask what I need to do to get there.
Currently I am about 1200 on standard but have been a little higher and haven't been playing as much lately. I tend to play 10 minute games probably more than I should but I seem to play better in 30 minute games.
I have three chess books but I haven't studied them in too great detail yet. These books are Winning in the opening, Pandolfini's endgame course, and My System. It seems to me also that Dan Heisman's Learning Centre seems like a very good resource.
I typically play caro-kann and king's indian defense as black. As white I open e4 and go for ruy lopez if my opponent plays e5, Nc6. I use a few other lines against other black replies.
What is a good way to reach my goal and how long would it take approximately on average?
Thanks all.