https://support.chess.com/article/437-how-do-i-get-better-at-chess
Just puzzles and tactics is good also
Share your study plans
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Sep 18, 2022
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Almost all of my training involves rated puzzles and thus have hit all new peaks on this site and the other one within a week time frame.
I have added stretching, physical exercise based on a recommendation from a stronger rated friend and it has increased my stamina and concentration level.
Sep 18, 2022
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ChessssPlayeeeer wrote:
@Chuck639 Impressive! You have a really good puzzle rating 🙂
Thanks!
I try based on a coaches recommendation and I kinda over did it lol. Tactics was one of my weaknesses in that I was able to find them but I was slow, now it is ingrained like a golfer hitting a 3 foot putt.
Now all I see is pattern recognition, strategies and tactics on the board and in my sleep!
But it was worth it because I got new peaks in blitz, rapid and puzzles rating between both sites 
Study an opening and play it for 20 games. Then proceed to another.
What kind of study plan do you have? I guess we could share our study plans here, so people could get some ideas for their own studying.
Here is my plan, which I'm doing about 5 times a week. I'm unemployed so I have time to do all this. I haven't followed this plan for long, only about 2 months now, but it feels good to have some sort of structure/plan and it motivates me.
- Studying chessbooks ~ 1-1,5 hours (I will go in cycles: first an endgame book, then a middlegame book and then a game collection book)
- Solving tactics ~ 30 min (I have some puzzle books I can solve, or then solve puzzles on chess.com or lichess)
- 30 min rapid game + analysis ~ 1,5 hours
- Studying openings ~ 30 mins-1 hour (I have already decided my repertoire and I will first focus on my main openings, I have a chessable course on Ruy Lopez which I'm going through at the moment)
- In addition to these, I play in my local chess club once a week and go to tournaments couple of times a year.