Chess mentor is really good as it has a lot of courses and training excersises :).
Further tactic trainer is nice too :).
Outside this site I can't help you as I learned most chess things at this site.
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Jul 10, 2011
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I guess you mean somekind of schedule how to spend the time available?
Take a look at
Search for "An Improvement Plan" and "The Four Homeworks".
Other articles on the page can be usefull too.
Jul 10, 2011
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It doesn't matter even if you have a 15-hours a day training program ... the real question is ... what kind of feedback loop mechanisms do you use to actually make sense of it or to deal with the existing boundaries of your skill?
In other words =>
1. When stumped by a critical position that your engine cannot possibly help explain to you, do you take your questions to a stronger player at clubs or maybe a friend who probably knows the answer?
2. Do you get your play critiqued by a coach?
3. Do you ruthlessly tear apart ALL of your played games and look them up vs. databases to see if how history played those positions? Do you make notes in your database indicating why a move you played was bad ... and *here's the important part* review it a few days/weeks/months later to make sure your muscle memory will NEVER make that mistake/error in judgement again?
4. Do you play over annotated games ... covering up the "next" move and when you prefer a move that the Master did NOT play .. do you stop and actually figure out if your move was a mistake or still playable and by what margin was it better/worse than the Master move?
Without 1,2,3,4 ... a "one-way street" training program without any feedback loops is quite inefficient and often at times a recipe for burn-out/frustration.
In other words, if I studied just 1 hour and spent an additional 30 minutes dedicated to getting my "chess playing" critiqued each day, that's far more efficient (both in terms of time + energy spent) than me burying myself in books + drills for 10 hours a day under some optimistic assumption that it's all seeping in and I'm absorbing this material with 100% accuracy to guarantee that I will "deliver the goods" when I'm actually playing the game.
Please give this consideration ... don't be one of those "I'm gonna lock myself in a room and study 10 hours a day and I will be champion with mad chess skillz" dreamers.
A pragmatic approach (How do I get my brain to stop making the mistakes I make?) gets you to your goals in a far easier manner with less potential for burn-out or depression.
Hi guys,
Currently i am spending hours training, studying and playing chess and i was wondering if anyone had any tips for a training program to help me to use my time to improve as much as possible. I play regular tournaments and play at a club every week.