Play some games (preferably the time control should be no shorter than 10 min), see where you struggle most and then decide from there (or come back here and post some games for advice on the same).
"some games" is vague but I'd suggest doing it until you reach your "true level" i.e. you rating starts to plateau and not change much (<20 points) over a couple dozen games or so.
"... for those that want to be as good as they can be, they'll have to work hard.
Play opponents who are better than you … . Learn basic endgames. Create a simple opening repertoire (understanding the moves are far more important than memorizing them). Study tactics. And pick up tons of patterns. That’s the drumbeat of success. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (December 27, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/video-on-openeings-for-beginners
Hello,
I'm getting back into chess after many years away. I was about a 1400 level player when I stopped playing. Now I've found this site, and I've done all the Intermediate and Advanced lessons (great stuff!), but when I started moving into the Mastery section, the flow of the lessons takes me into Opening study.
But I always thought for someone like me, it was more important to study tactics and general principles than Openings. I've chosen a couple of Openings just to have some idea of how to start the game, but I'm thinking that shouldn't be my focus at this point?
BTW - I've done about 1200 tactical puzzles on this site, so I'm working on that.
Advice welcome!