My Chess Study Plan

@X_Player_J_X said in #20:
> Your Study Plan is missing a few things:
> - Chess Repertoire
> - Chess Database or Notepads
> - Chess Review of other Strong Player Games
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> These things I am talking about don’t get mentioned to players, until they break 2,000 rating mark.
> The issue is you need to be relatively strong chess player in order for these things to start applying.
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> For Example:
> A Chess Repertoire is a set of chess opening which you have studied and prepared to deal with certain moves your opponents do.
> Most beginners haven’t studied anything. Let alone knowing multiple opening lines designed to counter rival players.
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> Lets say your a player 2,000+ like me.
> A Chess Repertoire is very useful for me because it is basically a blue print on what I plan to play.
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> If I am white, I play 1.e4
> - King Pawn Opening.
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> If my opponent plays a6, b6, c6, d6, e6, f6, g6, or h6, My response will be 2. d4.
> - I take over the center of the board.
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> If my opponent plays c5, My response is 2.Nc3.
> - Closed Sicilian or Grand Prix Attack depending on what they do next
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> If my opponent plays e6, My response is 2.d3
> - Kings Indian Attack
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> If my opponent plays e5, My response is 2.Nf3
> - Ruy Lopez or Italian Game
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> Do you see?
> I have looked and studied all of these things.
> Some of these openings I know 20 moves deep.
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> A perfect game!
> It’s not easy, but when you get strong enough it can happen.
I completely agree, developing a solid repertoire is crucial in chess, however right now it's not going to be my main focus because humbly, I can probably play the opening stage as well as a 1700+, according to a free Aimchess report I got and a ~2000 rapid Lichess player.

My problem is the middlegame, and I'm hoping The Soviet Chess Primer book can do wonders to that.

I myself also created reaching 2300 Elo plan although not set in stone it changes and evolves.
Roughly 2 weeks ago i started studying My System and started solving tactics on chesstempo like maniac, and repertoire drills on chessable.

It only increased my blunders so far :D !!!

Anyway after long discussions with AI chatbots (chatgpt, gemini etc) I created many versions of it and finally reached one I think I will be happy.

- I picked 5 tactics book i solve and after finishing 5th I will start from first one again. It doesnt have be hours, just 30-60 minute per day I think I can finish them 3-4 times or more in 2 years.
- Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, complemented with studies (Pozharsky, Nunn's Endgame Challenge, Studies for Practical Players, Van Perlo's Endgame tactics etc). I don't plan to finish them all, just I will cover Endgame manual as much as I can and supplement it with studies for fun and calculation boost.
- My System (already halfway), Systematic Training in Chess (Sergiu Samarian), Positional Chess Handbook (Israel Gelfer). I plan to finish those cover to cover and may be revisit later again. Initially I had other books in list but I decided its better to have less but actually finishing. And books I removed was above my analysis skills anyway.
- No game analysis, may be some playing (It can change in the future but i like solving more than playing) I include many endgame books and positional chess books because I want to enjoy the process as much as possible :D Probably minimal repertoire and more calculation would result in faster results but i don't like those. The point is making a plan that I won't quit even if it misses the target :)

In case wondering 5 tactics books a.co/d/biTN0zg non russian version vol 2 & 3. John Nunn's Learn Chess Tactics, 1000 Checkmate Combinations, Recipes from Grandmaster's Kitchen (Valeri Beim)

@BxyCztDij said in #22:
> I myself also created reaching 2300 Elo plan although not set in stone it changes and evolves.
> Roughly 2 weeks ago i started studying My System and started solving tactics on chesstempo like maniac, and repertoire drills on chessable.
>
> It only increased my blunders so far :D !!!
>
> Anyway after long discussions with AI chatbots (chatgpt, gemini etc) I created many versions of it and finally reached one I think I will be happy.
>
> - I picked 5 tactics book i solve and after finishing 5th I will start from first one again. It doesnt have be hours, just 30-60 minute per day I think I can finish them 3-4 times or more in 2 years.
> - Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, complemented with studies (Pozharsky, Nunn's Endgame Challenge, Studies for Practical Players, Van Perlo's Endgame tactics etc). I don't plan to finish them all, just I will cover Endgame manual as much as I can and supplement it with studies for fun and calculation boost.
> - My System (already halfway), Systematic Training in Chess (Sergiu Samarian), Positional Chess Handbook (Israel Gelfer). I plan to finish those cover to cover and may be revisit later again. Initially I had other books in list but I decided its better to have less but actually finishing. And books I removed was above my analysis skills anyway.
> - No game analysis, may be some playing (It can change in the future but i like solving more than playing) I include many endgame books and positional chess books because I want to enjoy the process as much as possible :D Probably minimal repertoire and more calculation would result in faster results but i don't like those. The point is making a plan that I won't quit even if it misses the target :)
I've heard about Nimzowitsh's My System book, would you recommend it to me?

I have the feeling you don’t listen.

The lions share is not theoretical. It’s competitive play, that doesn’t mean simply rated games on the internet.

It’s complex.

@Monnt said in #24:
> I've heard about Nimzowitsh's My System book, would you recommend it to me?
Its outdated book but gives solid foundations for build upon. Yusupov's series is balanced training plan probably book 1 & 2 is better for 1500 rated player. As long as you put effort to apply whatever you learned to your games everything works. I have a FM friend only studied 2 books but he was analyzing all the endgames from all the games from recent tournaments when he was just 2100. Chess is mostly calculation whatever it is tactics, strategy or endgames if you can't calculate clearly chances are you won't succeed. Tactics and endgames are the easiest way.

@BxyCztDij said in #26:
> Its outdated book but gives solid foundations for build upon. Yusupov's series is balanced training plan probably book 1 & 2 is better for 1500 rated player. As long as you put effort to apply whatever you learned to your games everything works. I have a FM friend only studied 2 books but he was analyzing all the endgames from all the games from recent tournaments when he was just 2100. Chess is mostly calculation whatever it is tactics, strategy or endgames if you can't calculate clearly chances are you won't succeed. Tactics and endgames are the easiest way.
Is The Soviet Chess Primer an ok place to start?

@Monnt said in #27:
> Is The Soviet Chess Primer an ok place to start?
Capablanca - Chess Fundamentals is perfect for starting

You really think beginner‘s book will take you far?

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