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Kaspersky1906

Hi everyone, which aspects of chess are the most important to practice  in order to make progress at an intermediate level? Do you practice more tactics, or strategy? Is it better to  put  an emphasis on  openings , or on  the endgames? I am also curious if  practice tools available on chess.com   such as puzzles, drills, lessons etc  really help you in making progress. Thanks!

InfernoFox21
D) All of the above

Jokes aside, I’d say it depends on your own weaknesses. I do a lot of puzzles, and I feel like my strongest area would be tactics. I had been stuck at 800-900~, but after just a month of researching strategies (with the aid of some chess literature) I’ve gone up 350~ points. I’m now learning more openings, as that is one of my weaknesses, (and switching to playing on #lichess) and I’m currently at 1412elo.
Best of luck to you
ChessMasteryOfficial

Learn and apply the most important principles of chess. - (core of my teaching)
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.