you should read chess books appropriate for your level. the way to study from a chess book is to play the games on your board. can you list these books? when you solve a chess puzzle. try as hard as you can at finding the solution. you can study both endgames and tactics. maybe you can solve 4 puzzles a day. after that, you can study endges. when it comes to tactics, more than the quantity, it is the quality that mattes. so maybe 4 easy puzzles and two harder puzzles a day is enought. but make sure to solve and calculate as hard as you can at finding the solution. solve easy puzzles for pattern recognition. solve harder puzzle for calculating training.
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Hi folks,
I'm eager to learn more about the beautiful game. I'm 28 (too old to get anywhere) and my goal would be to become a good amateur/club-level player in 1-2 years (would that be 1800ELO? I don't even know).
My main problem is that I don't know HOW to study chess. I've got books, but I seem to skim the surface and not get the most out of them. I'm usually on the road and can hardly get a board to visualize everything (however, I can use the board editor). Worse yet, I have plenty of books and other resources, but I'm spreading myself too thin!
I need to work out how to properly study chess. Let me sum up my "parameters":
Goal: Achieve standard club level.
Time available: 4-5 hours a week (for real study).
Current chess.com ELO rating: 1300+
Questions:
1. How should I study?
2. What should I focus on? (endgames and tactics?)
3. How should I split my time studying what? Alternatively, what percentage of time should I spend on each focus point?
4. What other suggestions do you have?
Thanks!