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Chess Study Plan
Chess Study Plan
1. Warm up with Lev Alburt Training Pocketbook for 10 min. Tactics 20 min LiChess -
https://lichess.org/training
Follow this checklist on every move. The mental discipline required is not easy. However, if
you practice this in GTM it should carry over into your future chess matches.
3. Endgame Studies 3-4 diagrams Portisch --> Play key/typical positions against computer first.
4. Calculation Training 1 diagram The Tactics of Endgame by Jan Beno --> Calculation training - Set up
board, write down variations without moving the pieces.
7. Annotate your own games --> Write notes in cbh database, thoughts, improvements etc. Do this
once a week or after each game.
Training Ideas/Ways/Philosophies
1. Play key/typical positions against computer first.
6. Time 10% opening, 20% tactics/calculation/endgame studies, 50% master games, 20% endgame
theory.