Tips on how to increase focus in chess to the max ?

I want to reach 2000 rating and I'm close but sometimes I blunder due to lack of concentration and I feel that's the only thing that holds me back from reaching goal. Recently I lost 30-40 points just because of this..one moment when I'm not focused and it's over. I'm playing recently only 15+10.

My daily routine is:
-wake up
-check phone for 45min (news, chat etc..)
-eat
-play 1 or 2 rapid games with little break in-between
..
My focus is on peak in the morning, in evening it's almost impossible for me to play great without blundering and rage quitting chess lol
I'm wondering should I stop checking phone in morning because that might affect my attention span during chess games or anything else?
How do you stay focused on max ? And what's your daily routine? When do you play chess?
Also one more thing: maybe should I start playing 10+5 only ? Because there is easier to stay focused I guess

Step 1: make a positive username :)

Actually, before I play an important game, I'd check my endgames and Openings I want to play. And then, according to the time control, I will play either faster games or slower games before hand, so that I am not moving too slow or too fast.

But something that may help you is: Green Tea or Coffee. (It helps a lot - I won my best games thanks to green tea, a really underappreciated refreshment. But you have to remember, FIDE declared too much coffee illegal, because they don't like you to be awake - they want you to sleep...) :)

In terms of focusing in chess, well, you can train yourself to do puzzles and the usual stuff. And watching chess-related videos or doing chess on your phone may be a good preparation before you play. Also, playing when your a too full may be a bad thing - there's a reason many people sleep after having eaten. Also, you may not get enough sleep and hydration, so: Stay hydrated!

@I_Hate_Chess38 said in #1:

I'm wondering should I stop checking phone in morning because that might affect my attention span during chess games or anything else?

There is such a thing as being a little too regimented...

And OP, all that focussing may prove to be a detriment. Botvinnik said objectivity was essential to the game, and putting too much pressure on yourself can definitely interfere with achieving that balance.

@george_mcgeorge said in #3:

Actually, before I play an important game, I'd check my endgames and Openings I want to play. And then, according to the time control, I will play either faster games or slower games before hand, so that I am not moving too slow or too fast.

But something that may help you is: Green Tea or Coffee. (It helps a lot - I won my best games thanks to green tea, a really underappreciated refreshment. But you have to remember, FIDE declared too much coffee illegal, because they don't like you to be awake - they want you to sleep...) :)

In terms of focusing in chess, well, you can train yourself to do puzzles and the usual stuff. And watching chess-related videos or doing chess on your phone may be a good preparation before you play. Also, playing when your a too full may be a bad thing - there's a reason many people sleep after having eaten. Also, you may not get enough sleep and hydration, so: Stay hydrated!

-I will try with checking main lines of my openings (I play right now only 2 per side so no problem)
-I don't drink coffee but I will try green tea
-I'm doing puzzles few hours after 1-2 games and one day I gain 100pts and next day lose 100pts, just because of lacking focus sometimes and I don't stop on time lol. Will try puzzles before games. And youtube videos I'm watching in the evening thinking it will have negative effect on my games since I have to think and I'm afraid I will burn my mental energy on yt video instead of chess game. Being too full never crossed my mind as being bad thing till now. Sleep is good and I have glass of water next to me. My family thinks I'm wannabe Magnus lol. Yesterday I messed up with water, I was drinking too much and I had strong urge to pee and I couldn't go to toilet because I was low on time and I bludered winning position against opponent with much higher rating than me and game ended in draw. Quitting chess forever crossed my mind in that moment..

@MrPushwood said in #5:

And OP, all that focussing may prove to be a detriment. Botvinnik said objectivity was essential to the game, and putting too much pressure on yourself can definitely interfere with achieving that balance.
I think you are right but sometimes pressure helps me to be better and maybe too much pressure is not good for me.

There is such a thing as being a little too regimented...
Also I have no problem with being too disciplined about something if I care about it enough

In your first post, you mentioned going into a rage after blundering. Your handle is I_hate_chess. Elsewhere, you mentioned quitting chess forever. Even if you're half joking, this does not appear to be the best mindset for improving. I'd suggest cutting yourself some slack, try to improve your chess in general, and be less concerned about getting to 2000 in the short term. You actually do seem to be plenty focused, so I'm sure you will get to 2000 and much more. But trust me, you're not done blundering and losing games. Enjoy the journey a bit more. That's the great thing about Lichess: you lose a game, you can start a new one a few seconds later. But do go back and analyze those losses later. That's one of the keys to getting better.

@Frogster64 said in #8:

In your first post, you mentioned going into a rage after blundering. Your handle is I_hate_chess. Elsewhere, you mentioned quitting chess forever. Even if you're half joking, this does not appear to be the best mindset for improving. I'd suggest cutting yourself some slack, try to improve your chess in general, and be less concerned about getting to 2000 in the short term. You actually do seem to be plenty focused, so I'm sure you will get to 2000 and much more. But trust me, you're not done blundering and losing games. Enjoy the journey a bit more. That's the great thing about Lichess: you lose a game, you can start a new one a few seconds later. But do go back and analyze those losses later. That's one of the keys to getting better.

My username is a joke but seriously sometimes I feel frustrated and only in my head, I'm not throwing pencil around like Magnus did lol. So chess is teaching me how to stay calm when I blunder but I hate when I blunder because I don't see something very obvious just because I lost focus in a moment. It's not like I didn't see some tactic or multiple moves ahead, it's just 1 dumb move which 1500 rated players see just because I lost focus hence my post
Also I had quit chess for few months but I think I'm addicted, that's why I'm back again with new acc and suddenly I got better and close to my 2000 rating goal (which seemed almost impossible 1y ago because I didn't want to invest so much time in a game) and I want to get it this year, then I don't know what will do, but that's not important now.

But trust me, you're not done blundering and losing games. Enjoy the journey a bit more. That's the great thing about Lichess: you lose a game, you can start a new one a few seconds later.

I needed to hear these words

But do go back and analyze those losses later. That's one of the keys to getting better.

I always do. I started learning newer stuff recently, revisited opening lines with my fav openings, started solving puzzles etc..

@I_Hate_Chess38
Mental strength is a very crucial factor that is often overlooked.
You need to do meditation regularly which makes one calm and composed.
Also, if you play many games in a day then don't do so. It won't do nothing.
And have a proper sleep cycle as well. That's also an important aspect in one's concentration skills.
You should be able to play well at all time. But if you want to play when you have more energy then you can do so.
All that would definitely help you.
If you are following them well, then you should do puzzles, there are millions of such at Lichess and mastering them can make anyone very strong. You can then see which tactic do you nedd to improve from puzzle dashboard.
Also, you can try reading some notable books by renowned chess players. You can search them up on Internet.
All the best!