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How once a upon time said someone: you would have intuition that's very important for chess
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# 1 what you say is fine, but you also need to specify something else like opening directory which is very useful, finding openings that suit you (and suit your playing style). Slow time checks are good, but remember that the blitz (and the bullet too) are not totally unnecessary, indeed many players lose out due to lack of time. finding good moves that can rock the game with 3 minutes on the clock is not negligible.
tactical problems are really very useful, you will find useful tactics and know how to find the solution (s). also read books. watching chess videos can also help. Good luck !!!
@Aiden_Chen
Your suggestion sounds good, except that I would add two more things :
1) Make it daily training. On sites likes chesstempo and chessable you can keep a streak with daily training.
Daily training is also recommended by IM Fins (John Bartolomew).
And instead of "reading a chess book" I'd recommend including reading a chess book with exercises.
Chessable is great for that.
2) Share your chess thoughts and games with others.
For example at a local chessclub (if not hindered by corona) you can look at games and game positions with chess buddies, or even a chess coach. Or share some games or thoughts on the Lichess forums or teams.
Working all by yourself on your chess can work out fine, but sharing with others can make it more fun or more interesting.
#8
There will be mistakes in won games as well, but you will not remember them, you will forget them and only remember the win.
#9
lost game > grandmaster game > won game
#15, I think a player should first focus to improve mistakes in his/her game first then, he/she should jump to another player's game. Mistakes are mistakes. They should be seen in both losing and winning cause. That will help a player to do better...
#1 Have fun playing and never be too competitive. If u miss mate or a better move, don't let it drag u down. Play stronger opponents or at least bots to test what u learned.
1. Study (Study a concept for the day)
2. Play (Apply what you learnt in games and tactics)
3. Analyze (Take notes of what you learnt and what are your weaknesses)
4. Train (Train a weakness)
5. Play and analyze again (Check how you do at that concept again. If you are still bad then study more about the concept.)
6. Back to the start

Hope this helped :D
#16
"You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player." - Capablanca
If you won a game, that is because your opponent made a mistake and you exploited that. You may have made mistakes too, but these had no consequences. All is well that ends well. You can analyse a won game, but you will forget the inconsequential mistakes you made.

"The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters." - Capablanca
I agree that analysis of your own lost game is more important than analysis of a grandmaster game. However, study of a grandmaster game will improve you more than drooling over your own won game.
#19. Even if you win a game. You may still have made mistakes that could have caused you the game if your opponent had properly exploited them. Learn what they were as to not make them in the future. Because future opponents may take advantage of them. Mistakes are mistakes.
"If you won a game, that is because your opponent made a mistake and you exploited that"
Learn what the major mistakes were. So you can spot them in the future.
Lost games first. Draws second. Wins third.
My thoughts.

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