Who improves more in 1 year?
1.Watch top rated lichess tv
2.Play classical games on lichess and analyze them.
1 or 2? And why?
Ps: 3 does not exist.Also both does not exist.
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If you are asking "How do I improve my chess game"
You should do the second step first then the first step second."that's what I would do"
2 by a long shot
all though you are better then me..
You need to learn the basics. Then you're probably not educated enough to analyse your own games alone.
2 of course
You cannot learn to swim or to drive a car by watching TV either.
I'd say 2 (definitely)!
Several book authors claim:
- best training is solving problems (ideal: slightly above your level).
- learning from your losses/mistakes is crucial.
... which happens when going for option 2.
Additional remark: if i'd like to watch games, i would not go for tv! Instead browse through database games:
saves time, get things explained by an engine ("why not taking the queen?"), take your time to think about positions if you want to, look at games in openings you play yourself, look at a few games in the same variation getting a grasp of different ways to handle and/or typical moves which "must be played", check database statistics in the opening identifying unusual/bad moves...
Ok, thats "option 3", which was excluded. But it shows that "option 1" is surely not the best choice for the given task.
I see you have a pretty good level at speed chess, so you don t need the basics for sure! I am a beginner, however i m attending my local club, taking right now classes by a FIDE master, trying to learn the game. I, for example, play much better slow games than blitz-rapid, mostly because i did tons of puzzles and studies taking my time to understand the positions instead of just playing rapid games. I did my first tournament recently achieving 1489 elo FIDE which is not that bad at all considering i play since July 2019. My 2 cents: first of all, study the endgame! strong masters always stress this (a clear example is the great Capablanca!) for many reason. I m using Jeremy Silman's Complete Endgames, as well as Polgar's Endgames for the puzzles, while i also recently started John Nunn's Endgame challenges which is a collection of 250 tough and beautiful endgame studies. All of them are extraordinary books, Silman's probabily being the most important since it teaches you instead of just being a collection of puzzles; Silman gives precepts, explaining the endgame's logic and theoretical positions that often occur.
Second, play very slow games, like 45m+, revising the game later on with stockfish or a very good titled player.
Third, know your opening. I don't mean memorize moves, i mean understand the idea behind the opening. Understand the tactical possibilities within, for your opponent will often fall for traps if not accustomed with the opening.
I hope my message will help you somehow. Good luck :)
