Weekly Study Plans

This section contains several study plans based on your weekly available study time.

You need the right balance of study in your available study time:

Up to the 1300 level, the recommended balance is as follows:

– 50% of your study time Practice (i.e., games & analysis)
– 20% Tactics
– 12.5% Openings
– 10% Strategy
– 7.5% Endgames

Why such a large chunk is playing games and analyzing them?
At this level, developing a chess player’s mental faculties is crucial through extensive playing.
Focus on learning from your mistakes and applying new ideas you learned.