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Neal’s #chesstrainingtip #2

The most important element of chess training is Consistency.

If you create a habit of training 5-7 times per week, you will get better at chess.

In this 🧵, I will define training and show you how to be consistent.

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Chess training is a form deliberate practice.

Training requires your full attention and should be challenging.

Watching chess content is not training.

Playing chess is not training.

You need to play a lot, but you also need to train to improve.

I’ve been studying chess in a serious way for 5 years.

This thread is about:

1. Why I started this journey

2. My beliefs, skills, tools, process

3. How I made chess study a daily practice and part of my identity

I hope it will help you in your chess journey. 🙏 I learned chess as a child from my father. I played on @ChessICC in my 30s and joined a local chess club at 40. My first rating: 1161.

1. Why:
On 12 Jan 2016, (46) I missed this tactic as White @MetroWestChess, and ended up losing the game.

That night I said, “Never again!” 😡