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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.
#chesspunks
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.
#chesspunks
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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.
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.
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Examples of training:
Solving puzzles
Analyzing games
Working through exercises in chess books
If you feel no mental fatigue after a training session, you’re not training hard enough.
Get out of your comfort zone, but don’t push so hard that you get frustrated & quit.
Examples of training:
Solving puzzles
Analyzing games
Working through exercises in chess books
If you feel no mental fatigue after a training session, you’re not training hard enough.
Get out of your comfort zone, but don’t push so hard that you get frustrated & quit.
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So how do you create a chess training habit?
First, decide, “Is it worth it?”
Life is short and you have lots of options.
Change is hard, so if you are committed, read Atomic Habits and take note of concepts like “habit stacking” and the “power of proximity”.
So how do you create a chess training habit?
First, decide, “Is it worth it?”
Life is short and you have lots of options.
Change is hard, so if you are committed, read Atomic Habits and take note of concepts like “habit stacking” and the “power of proximity”.
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You need to pick a time (the same time preferably) to train every day.
Best is early morning while your brain is fresh and you are not yet distracted by life.
Start with a 10 min practice. It will grow, but commit to 10 min.
You need to pick a time (the same time preferably) to train every day.
Best is early morning while your brain is fresh and you are not yet distracted by life.
Start with a 10 min practice. It will grow, but commit to 10 min.
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If you don’t know what to study, ask a chess coach or friend.
There is too much chess training material out there so choose carefully materials that are appropriate for your level.
Once you have a plan, get going. 👍
If you don’t know what to study, ask a chess coach or friend.
There is too much chess training material out there so choose carefully materials that are appropriate for your level.
Once you have a plan, get going. 👍
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Goal: 10 min for 5 days in first week.
Finish with some juice still in your tank.
This is important because if you are completely exhausted at the end, your brain will give you excuses the next time you want to train.
Give yourself a reward at the end of each session.
Goal: 10 min for 5 days in first week.
Finish with some juice still in your tank.
This is important because if you are completely exhausted at the end, your brain will give you excuses the next time you want to train.
Give yourself a reward at the end of each session.
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If you miss a day, it’s not the end of the world.
Try to not miss 2 days in a row.
Short consistent sessions are more effective than weekly marathons.
Find a training partner that will help you stay accountable for your new training habit.
If I can do it, you can too!
If you miss a day, it’s not the end of the world.
Try to not miss 2 days in a row.
Short consistent sessions are more effective than weekly marathons.
Find a training partner that will help you stay accountable for your new training habit.
If I can do it, you can too!
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