18d (edited) • General discussion
Setting a Realistic Chess Goal for the New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR
How I’m thinking about improvement this year
Assess your baseline & set smart goals
- Current Rating
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Opening tree analysis (win rate as White / Black) (win rate against specific openings)
- Identify biggest Elo opportunities (weakest areas where improvement will yield the most gain)
- Set realistic yearly goal → break into monthly chunks (+300 elo in a year → +25 elo per month)
- Beginners = bigger goals, intermediate = smaller goals
- Focus on weaknesses, not strengths (study areas where your win rate is <50%)
Examples
Beginner (<800) = Gain 200-400
Advanced Beginner (800-1200) = Gain 100-300
Intermediate (1200-1600) = Gain 100-200
My personal example of this past years improvements
1234→1535 = +301
Targeted weaknesses : Focus on openings and situations where my win rate was <50%
Tactics Practice : Mixture of difficult puzzles that are difficult to calculate, and easy puzzles that I can solve quickly.
Reviewed losses instead of wins : Tried to learn one thing from every loss.
You don't have to improve alone. Chess can be a lonely game. This community is ready to provide support, feedback, and guidance, which makes improvement faster. Being active in this community allows us to keep each other accountable and celebrate progress together. 🎉
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Setting a Realistic Chess Goal for the New Year
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