As for 2000 rating, your best chance is at correspondence chess, because the ratings are usually at least a few hundred points higher. LOL
@ThePYGOD , my suggestion is simple:
- choose a repertoire, meaning what you start with as White and how to reply to Black defenses and how to reply to White attacks as Black
- go to Analysis Board and game play those openings until you think you know what you are doing
- go play them against people in Rapid or higher Blitz controls with increment, like 5+3
- the most important part: analyse all your losses, without the computer, immediately after you have played them
The Analysis Board game play can be automated with my browser extension LiChess Tools, it's called Explorer Practice and "plays" the moves opponents might make based on Explorer data. You can easily train all of your repertoire in a day or two, once you've decided what you're going to play. (see this: https://lichess.org/@/TotalNoob69/blog/are-you-shy-you-can-grow-at-chess-without-actually-playing-anyone/BrzfTmd9)
Obviously you can do this directly in a Study, not just Analysis Board. I recommend you do that as soon as you get a hang of it.
I recommend you start with something that is fun for you and maybe a little offbeat. At levels of under 2000 the win rate is skewed towards those who know their opening well, while their opponents do not.
for fastest start you need to do "learn: training" and puzzles once you internalized the tactical patterns from the learn section.
prioritize checkmate puzzles (shud be like half of your puzzles and the rest mixed).
since one of your goals is blindfold, i recommend prioritizing coordinate training and puzzles over slow chess and analysis. any time limit will hold you back in your goal of achieving good visualization skills. meanwhile 80% of situations from a game will be too complex for u to understand, but using the computer is pointless for your development.
https://lichess.org/@/CheckRaiseMate/blog/analysis-engine-on-or-off/9fGmuGnI
there are many studies with master games, but id recommend analyzing your own games to help you detect weaknesses and shortcomings first once u aquired a decent base level of around 1300 rapid/1500 classical. play and analysis still shud be like 20% and most effort should still be puzzles at this point.
when u hit 1400-1500 rapid start ur blindfold training (*link wont show up for some reason ill try link in double post below):
https://lichess.org/study/1HzNb63H
heres a link inside for bf too and also interesting read:
https://lichess.org/@/CheckRaiseMate/blog/puzzles-vs-games/qMxdf3sp
when ur like 1700 classical ull need to get a bit more serious about endgame training (you know the stuff from learn section and practised it in random puzzle mix, so now ull have to increase endgame puzzle volume or better check out some studies here on lichess). at this point following this routine you should be able to easily calculate 5 forcing moves. but truth about endgames is, even tho the positions look simple, there wont be as many forcing moves and thus the possibilities quickly branch off to the infinite. youll need to learn basic principles and how to implement them in your game, what priorities are in order etc since it will usually be impossible to calculate.
take this puzzle from one of my games: you need very little calculation every move is basically grounded in a rule of thumb, but always finding the right priorities and taking your time for a quick double check eludes most players.
one of the hard parts is keeping your focus up during the length of the puzzle. your brain rewarded you for the right move multiple times, thats when u relax/slack off/lose focus even tho the puzzle shud be basic for anybody who studied some endgames.
https://lichess.org/training/vpfI7
steady wins the race, dont put end goals over the journey. set aside fixed times for training. make goals like: 10 puzzles solved correctly, not achieve xxxx rating! also dont neglect your family :D gl with your goals!
edit: ignore all the people talking about "repertoire" and opening theory. its literally pointless for what u wanna achieve. 2k in slow chess A N D being able to play blindfold means u need to prioritize visualisation and not learn 100 moves and answers by heart. and you dont need opening theory to reach 2k whatsoever, its actually a trap and a waste of time if u ask me, especially if you might want to keep improving! im pretty sure if you have an elephant brain u can easily use the method TotalNoob decribed, but problem is youll be 2k classic but u dont know how to play chess, let alone play blindfold chess. also i dont think it will be rewarding just learning dozens of moves in a certain position by heart, it might be too little extrinsive motivation even for a disciplined adult.
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lichess . org/study/1HzNb63H
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