Find some live tournament broadcasts and listen to them, like the US championship right now. You'll get expert commentary on the openings that are popular today and how to play the resulting positions.
@d4Nc3Bf4 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/O9zrM1LN)
> Tactics are very important.
> Personally the book Forcing chess moves by Charles Hertan and Woodpecker Method helped me a lot in this.
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> Focus on solving a lot of puzzles either from a book or some website, Chess Tempo, Lichess or Chesscom just stick to one site and keep solving! I think that is more important for you compared to silman or other positional chess books.
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> Good Luck!
forcing chess moves by hertan brought me from probably 700 uscf to 1200
@DECOY-CHOPPER
Play a lot of otb (at least 1-2 games/day), it is not the same as online chess.
@crusader5 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/Sn48D4Ue)
> forcing chess moves by hertan brought me from probably 700 uscf to 1200
It got me from 1900 to almost 2200 on chesscom immediately after finishing it!
@d4Nc3Bf4 ,i have bought how to recess your chess
@d4Nc3Bf4 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/PdQTSxuA)
> > forcing chess moves by hertan brought me from probably 700 uscf to 1200
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> It got me from 1900 to almost 2200 on chesscom immediately after finishing it!
man I'm still stuck at like 1900 rapid :/
Yo bro, look for your opponent resources and defence. That's all I know now.
@DECOY-CHOPPER said [^](/forum/redirect/post/BIyoROnE)
> @d4Nc3Bf4 ,i have bought how to recess your chess
great book, make sure you read chapter 1 if not all of them
@DECOY-CHOPPER said in #15:
> ... i have bought how to recess your chess
IM Silman's book is probably better.
How to recess your chess, is IM Silmans book