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Player rated 2000+ what is your Chess routine?

Title. I was curious to know what you guys did differently.
How much times did you guys do tactics?
How many books and which books you read?
How much time did you spend playing?

Title. I was curious to know what you guys did differently. How much times did you guys do tactics? How many books and which books you read? How much time did you spend playing?

#1
"How much times did you guys do tactics?" -- Many many times
"How many books and which books you read?" Maybe 100 books. In retrospect way too much. You should not exceed 3 books/year. Quality > quantity. A good book by a strong author is more useful than 10 mediocre books by mediocre authors. Reading is an inappropriate verb. These are no novels. You have to study them with a chess set or even better 2 chess sets: one for the main line and one for variations. Now what books are good and what books are bad is controversial and opinions differ.
Here is a list of 20 books that helped somebody to become a grandmaster.
https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/
How much time did you spend playing? -- Many years, many hours

#1 "How much times did you guys do tactics?" -- Many many times "How many books and which books you read?" Maybe 100 books. In retrospect way too much. You should not exceed 3 books/year. Quality > quantity. A good book by a strong author is more useful than 10 mediocre books by mediocre authors. Reading is an inappropriate verb. These are no novels. You have to study them with a chess set or even better 2 chess sets: one for the main line and one for variations. Now what books are good and what books are bad is controversial and opinions differ. Here is a list of 20 books that helped somebody to become a grandmaster. https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/ How much time did you spend playing? -- Many years, many hours

Since this sounds like a survey, I'll post my answers although I completely agree with #2

"How much times did you guys do tactics?"
A lot. But not just "did", continue doing.
I also think it's the most important thing to practice under 2000.

"How many books and which books you read?"
Many, but I don't think most of the reading helped improving my play strength.
I agree quality > quantity, but also that you should put some active effort to whatever you're reading.
Which books? I don't think a specific set of books will do and there are personal preferences involved. I read a lot of chess history books or opening books only because I had a personal interest, but they might do nothing to improve your level.

I wouldn't recommend books as a way to improve your play strength, but I wouldn't either tell you not to read them if you have an interest on it. Chess is too complex and any area you practice will improve you in some way.

"How much time did you spend playing?"
10+ years over the board.
Plus Lichess says "Time spent playing: 147 days, 15 hours and 36 minutes", and of course that's only on this website/account and there are others.

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Apart from answering your questions, I'd like to share my personal recommendation to improve when you're under 2000: focus on tactics and endgames. Those are the things that affect your results the most.

If you can only do one thing, do puzzles. If you can do two, do puzzles and play games. If you can do 3, start studying endgames.

I hope this helps.

Since this sounds like a survey, I'll post my answers although I completely agree with #2 "How much times did you guys do tactics?" A lot. But not just "did", continue doing. I also think it's the most important thing to practice under 2000. "How many books and which books you read?" Many, but I don't think most of the reading helped improving my play strength. I agree quality > quantity, but also that you should put some active effort to whatever you're reading. Which books? I don't think a specific set of books will do and there are personal preferences involved. I read a lot of chess history books or opening books only because I had a personal interest, but they might do nothing to improve your level. I wouldn't recommend books as a way to improve your play strength, but I wouldn't either tell you not to read them if you have an interest on it. Chess is too complex and any area you practice will improve you in some way. "How much time did you spend playing?" 10+ years over the board. Plus Lichess says "Time spent playing: 147 days, 15 hours and 36 minutes", and of course that's only on this website/account and there are others. -- Apart from answering your questions, I'd like to share my personal recommendation to improve when you're under 2000: focus on tactics and endgames. Those are the things that affect your results the most. If you can only do one thing, do puzzles. If you can do two, do puzzles and play games. If you can do 3, start studying endgames. I hope this helps.

Avoid playing Blitz and Study without engine

Avoid playing Blitz and Study without engine

Is that 2000+ in Lichess rating or in real OTB life?

Is that 2000+ in Lichess rating or in real OTB life?

7:00Am to 9pm-chess
9:00 pm to 7 am in the morning-chess

7:00Am to 9pm-chess 9:00 pm to 7 am in the morning-chess

I would say, rest is very important. Like you should stop playing chess for a week or so if you feel tired.

I would say, rest is very important. Like you should stop playing chess for a week or so if you feel tired.

I didn't really do tactics like everyone else. I studied maybe 6000 puzzles total in 30 years. Where most people boast over 100k. Most of my actual tactical training was through Tal's method. In several of his books he claimed to study tactics from raw game scores. This made sense to me so that's how I did it.

Books were bad for me because of my dyslexia so I adapted videos.

I played every day and tried to get as much analysis as possible. 2020 was horrible for this because it messed up my tournament schedule. I was planning to break 2100 this year and it's a huge set back.

I didn't really do tactics like everyone else. I studied maybe 6000 puzzles total in 30 years. Where most people boast over 100k. Most of my actual tactical training was through Tal's method. In several of his books he claimed to study tactics from raw game scores. This made sense to me so that's how I did it. Books were bad for me because of my dyslexia so I adapted videos. I played every day and tried to get as much analysis as possible. 2020 was horrible for this because it messed up my tournament schedule. I was planning to break 2100 this year and it's a huge set back.
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