howtostudychess

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How to study chess — properly.

Plain-English guides to actually getting better — built on the same idea as the app: study your own games, fix one thing at a time, and practise it until it sticks.

How to improve at chess →

The complete, practical plan — the one habit that matters most, a weekly routine, and how long it really takes.

Guides

How to study chess →

What “studying” actually means, and where to start.

Analyze your games →

A five-step way to review a game and find the lesson.

Stop blundering →

A simple before-every-move routine to stop hanging pieces.

A study plan →

A 30-minutes-a-day template you can actually keep.

By rating

Improve at 1000 →

Stop hanging pieces; spot basic tactics.

Improve at 1200 →

Sharper tactics, simple plans, basic endgames.

Improve at 1500 →

Calculation, positional ideas, converting wins.