My Study Plan

In last 12 months I didn't study chess. I played 10 OTB games and many games on ICC in last 12 months and I noticed that my play wasn't good. So, I decide to start with my chess study again.
My current FIDE rating after 20 rated games is 2031.

I looked at the Internet to see what I should study.
I found very interested study plan on http://www.convekta.com/softscho/l1/lesson_3.html
WGM Mikhailova created a study plan based on Convekta's products.
Here is excerpt from her study plan:

Training and trials, 'base line' before the initial ELO rating (2200) is achieved.

The very initial stage we call conditionally our 'base line'. The aim at this stage is to acquire a playing skill of approximately 2200 ELO. At this stage a chess player must have a successfully tested opening repertoire which includes 2 openings as White and 2 openings with the black pieces. The chess player must master tactics (60-70 per cent of a success rate solving problems of an intermediate difficulty), acquire a firm knowledge of the basics of chess strategy, ie. How a position's evaluation is developed and what are its components, familiarize with about 15-25 common plans from the chess classic examples, know typical chess endings: evaluation, plan of play and standard tactical methods for approximately 250 endgame positions. It is necessary to acquire the skills of working with a computer and with chess software.

The training process is organized in accordance with school workload and physical condition of the pupils, each one has an individual schedule.

A series of competitions and training games is designed to facilitate better assimilation of what has been learnt.

After read this I created study plan for myself. (Unit (U) = 45 minutes)

Day 1
Opening study 2 Units
Tactics 1U

Day 2
Endgame study 3U

Day 3
Strategy 2U
Tactics 1U

Day 4
Opening study 2U
Tactics 1U

Day5
Going thru master games 2U
Solving endings 1U

Day 6
Tactics 1U
Strategy 1U
Analyze of my games 1U

I will study openings from several different sources: ChessBase openings DVD's and books.

For a endgame study I will use Endgame Manual by IM Dvoretsky, and to practice endgames I will use Convekta's program Chess Endgame Training (more than 2500 position to solve).

For a Strategy I will use another excellent Convekta's program Strategy 2.0.

For a tactical study I will use another Convekta's program CT-Art 3.0.

Study without playing wouldn't lead me anywhere, so I will play at least 2 long standard games per week. After game is finished I will analyze it.

Feel free to comment my study plan.


Miro