There is no perfect chess training program. In fact, many top chess players and coaches often disagree with each other about how certain things should be taught or played. They even disagree on evaluations of certain chess positions. What does that mean for somebody like you, for a player who wants to improve their game? You will need to learn a lot and experiment, see what works for yourself and what doesn’t.

Law of Chess Training #2. The effectiveness of any chess training is directly proportional to the amount of effort you are putting into it. If a training does not work, it is most likely because you are not putting enough work into it.

“Success depends on effort” – Sophocles.

Law of Chess Training #3. Learning how to “study” chess and working on it continuously is great. But don’t forget to actually put in the hard work. Indefinitely researching different training possibilities and only working on things that you feel comfortable working on will get you nowhere. Focus on something that really needs improvement and the results will come.

Law of Chess Training #4. Any chess training will make you tired. Only the right training will make you a better chess player.

Law of Chess Training #5. In order to become a strong chess player (top 1-3%, 2200 – 2000 elo) you do not need to hire expensive coaches, possess a special chess talent or have an IQ of 165. You just need to train hard and play well.

Law of Chess Training #6. Some of your favorite things that you work on at chess are your favorite because they are easy. If they are easy it means you are already proficient at it and do not need to spend your time on it. It is better to focus on something that is hard and unpleasant. For most chess players this is typically endgames, positional chess and hard tactics.