I'm at a bit of a loss for what major thing to concentrate on now that I've been through The Woodpecker Method. I've been watching Yusupov's video series on prophylaxis. Very enjoyable and I try to "actively learn" during it but who knows how helpful it actually is.
Here is a list of the stuff I have "on deck" in one way or another. It is always daunting but I'd really like to get to all of it...
Opening:
- Review my repertoires X number of times per week or month via chessable
- Start learning the London System via The Agile London System on chessable
- Learn additional Hyper Accelerated Dragon lines on chessable (additional options vs. Maroczy Bind and 7.Bc4)
- Play blitz games or rapid games and go over the opening in each one, adding to my current files as applicable
Middlegame (positional/strategic):
- Finish Gelfand's Positional Decision Making (only have 1 chapter left).
- Finish all non-opening chapters of Yusupov book I put on hold (11 chapters)
- Finish 45 chess techniques book (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IIWM64A...ng=UTF8&btkr=1) perhaps put many into flashcards or try to get it put on chessable (or do it myself) for periodic review
- Start Hellsten's Mastering Chess Strategy
Endgame:
- Go through 100 endgames you must know on chessable again, taking all of the tests
- Start Dvoretsky's endgame manual on chessable
- Start Aamteur to IM
- Start Hellsten's "Mastering Endgame Strategy"
- Train endgame positions file vs. an engine from Pump Up Your Rating
Tactics:
- Review Woodpecker set every 6 weeks via chessable
- Do advanced Woodpecker problems via chessable
- Review "Improve your chess tactics: 700 practical lessons & exercises" and do the exam problems via chessable
- 1001 beginner tactics via chessable
- chesstempo (not logged in to work on doing easy tactics quickly)
Calculation:
- Chesstempo standard: hard problems that will take 5+ minutes
- Chess Puzzle Book via chessable
- Analysis homework (pick a game in one of my openings and write down my moves for one side)
Other:
- Figure out a better system for analyzing my own games
- Create a "flashcard" system where I put any important positions from my games or study materials into a flashcard database. Perhaps even putting them all on chessable to study routinely
- Watch Yusupov and Dvoretsky videos on chess24 that I haven't watched
- Start Zurich 1953
- Start Modern Chess Strategy