12 Best Chess Training Methods Ranked and Explained

Summary by Krater

The creator ranks and discusses twelve chess training methods from worst to best, concluding that playing tournament chess is the most effective training method.

From the video

Answers: What are the best chess training methods to improve at chess?

• chess training methods
• chess improvement
• chess openings
• chess endgames
• chess tactics
• blindfold chess
• annotated chess games

What it concludes

• Watching chess videos is the worst training method as it provides insufficient engagement.
• Opening study and building repertoires is inefficient unless preparing for a specific tournament game or learning basic endgame principles.
• Blindfold training helps with visualization and calculation, though it is not as efficient as other methods.
• Reading chess books can be useful or useless depending on the book quality and the reader's engagement with a real board.
• Studying endgames requires separating theoretical endgames from complex endgames.
• Solving problems through hand-picked annotated material is better than using tactical courses or random online puzzles without author explanations and backstories of games teaches decision-making better than simple game collections or positional games alone.