Tips on how to improve for classical chess.

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Yama

rsab6 vs. Yama | Analysis - Chess.com recent game i played.   Some things to know are that im working on a repertoire with scicilian as black and e4 mainly playing italian or playing other lines if e5 is not played.  Be harsh if you can, im wiling to do anything to get better.

chesscoachdiego

Hi Yama, I recorded a video on how to improve your chess.

Most people ignore the importance of having references and spotting their natural tendencies, so I know this will help you to get better results. I hope it helps.

medelpad
Play as much classical chess as possible
play4fun64

Study classical games of GMs.I recommend MVL as he played the Italian and Sicilian a lot.

https://www.chessgames.com/player/maxime_vachier-lagrave.html?kpage=7

ChessMasteryOfficial

Play classical time control games regularly to allow for deeper thought and analysis.

Study games of strong players to learn strategic ideas and plans in different types of positions.

Review your own games to identify mistakes and missed opportunities.

play4fun64

Study endgame. I have a tip using database.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/endgames/studying-endgame-with-database

tambienyo

play4fun64 and ChessMasteryOfficial both made the best point of all - to study the games of strong players, e.g. Capablanca, Lasker, etc. But don't try to understand every possible nuance, look at the general pattern of their play, and try to understand the annotater's comments.