Answers.Body: <p>With the time you say you have to spend on chess, of course it's possible to improve. You should remember that chess should never come first though, and it's just a game you enjoy. If you're not aiming to be a professional, don't spend hours on end every day studying it.</p>
  
  <p>Here's a list of chess literature I think would benefit you, at your skill level:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>Grandmaster Preparation series by Jacob Aagard. If you can work through all the books in it (I believe there are 5) you'll definitely improve.</p></li>
  <li><p>My Great Predecessor series by Garry Kasparov. He annotates games of all the world champions (as well as many other strong players), and it's incredibly instructive. I also learned a huge amount of chess history from the series.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Other than that, it's good to continue playing online and doing tactics training. Even if you did only 1/2 hours per day of reading/playing/tactics, you'll start to see improvement. Also, since school should come first, I'd recommend not exceeding 1/2 hours per day, unless you're absolutely set on becoming a GM / professional (which I don't recommend).</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-08-18T01:35:15.203Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-08-18T01:35:15.203Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Inertial Ignorance
Answers.Body: <p>You have plenty of time, but, please, concentrate on your study first, chess comes the second.</p>
  
  <p>I have a few friends, well... people I know, like you. They all heavily invest their time in their education and possible employment opportunities. They all still play quite strong, but don't consider chess anything but hobby.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-08-16T11:25:06.813Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-08-16T11:25:06.813Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: lenik
Answers.Body: <p>Go find a club and quit making excuses. </p>
  
  <p>Being 2100 on lichess without a FIDE rating is like saying you're division 1 in FIFA 18 without ever having played for a real-life team. Go find a club, because no one cares about lichess. </p>
  
  <p>Once you start playing at a club, your chess will improve at a speed you couldn't imagine, and you will make a lot of friends. </p>
  
  <p>You will grow as a person and learn about yourself. </p>
  
  <p>Good luck.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-08-21T11:34:08.503Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-08-21T11:34:08.503Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Jossie Calderon
Body: <p>I have reached 2000 rating in rapid at lichess. I am a student, so I have to keep up with my schoolwork. I get around 1/2 to 1 hour on chess on each weekdays and 2hrs on weekends. My question is, if I want to get better, do I have enough time to get a higher rating or it's unlikely for me to improve?</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-16T18:15:04.513Z
Comments.Text: You definitely have plenty of time to get a higher rating, but it all depends on how high you want to go really. If you're aiming for a GM title then you will have to prioritize, but if you just want to be a pretty strong player it shouldn't eat up all your spare time if you train efficiently.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Scounged
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-18T14:35:26.013Z
Comments.Text: What's your USCF or FIDE rating?
Comments.UserDisplayName: Jossie Calderon
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-19T08:32:01.630Z
Comments.Text: @Jossie Calderon I don’t have USCF or FIDE rating, but my lichens rating is 2000. I was hoping someone can convert that to FIDE rating.
Comments.UserDisplayName: abc...
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-20T05:23:30.900Z
Comments.Text: @Universal_learner I am in grade 9 and I am not in a club right now.
Comments.UserDisplayName: abc...
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-21T04:13:14.757Z
Comments.Text: @Universal_learner I got no one to play with... even no one to practice endgames! I don't know weather or not I should join a club. Also, can you please estimate what my FIDE rating will be? Also, how can I get my official FIDE rating?
Comments.UserDisplayName: abc...
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-08-21T04:54:19.933Z
Comments.Text: *Stay in school; don't do drugs; eat your vegetables.*
Comments.UserDisplayName: Mr Pie
Tags: <learning>
Title: How should I continue?
ThreadText: # How should I continue?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-16)
  
  I have reached 2000 rating in rapid at lichess. I am a student, so I have to keep up with my schoolwork. I get around 1/2 to 1 hour on chess on each weekdays and 2hrs on weekends. My question is, if I want to get better, do I have enough time to get a higher rating or it's unlikely for me to improve?
  
  **Tags:** learning
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You definitely have plenty of time to get a higher rating, but it all depends on how high you want to go really. If you're aiming for a GM title then you will have to prioritize, but if you just want to be a pretty strong player it shouldn't eat up all your spare time if you train efficiently.  
  > **username_2**: What's your USCF or FIDE rating?  
  > **username_0**: @username_2 I don’t have USCF or FIDE rating, but my lichens rating is 2000. I was hoping someone can convert that to FIDE rating.  
  > **username_0**: @Universal_learner I am in grade 9 and I am not in a club right now.  
  > **username_0**: @Universal_learner I got no one to play with... even no one to practice endgames! I don't know weather or not I should join a club. Also, can you please estimate what my FIDE rating will be? Also, how can I get my official FIDE rating?  
  > **username_3**: *Stay in school; don't do drugs; eat your vegetables.*  
  
  ---
  
  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-08-18. Score: 6
  
  With the time you say you have to spend on chess, of course it's possible to improve. You should remember that chess should never come first though, and it's just a game you enjoy. If you're not aiming to be a professional, don't spend hours on end every day studying it.
  
  Here's a list of chess literature I think would benefit you, at your skill level:
  
  * Grandmaster Preparation series by Jacob Aagard. If you can work through all the books in it (I believe there are 5) you'll definitely improve.
  * My Great Predecessor series by Garry Kasparov. He annotates games of all the world champions (as well as many other strong players), and it's incredibly instructive. I also learned a huge amount of chess history from the series.
  
  Other than that, it's good to continue playing online and doing tactics training. Even if you did only 1/2 hours per day of reading/playing/tactics, you'll start to see improvement. Also, since school should come first, I'd recommend not exceeding 1/2 hours per day, unless you're absolutely set on becoming a GM / professional (which I don't recommend).
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2018-08-16. Score: 5
  
  You have plenty of time, but, please, concentrate on your study first, chess comes the second.
  
  I have a few friends, well... people I know, like you. They all heavily invest their time in their education and possible employment opportunities. They all still play quite strong, but don't consider chess anything but hobby.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-21. Score: 3
  
  Go find a club and quit making excuses.
  
  Being 2100 on lichess without a FIDE rating is like saying you're division 1 in FIFA 18 without ever having played for a real-life team. Go find a club, because no one cares about lichess.
  
  Once you start playing at a club, your chess will improve at a speed you couldn't imagine, and you will make a lot of friends.
  
  You will grow as a person and learn about yourself.
  
  Good luck.
  
  
  ---
  
  