What’s holding me back? A hard look at myself- chess audit

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Since finishing my post graduate diploma studies in mental health, I now have some time to think about my current chess level and where I want to be.

My first short term goal is to reach 2000 ELO.

My online rating on chess.com has been stagnant for quite some time, hoovering around 1900.

On Lichess Classical, my rating has taken a dip from 2100’s to 2000’s. I’m not too bothered (or maybe I should be?) for I was distracted slightly during my post graduate exams.

In the interim, I do want to achieve the following goals:

  1. Break 2000 elo for both Chess.com in Rapid And Blitz Time control
  2. Maintain 2100 elo for lichess.org Classical Time control.
  3. Break 1800 ELO on chesstempo puzzles
  4. Qualify for National Chess Finals (optiona)

I think this is in line with my S.M.A.R.T goals.