Your Chess New Year's Resolutions

Since New year's is upon us, I want to know what your chess related New Year's resolutions are. Last year, I resolved to reach 1900 USCF (I was 1650 then) by the end of this year; I am currently 1826 USCF- so a little off, but there is still some time 🙂. My New year's goal is to reach 2100 USCF by next year- this may sound ridiculously ambitious, but I plan on studying... a lot... how about you? What are your resolutions?

Mine was 1700 USCF last year but I only got to 1690. So 1800 for this year. The big hurdle is actually playing more than 2 events in a year.

Resolutions to me are pointless. I'm a driven person anyway so working out losing weight and all that is out the door. Same with chess I am constantly trying to get better and I will reach master one day. I have not focused much of my time on this site and I have played on gameknot a lot more and put a lot more time into my games over there. I'm 1882 and its the highest I've ever been. I was hoping to at least touch 1900. As for uscf I'm coming up from 856, my elementary school rating and I have 18 wins out of 24 games. I am planning on reaching expert over the board by next year.

I feel ashamed when I see this because I did not finish even 2 books out of those planned for 2008 🙁...so my book queue still remains...all the other goals were met

I dont really set goals regarding ratings - even if I did manage something like breaking the 2200 barrier it would be a hollow achievement as I would quickly be beaten back down.

Something real that I could do is get hold of a decent Ruy lopez book and learn it properly rather then making up most of the ideas as I go, it would be handy to have a bit of a deeper understanding.

Also, some sort of modern defence book would be useful as well, this is another opening that I have started playing more recently and would like a better understanding of.

My main goal is to win an OTB tournament (in my rating section). Besides that I'd like to reach 1500 OTB (currently 1200).

my new year resolution is to burn all my chess opening books on the basis that they are worthless pieces of combustible nonsense in a sacrificial effigy to decency and self reliance. watch as my rating spirals downwards in a frenzy of lackluster mediocrity and downright error, only to arise as a phoenix from the ashes of disaster...ahem.

Originally posted by chesskid001
how about you? What are your resolutions?

give up chess and dedicate more time to my family ;-)

Originally posted by polux
give up chess and dedicate more time to my family ;-)

The best one I've heard yet!

Double my thinking time from one millionth of a second to two millionths of a second!

Originally posted by ketchuplover
Double my thinking time from one millionth of a second to two millionths of a second!

i like this, someone that i can relate to, i also play correspondence chess as if it was blitz!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
i like this, someone that i can relate to, i also play correspondence chess as if it was blitz!

Quantity over quality 🙂

Originally posted by zebano
The best one I've heard yet!

you never met my wife ..😀

Originally posted by polux
give up chess and dedicate more time to my family ;-)

Give up my family and devote more of my time to Chess!

Originally posted by polux
you never met my wife ..😀

Or mine..😞