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ChessMood a month ago
New success story: Becoming an FM with Just 1 Hour of Daily Training

Do you feel stuck at a rating? So did Sandro Safar.

But with just 1 hour a day, he broke past his rating plateau and achieved his life goal—the FM title!
Congratulations Sandro!🎉

What was his routine like? What changes did he make?

Read the full story here:
https://chessmood.com/success-stories/sandro-safar

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    Zaheem Chess 15 days ago

    Congratulations Friend! Who knew just 1 hour training can make you FM.
    Did you mention rapid as in Lichess, upto about 20 mins or chess.com upto daily?
    Childish question: If 1 hour of training made you FM, then 1.30-2.00 hours could make you A WORLD CHAMPION GM right?
    I definitely want to be a strong player like you! Hope I do. But I have to wait😆. 

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      Sandro Safar 11 days ago

      Rapid chess is up to about 20 minutes, regardless of the platform (Chesscom or Lichess). 

       

      Personally I enjoy 10+0 because of my premoving skills when really low on time, but most of my students prefer 15+10.


      Who knows what I could've done with 2 hours per day 👀 haha

      Stay consistent, enjoy the game and I'm sure you'll get there! 😄

      Best of luck, friend! 🥰

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    Jeff Petersen 21 days ago

    Congrats Sandro! Very inspiring story. Question: what time control(s) were your rapid games? Chess.com or Lichess.org? How did you choose your puzzles for warm-up? Thank you.

    Jeff (Chessmood lifetime subscriber)

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      I prefer 10+0, but everyone has different preferences. It's just that I'm good at premoves and flagging haha so I chose that
      I mixed Chesscom and Lichess. I used Chesscom for serious games and Lichess for when I wanted to stay consistent, but didn't really feel like playing.
      Puzzles are chosen randomly, I did the Chesscom Rated ones.

      Thank you! :)

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    Joe BB 24 days ago

    Congratulations Sandro! A very inspiring story!

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      I'm glad you found it inspiring! Thank you :)

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    Ar Ray a month ago

    Great achievement brother 

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      Appreciate it, brother!

       

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    Riccardo Volpati a month ago

    😁

    hi sandro congratulations ....
    greetings from a humble chess player

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      Thank you very much, Riccardo! :)

       

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    Angelo Sifaleras a month ago

    Very inspiring success story Sandro! Congratulations!! 

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      Thank you very much, Angelo! :D

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    wolf kroitschov a month ago

    Congratulations Master!

    I definetly want to follow your steps.

    Thanks for sharing your story.  

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      Sandro Safar 21 days ago

      Thank you very much! :)

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