Method 2 Axel Smith -pdf Pgn...: The Woodpecker

The method uses "spaced repetition" to burn patterns into your subconscious.

Summary

The "Woodpecker" approach involves solving the same set of puzzles in increasingly faster cycles to program the subconscious mind. The Woodpecker Method 2 Axel Smith -PDF PGN...

One user, a 2100 FIDE player, wrote: “I did the first Woodpecker method with the 222 puzzles. Gained 80 points. Volume 2 is brutal. After the Marathon set, my calculation depth went from 3 moves to 5–6 moves in complex middlegames. My blitz rating jumped from 2200 to 2370 on Lichess.” The method uses "spaced repetition" to burn patterns

Before diving into Volume 2, let’s recap the original. The Woodpecker Method is a high-intensity training system where a player solves a large set of tactical puzzles repeatedly, in shorter and shorter timeframes. Imagine a woodpecker pecking the same tree repeatedly until it breaks through—that is the idea. Gained 80 points