Does anyone have a chess catch phrase they use, or a chess nickname they have been given?
When I am playing like crap I have a few for myself.
There's a NM I like to tease by saying "when you don't know what to do, push a pawn!" It always gets him going in blitz: he crushes me quicker.
When in doubt, check.
1.) Play chess as though u cant be defeated! 2.) play the position on the board not the opponent!
Often this effects the way you play, and stops u focusing on their rating of u, or your opponents. I see so often how someones rating can effect how we approach the game. I believe half the battle is either won or lost in your head/mind! maybe even more then half the battle. Here is some interesting quotes i found you might like to read.
Until you try, you don't know what you can't do. -Henry James-
Experience is the name men give to their mistakes. - Oscar Wilde -
The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition. - Nick Seitz -
The one important thing i have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second disastrous. - Margot Fonteyn -
This Applies's to our learning chess too as u noticed. Well i hope this was useful for you.
My catch phrase is: "Oops!"
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