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how to avoid tilt would be super helpful if anyone has any insights

How to stop playing in the automatic and really think about your moves

pple losing or gaining lots of rating points per game means that they recently started playing in that time control

Or they have just logged back in after a long time away.

New Forum Request:

Introducing Chess to Novices

Some people were recently talking about the most underrated component of chess. There was some debate, but, someone said the pawns and I (along with some others) absolutely agreed! That made me think about the pawns and something I like to do with beginners... I just wanted to share this with anyone who is teaching someone else chess who has never played before. 😵‍💫

Learning how all the pieces move can be difficult (FUN FACT 🤓: the pawns actually are not pieces; technically, there are 4 pieces and the pawn... in other words, each player has 8 pieces and 8 pawns). The pawns move once, except twice at first, capture diagonally, they get stuck, and every novice's nightmare... en passant! 🫨😵 The king is a bit easier to understand, but, can still be a bit overwhelming. And, of course, let's not forget the nuances of all the other pieces!🥴

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Pawns are often overlooked and underappreciated (except by titled players, of course 🧐👑). But, this game - the pawn race - helps them appreciate (in just a few days⏳) concepts that entire courses and whole books 📚 are devoted to teaching! 🤯

I've seen this method yield great results - from little children to seniors!😍 Go and try this out with anyone you know who hasn't gotten into chess, yet! Especially those holdouts (after all, it technically isn't chess 😉) and let me know what your results are. 😃🤙🏻

I look forward to hearing from the community! Keep Chessing & Stay Brainy! 🤠

how to avoid tilt would be super helpful if anyone has any insights

i suggest playing 1 game each day, personally that helps me

Title: Physical Aspects of Chess

I feel like a lot of people forget to mention how taking care of the physical body can led to chess improvement. The forum would be used as place for people to ask how chess and health go hand and hand. Some questions that should be asked are:

What is the proper diet for a chess player? (if any)

How to improve your stamina during tournament play? GMs sometimes play on average 4 hours+ of high intensity games a day. It would be great to know how that is achieved.

Does good sleeping habits and daily exercise play a crucial part?

What foods should I eat to improve my memorization and calculation?

A forum on this would be greatly appreciated, especially with the fact that this information is rarely available or explained in depth

Openings?

But you need to practice more then that!

As black, try Pirc/ Kings Indian against literally anything. As white, try the Italian Game.