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Are you supposed to take a break from Chess in the days before a big tournament?
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Feb 12, 2019
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#23
Just do tactics a lot. Have to be sharp before the tournament starts.
GM Smirnov talks about practical tournament preparation:
Ideally, you should exercise quite a lot (cardio mainly) in the weeks before a tournament to condition your endurance.
Right before the tournament though, there isn't that much you can do to prepare, except stay sharp.
Feb 12, 2019
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#24
FirePlanet10 wrote:
chessperson2222222 wrote:
1. Don't attempt to do match plays at the same time as your game
2. If you are playing a kid rated a few hundred points below you, offer a draw after move ten. Kids are often very underrated and could beat you.
3. Don't play 1..e5 against young kids who play e4. Try playing the pirc, french, or caro kann.
4. Against adults, play whatever openings you want.
Number 2 and 3 are completely wrong.
yes dont listen to 2
Feb 12, 2019
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#25
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Destroyer942 wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Destroyer942 wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
chessperson2222222 wrote:
1. Don't attempt to do match plays at the same time as your game
2. If you are playing a kid rated a few hundred points below you, offer a draw after move ten. Kids are often very underrated and could beat you.
3. Don't play 1..e5 against young kids who play e4. Try playing the pirc, french, or caro kann.
4. Against adults, play whatever openings you want.
Number 2 and 3 are completely wrong.
They are funny and have some truth in them. Kids often go to scholastic tournaments where everyone is underrated, so they are more likely to be underrated then adults. There is nothing wrong with playing e5(that's pretty much all I play), but kids are always more prepared for e5 then anything else when they play e4.
But what if I play the Petroff?
Anything is fine if you know it well.
I meant are kids just as prepared against the Petroff then 2...Nc6?
Not as prepared, but kind of prepared. Based on your chess.com ratings you'll obliterate them though.
Feb 12, 2019
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#26
flandr2 wrote:
Just do tactics a lot. Have to be sharp before the tournament starts.
GM Smirnov talks about practical tournament preparation:
Ideally, you should exercise quite a lot (cardio mainly) in the weeks before a tournament to condition your endurance.
Right before the tournament though, there isn't that much you can do to prepare, except stay sharp.
Oh? Really?
Many a great performance was predated by a long night of partying, endless games in the kibitz room and fresh beverages. To each his own.
In a book I read, it said that Botvinnik recommended no Chess activities for 5 days before a tournament. But I'm curious whether it's good advice or not.
FirePlanet10 wrote:
In a book I read, it said that Botvinnik recommended no Chess activities for 5 days before a tournament. But I'm curious whether it's good advice or not.
Dude, Relax!!
Chess is overall activities of your skill that you have been build up for years. 5 days or a week cant even improve 0.1% of your rating.
You are around 1800( according to your profile), your performance would be around that rating!!( Over or Under performance may happen due to statistical fluke of small sample size of games in a tournment).
Feb 12, 2019
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#29
FirePlanet10 wrote:
So there is a huge tournament I am playing in this weekend and I wonder am I suppose to:
Study as much as Chess as possible right before the tournament to prepare or
Take a break from all Chess related activities several days before?
In athletic sports this is known as "Tapering" but I don't know if it applies to Chess or not.
One day before event break is enough. More days you're "out of chess" on first day of event.
drmrboss wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
In a book I read, it said that Botvinnik recommended no Chess activities for 5 days before a tournament. But I'm curious whether it's good advice or not.
Dude, Relax!!
Chess is overall activities of your skill that you have been build up for years. 5 days or a week cant even improve 0.1% of your rating.
You are around 1800( according to your profile), your performance would be around that rating!!( Over or Under performance may happen due to statistical fluke of small sample size of games in a tournment).
Lol what? I'm very relaxed just curious.
bong711 wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
So there is a huge tournament I am playing in this weekend and I wonder am I suppose to:
Study as much as Chess as possible right before the tournament to prepare or
Take a break from all Chess related activities several days before?
In athletic sports this is known as "Tapering" but I don't know if it applies to Chess or not.
One day before event break is enough. More days you're "out of chess" on first day of event.
Interesting because one time before a big tournament I did a heavy amount of studying the night before but it hurted me on the tournament day and other times it helped me a bit. I guess it might of just took away my energy that's all.
Feb 12, 2019
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#32
agree with post 11 , play hungry , and don't use mental energy on chess prior to tournament go in fresh and not relaxed
I like a walk in the park prior too to think of non chess stuff
Feb 12, 2019
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#33
but we each have our own things that work for us but it may not work for others
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Feb 13, 2019
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#35
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
I usually drink Gatorade during tournament games, but they are actually bad?
Feb 13, 2019
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#37
FirePlanet10 wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
I usually drink Gatorade during tournament games, but they are actually bad?
Gatorade is fine. But stay away from all those energy drinks with large amounts of caffeine. Sports drinks are fine, energy drinks are not. Years ago at a tournament, i heard 2 guys talking about how late they stayed up partying, and how tired they were, etc. They were both down red bulls. I got paired with one of them in round 1. Needless to say my game plan was to keep him at the table as long as possible before his bladder took over.
There he was sitting there, leg shaking, squirming in his chair all amped up on energy drinks. Every time he would stand up to go to the bathroom, i would make a move. He would start to stand, i would start to put my hand out to move, and he would sit back down.
I just took advantage of his late night, and bladder.
Feb 13, 2019
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#38
DeirdreSkye wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
I usually drink Gatorade during tournament games, but they are actually bad?
Gatorade is fine. But stay away from all those energy drinks with large amounts of caffeine. Sports drinks are fine, energy drinks are not. Years ago at a tournament, i heard 2 guys talking about how late they stayed up partying, and how tired they were, etc. They were both down red bulls. I got paired with one of them in round 1. Needless to say my game plan was to keep him at the table as long as possible before his bladder took over.
There he was sitting there, leg shaking, squirming in his chair all amped up on energy drinks. Every time he would stand up to go to the bathroom, i would make a move. He would start to stand, i would start to put my hand out to move, and he would sit back down.
I just took advantage of his late night, and bladder.
You are full of dirty tricks!
I simply took advantage of what was presented to me :-)
IMBacon wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
I usually drink Gatorade during tournament games, but they are actually bad?
Gatorade is fine. But stay away from all those energy drinks with large amounts of caffeine. Sports drinks are fine, energy drinks are not. Years ago at a tournament, i heard 2 guys talking about how late they stayed up partying, and how tired they were, etc. They were both down red bulls. I got paired with one of them in round 1. Needless to say my game plan was to keep him at the table as long as possible before his bladder took over.
There he was sitting there, leg shaking, squirming in his chair all amped up on energy drinks. Every time he would stand up to go to the bathroom, i would make a move. He would start to stand, i would start to put my hand out to move, and he would sit back down.
I just took advantage of his late night, and bladder.
You are full of dirty tricks!
I simply took advantage of what was presented to me :-)
I was playing a game where a opponent had 1 min left and he asked if I could the stop the clock so he could use the bathroom and I did so. I lost the game but it felt nice to be nice.
Feb 13, 2019
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#40
FirePlanet10 wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
FirePlanet10 wrote:
Ok so just to overall end this, I should not do any hard study or analysis right before the tournament but just stay sharp by doing tactics and looking at my openings?
Then the best thing you can do is this...
Get a good nights sleep.
Do some tactics in the morning before the first round. A good way to warm the brain up.
If you drink coffee. Have a cup of coffee about 30 minutes before the round starts.
Stay hydrated with water. AVOID energy drinks.
Eat lite meals.
Have fun, and good luck!
I usually drink Gatorade during tournament games, but they are actually bad?
Gatorade is fine. But stay away from all those energy drinks with large amounts of caffeine. Sports drinks are fine, energy drinks are not. Years ago at a tournament, i heard 2 guys talking about how late they stayed up partying, and how tired they were, etc. They were both down red bulls. I got paired with one of them in round 1. Needless to say my game plan was to keep him at the table as long as possible before his bladder took over.
There he was sitting there, leg shaking, squirming in his chair all amped up on energy drinks. Every time he would stand up to go to the bathroom, i would make a move. He would start to stand, i would start to put my hand out to move, and he would sit back down.
I just took advantage of his late night, and bladder.
You are full of dirty tricks!
I simply took advantage of what was presented to me :-)
I was playing a game where a opponent had 1 min left and he asked if I could the stop the clock so he could use the bathroom and I did so. I lost the game but it felt nice to be nice.
I have done things like to, so often. This past weekend i played in a 1 day G75, 3 round tournament. My second round opponent learned to play 6 months. He would keep forgetting to hit the clock, so i would gibe him a friendly reminder. I would rather do something nice for someone, than be a stickler for the rules. Besides, i would die of boredom if i had to sit there for 65 minutes waiting to win.
So there is a huge tournament I am playing in this weekend and I wonder am I suppose to:
Study as much as Chess as possible right before the tournament to prepare or
Take a break from all Chess related activities several days before?
In athletic sports this is known as "Tapering" but I don't know if it applies to Chess or not.
Depends...Yea...my standard answer for pretty much every question asked here.
Tactics are always something you want to study at any time.
Obviously don't be one of those knuckleheads that posts: "I have a tournament in 4 days. Should i learn a new opening?" That kind of stupidity should get someone banned.
What i would do:
Tactics.
Review the openings you play.
Lay off the speed, blitz, and bullet chess.
If you know the advanced entry list. Find players in your section, and look up their games. Get some idea of what they play.
Oh ?
Nonsense.
Kiss the dog and let the chips fall.
Play your game
and the possibility exists to play another.