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That becomes automatic with experience. Whenever the opponent makes a move, you should ask yourself: "What would they play if I do not make a move right now?" This is the single most important question in chess IMO. If this process is not automatized, then you expose yourself to blunders. And once you answer this question correctly, then good candidate moves will come naturally to you. I even created a Chessable course about this topic : "My Opponent's Move: Identifying Threats, Mistakes and Misconceptions".

Love for the game itself. Its purity, honesty, and scientific nature.

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How do we deal with anger nd other emotions in chess tournaments that could affect the game? I tend to get offended easily and that usually results in losing my focus on the game.

A very interesting question! I may make a video about this in the future. But briefly: in the Advanced Caro with ...Bf5, Black solves the bad bishop problem but suffers with time and development of the kingside. Moreover, the bishop on f5 itself can become a vulnerability, with early h4 + g4 ideas. These are the major drawbacks. Black is also lacking space obviously, and a traffic jam may emerge in Black's camp. But if these issues can be solved and Black can develop naturally, then the future is bright as we will be playing a French structure without the terrible French bishop! Hence the trade-off!

So in the French Advanced, we have a bad bishop on c8. But it is also a safe piece! In chess, a piece can be active/passive or safe/vulnerable. Caro bishop is arguably active and vulnerable, while the French bishop is passive and safe. Chess is full of trade-offs!

They usually talk about 10.000 hours to excel at anything, but things are not so straightforward. The quality of the training is the key, rather than how many hours you looked at chess. We don't have a scientific study yet that compared different training methods for best chess improvement.

So it is hard to give a certain number. Deliberate practice is very important. Seeking the right feedback and focusing on the important things that are just outside of our comfort zone. Analyzing our mistakes and taking actionable tips from those to repeat the cycle. Seeking good teachers that do not overwhelm you and deeply explain the chess patterns.

I need to write a book about it And most processes I cannot even consciously recall, as most steps are automatized.

But there are 3 golden steps to right thought process:

1) Identifying the opponent's threat once they make a move

2) Generating several candidate moves that speak to the position

3) Blunder-checking your candidate move, by seeking for counterevidence from the world

I made several videos about these steps in my YT channel if you are interested. For the first step, I created a Chessable course. Now I am working on another course for the third step (blunder-check).

I answered similar questions above, when it comes to whether GM is possible.

But playing & analyzing is so important. So if I were you, I would really play in several OTB tournaments. They are real testing grounds and you can focus much more on OTB games. Then you analyse your games and take actionable advice to move forward and know what to work on. There is no one-size-fits-all all approach - you need to look at your own strengths and weaknesses. But playing & analyzing is crucial. Focus on the right process instead of only aiming for the eventual title.

Have you looked at my Chessable course "The Chess Elevator"? I created that course by analyzing hundreds of online games between 600 and 1200 ELO and identifying key areas for reaching the very next level.

My guess is that you are blundering the pieces all too frequently and you don't see the opponent's 1-move threats. You need to figure out yourself what that bottleneck is. Then you train with the right exercises that do not overwhelm your working memory resources and the very next level players can do successfully.

Whats your favorite opening

By years of experience and passion for the game. By keeping on trying, failing, and learning from our mistakes. By grinding and focusing on the process instead of the end state.

 Different challenges are coming along the way, but I think the appreciation for the game’s depth increases as you grow stronger. You see the whole relationship between material quality and time (the last two dimensions are not visible for beginners). This is beautiful. It is like the more you know, the more realize you don’t know. So overall, I would say yes, the appreciation for the game’s beauty increases as you grow stronger.

Patience is required, also do not hurry principle helps! You should know that future cards belong to you and don't take needless risks. Confidence in our ability to convert in e.g. pawn endgame also helps. I made a video about it if it helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj41HRUFvfQ

I made three Chessable courses on middlegame strategy that surely helped those levels (speaking from personal experience). The courses are 'The art of exchanging pieces' 'The art of awakening pieces' and The value of pawns: Evaluating Material, Quality and Time'. At that level, you should also study deeply the typical plans from your openings and connect it even to endgames. Calculation training is always important, and the importance of openings also increases around that level.

I answered most of these questions above. But I will answer the remaining ones: My favorite player is Smyslov. I love his harmonious style and elegant play. Botvinnik is also very beautiful to follow, you see the logical ideas so clearly in his games. I would choose rapid as I like to think through my decisions On the other hand, my blitz rating is higher than my rapid rating. I would have to go for blindfold among those three choices.

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My question :

See , I. Want to take chess as my career (I'm a kid) but my parents force me to study

So how do I denote my time to become a good chess player

How fast are you in bullet?

It requires years of hard work, passion for the game and grind. You should ask the why question for your opening moves instead of blindly memorizing them. Following golden rules in the openings will also help you a lot: Fight for the center, rapidly develop your pieces and safeguard your king