Beginner wants to compete in tournament in 10 days
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hi everyone! I want to compete in a chess tournament in 11 days. Including today.
I am a beginner player. I have played with my school, but learned very basic ideas. For example, "controling the center." or like "castle before move 10" I have noticed I play in an aggressive fashion causing my opponents to make errors, but I play with other amateurs as well so that's why I am successful. The people participating in this tournament are much older than I am. So I want to learn:
+how to defend or make the best reactions to certain attacks
+how to open a chess game in response to how my opponent opens
+basic tactics for the mid stage of game
+end game strategies
+psychological mentality for an advantage?
the deadline is tight! but I am 100% committed. I can really only spend about 2 hours per day for this due to other commitments.
Anyone please help? Any advice, free resources, learning/studying plan?
Solve tactics problems here or another site. Search kingcrusher's videos at youtube. They are instructive. Matojelic's videos are also instructive. If you don't know yet how to mate a lone king with rook and king, you can also search that at youtube.
Thinking tips:
Always study your opponent's last move
Always look at the whole board
Before you make a move, check if there is a tactical drawback
Goodluck and enjoy your tournament. Don't let setback discourage you. Learn from it.
id like to expand upon the last tip... when your opponent moves look at what the newly positioned piece can do but also review what other pieces can now do because its no longer in the previous spot. i.e. if a knight is moved did it open up a line of attack for a bishop.
I like to add that if you don't know what to move, improve the position of your worse piece.
I would just play as many 10 minute games as you can in live chess.
AP_Calculus wrote:
I would just play as many 10 minute games as you can in live chess.
While playing is essential, studying is also important.
Oct 5, 2016
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Solve as many chess puzzles you can to increase your tactical abilities, learn the back mates if you don't already know them (KvKR, KvKQ) and how to determine a forced pawn promotion and how you can block the non forced pawn promotions. In the opening play it simply, develop as fast as you can in the center while paying attention to what pieces and pawns are being attacked and defended, castle your king to safety and then decide where you want to attack with your pieces after that.
10 days isn't a lot of time to learn so don't cram to much and expect great results. Rather, start learning the fundamentals and use these 10 days as motivation to begin serious and systematic learning regimen for yourself and watch your chess improve because of that. Have fun at the tournament! Make sure to post your he games here for review.
10 days isn't a lot of time to learn so don't cram to much and expect great results. Rather, start learning the fundamentals and use these 10 days as motivation to begin serious and systematic learning regimen for yourself and watch your chess improve because of that. Have fun at the tournament! Make sure to post your he games here for review.
Oct 5, 2016
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#8
You may play but it is not sure that you may win or not.I think you should play because you will need experience.
just play 30 minute games here, studying will be pointless if you only have 10 days