eat well and sleep well! :)
Wise advice! I remember in a tournament when I hardly got any sleep the night before, in my first game I played 1.d4 instead of 1.e4, thinking I was playing 1.e4! This was down to tiredness. Having never played a queens pawn game i lost quickly. 
What ways are there of preparing in terms of the chess itself?
It happened to me too. Also play sth familiar. U dont want to spend too much time on the opening!
It happened to me too. Also play sth familiar. U dont want to spend too much time on the opening!
Yeah, that's a good point. I guess I'm in a dilemma atm though, because I currently play a line against the french which i know quite a lot about, but hate to play - and recently I looked at another line which I do like the look of, but don't really know much theory at all - is it worth learning all the theory of it?
Just play the exchange variation against the french. Its easy and less theory.
Lol, that's the variation that I have learnt and hate to play the other one I am looking at and liking is the french tarrasch.
Play the line that u like. It might give u better results.
Sleep well, and do tactical exercises.
You can also practice playing with this time-control on Internet.
Play openings you feel confident with, whatever their objective value.
Sleep well, and do tactical exercises.
You can also practice playing with this time-control on Internet.
Play openings you feel confident with, whatever their objective value.
Doing tactical exercises sounds like a good idea, so they are fresh when you are playing otb. Playing the same time control also seems like a good idea so that you have a rough idea of how to use the time correctly.
What about playing against the vastly different rated players? Should I play in a different way against a 2100 to a 1400 for example? Any suggestions are gratefully taken. 
Also, how often should I play online in the lead-up to the tournament? Thanks
sleep well before the tournament so you won't be exhausted during the game :)
Thanks for the link! Any other tips people can give me?
What about playing against the vastly different rated players? Should I play in a different way against a 2100 to a 1400 for example? Any suggestions are gratefully taken.
The stronger your opponent, the more objective you must be
If you are playing a way stronger opponent and need a win, you may be forced to go into tactical craziness to survive.
@hicetnunc & ChessisGood
OK, objective and tactical craziness against high opps it is then 
What I do is practice allot, go to sleep earlier, and just relax my mind.
Thanks Shadowknight911 & Argonaut13 for helpful advice
eat well and sleep well! :)