How to prepare for an upcoming tournament?

Hi guys,

 I'm have decided to enter an otb tournament on the 28th and would like some advice on preparing for the event.

Mostly I'd like to know how to adjust to playing longer games. Usually I play 10|0 blitz but am going to be playing 100 minutes for first 40 moves, 20 mins and 30s/move added after 40th move.

Secondly some advice on playing stronger opponents in this setting would be great. Normally I play solid, less adventurous openings against better players and focus more on not making mistakes and waiting (hoping) to spot some weakness in their play as opposed to inducing them. 

Anything else you think may be at all helpful* would be apreciated, thanks for reading! :)


*chess related only, silly comments anticipated I know i would lol

Well i haven't played on tourments but, i know how to preapare.

1.Study Study and Study!

2.Master a Opening for Both Sides example: im mastering Queen s' Gambit for White and Kings Indian Defense for Black.

3.Learn some pretty good traps: example: Fishing Pole, Elephant Trap, Siberian Trap, Rubenstain Trap, Noah s' Ark Trap

4.prapare systems agianst openings: example i preapared system against a lot of openings and traps

5. if you know someone who actually played on tourment ask him what are the most common openings played, learn how to destroy those openings.

6. Watch out for traps!

7.Good Luck!

Here are Some Systems agianst Openings:

Agianst Caro-Kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BK0SfpjRZA

Trap againstm Budapest Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXyfjvMmTc

Counter Attack against Kings Indian Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz193ndqPM0

Bobby Fischer s' Closed System against Sicillian Defense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi62byj4oDM

How to Destroy All sicillians:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01JTv_M9Fl8&list=PLz_KK5ifYNx0e0Ob-b79wJxtztyCKaVEC

Chess systems against black s' openings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp3QZIkKP_c&list=PLz_KK5ifYNx3ADdVBjKyiuf9A8FU3u43b

Good Chess Traps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qac6OFDHdTs&list=PLEE147E60CF59CA1B

Dirty Chess tricks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX4DIh4x4jA&list=PLz_KK5ifYNx00JXwZ8WNTb4l7FY-xI1d0

Colorado gambit (a gambit which i really don't like because you play for tricks and traps not for outplaying your opponet a lot of IMs and Gms don't like this) but i have beaten a lot of opponets with this gambit. also a 2400 rated player took down a GM named Sergey Kasparov with this gambit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWXkutY3foM&list=PLz_KK5ifYNx38ZVDixEV1_eZ81RFtG_VJ

You Should Learn The Bayonet Attack Which saved by butt a lot of times xD.

This are best tips a gave ya. if you want me to mail you mastering chess openings,killer french defense , Caro-kann fantasy variation DVDs mail me : [email removed - Mike]

GOOD LUCK!

ПОЧЕМУ УВАС НЕТ ФОТО ВАМ ШТО СУКИ ФОТО НЕЗАГРУЗИТЬ МНЕ ИНТЕРЕСНО ИГРАТЬ С ИГРОКОМ УКОГО ЕСТЬ ФОТО

I like then russians does not understand that realy low amount of people here speaks russian...

SenpaiofDoom Check your grammar bro :)

No offense, but your grammar isn't that great either.

excuse me? what did i type / spelled wrong?

I'm talking about grammar, not spelling. I found a lot of grammatical mistakes in your comments.

my mistake.

spell, not spelled

Thanks for the well considered response MatejPro. I've watched a few of the videos and they're all great, I'd recommend them to anyone else reading as well. 

Everyone else who replied, I was kinda excited to see so many replies to my post but instead have met by the disappointment the replies are  nearly all about grammar. If you want to be fastidious about the English language this isn't the place. 

Again a thousand thanks to you MatejPro, you're comment makes up for the lack of input from anyone else! :)

 

Play slow games and use a real board to play with (it's allowed it you don't move the pieces ahead)

Read good chess books and really try to study them (using a real board again). Look at a few of your losses to determine where you need to improve and then especially focus on this area.

Do a tactic or two each day to stay sharp (without a timer; in OTB chess you cannot just sacrifice your queen because your time was running out).

As for openings, make sure you know what you're playing as White and have a response to 1. e4 and 1. d4 (e.g., I play the English as White, the Caro-Kann against 1. e4, and the Slav against 1. d4). Learn the mainlines a few moves deep, but I don't worry too much about theory. Focusing on understanding the moves and knowing the ideas is best.

check out Samantha212 blogs, she has 3 on Dealing with time management and time trouble. 

good luck