I have a must win tournament in 2 months - Chess Forums - Page 3

AndyClifton

Feb 2, 2013

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#41

Estragon wrote:

Play over Morphy games for the sheer pleasure of it.

!!

NM shepi13

Feb 2, 2013

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#42

chessteenager wrote:

No one answered how he found my tounrmanet record. I never posed it. Once again look at my opponents and who THEY played in that oturnament. The ones i beat especially the 5th and 6th round.

Florida is tough in the under 18 year old category as well. We have around 5-6 players over 2000 and trust me when i say they show up to every single scholastic tournament i go to. and each scholastic tournamnet only has around ehhhh 50-60 people.

I will play over annotated games of world champions and annotate thems myselves which is the clear cuncensus but...are morhpy and steinitz really a good idea to study? arent they a bit outdated? I mean i dont think illl ever see many Kings gambit or evans gambit games OTB. And all of us know Caruana probably isnt a 2800 after Tata steel. Thats just impractical. Theres no way for me to get a chess coach. I live in a town called homestead an im fairly certain i am one of the strongest players within a 50 mile radius around here. Were not big on chess in South south Florida. Its North Miami which develops the best players.

I know everyone says study grandmaster games. BUt does it help too take heavy annotated notes on the games? I can timagine doing it and nothing taking notes because i will need something to read about for repition into my memory.

I know more players over 2000 than that, and I live in Illinois.

royalbishop

Feb 2, 2013

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#43

shepi13 wrote:

chessteenager wrote:

No one answered how he found my tounrmanet record. I never posed it. Once again look at my opponents and who THEY played in that oturnament. The ones i beat especially the 5th and 6th round.

Florida is tough in the under 18 year old category as well. We have around 5-6 players over 2000 and trust me when i say they show up to every single scholastic tournament i go to. and each scholastic tournamnet only has around ehhhh 50-60 people.

I will play over annotated games of world champions and annotate thems myselves which is the clear cuncensus but...are morhpy and steinitz really a good idea to study? arent they a bit outdated? I mean i dont think illl ever see many Kings gambit or evans gambit games OTB. And all of us know Caruana probably isnt a 2800 after Tata steel. Thats just impractical. Theres no way for me to get a chess coach. I live in a town called homestead an im fairly certain i am one of the strongest players within a 50 mile radius around here. Were not big on chess in South south Florida. Its North Miami which develops the best players.

I know everyone says study grandmaster games. BUt does it help too take heavy annotated notes on the games? I can timagine doing it and nothing taking notes because i will need something to read about for repition into my memory.

I know more players over 2000 than that, and I live in Illinois.

But he mentioned a specific category.

Hey man name names and help out your cause. They are your enemy. And an enemy of enemy is your friend. Make them public enemy #1 when they show up since they do all the time. Trust me they will not like that at all. Half way through the tournament they will feel some fatique or not their usual self in a game.

chess_jawa

Feb 2, 2013

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#44

DON'T FORGET THE PICKLES!!!!!!!

royalbishop

Feb 2, 2013

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#45

waffllemaster wrote:

chessteenager wrote:

No one answered how he found my tounrmanet record. I never posed it. Once again look at my opponents and who THEY played in that oturnament. The ones i beat especially the 5th and 6th round.

Florida is tough in the under 18 year old category as well. We have around 5-6 players over 2000 and trust me when i say they show up to every single scholastic tournament i go to. and each scholastic tournamnet only has around ehhhh 50-60 people.

I will play over annotated games of world champions and annotate thems myselves which is the clear cuncensus but...are morhpy and steinitz really a good idea to study? arent they a bit outdated? I mean i dont think illl ever see many Kings gambit or evans gambit games OTB. And all of us know Caruana probably isnt a 2800 after Tata steel. Thats just impractical. Theres no way for me to get a chess coach. I live in a town called homestead an im fairly certain i am one of the strongest players within a 50 mile radius around here. Were not big on chess in South south Florida. Its North Miami which develops the best players.

I know everyone says study grandmaster games. BUt does it help too take heavy annotated notes on the games? I can timagine doing it and nothing taking notes because i will need something to read about for repition into my memory.

Umm, your real name is on your profile...

http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181/

They're both rated 1300. The 5th round guy's best game was either his win against a 900 or his draw against a 1200.

The 6th round guy's best game was his win against a 1500. Unfortunately that doesn't make you 1500 by default :p Also that 1500 was drawn by an 1100 and 1200 so maybe it just wasn't that guy's day.

Not that you're the only chess player that thinks this way, lots of people talk themselves up. It's just your misfortune that we can actually look this stuff up : /

What you did do was gain some 60 points in 1 tournament. So yes, that and your chess.com ratings make me think you are likely underrated :)

By saying it is a "must win tournament" you put yourself in a position to fail. Game after game the pressure grows. Even your opponents will see it on your face and they will relax and wait for your blunder by you or try to force it later in the game.

Take it game by game and get something to keep your competitive spirit level and then bring it forth when the next game starts. Try something like candy as a reward if you win. Positive reinforcement. I used to have money games and i use all the money i won later to get a some real expensive ice cream Ben & Jerry (this is when it first in stores).

AndyClifton

Feb 2, 2013

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#46

So then you start sweating bullets that you're not going to be able to get your ice cream. lol There's just no way around the crap of life, I'm afraid.

royalbishop

Feb 2, 2013

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#47

Oh yes i got my Ice Cream and lunch money for next day to eat at work. All got my money when we played. As my friend was driving after we finishing play with several players. See i was also motivated that he also won some money also. So when we go to the store afterwards either i was going to have to watch him buy something or come out of pocket.

And when i say this ...... It always taste better when it is somebody else money. That reference is not just left to drinking.

InfiniteFlash

Feb 2, 2013

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#48

Shadowknight911 wrote:

if you look at the USCF Top 100 lists, there are already 13 players from Northern California over 2000 - 13 years old and younger.

isnt that cute that you mention yourself in there?

royalbishop

Feb 2, 2013

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#49

Shadowknight911 wrote:

if you look at the USCF Top 100 lists, there are already 13 players from Northern California over 2000 - 13 years old and younger. And at least another 6 knocking on the door of 2000.

I started playing in the wrong place. Maybe not? If faced against them starting off i might have quit playing. hmmm Doubt it. Skin too tough.

NM Abhishek2

Feb 2, 2013

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#50

Randomemory wrote:

Shadowknight911 wrote:

if you look at the USCF Top 100 lists, there are already 13 players from Northern California over 2000 - 13 years old and younger.

isnt that cute that you mention yourself in there?

I'm getting there!

NM Abhishek2

Feb 2, 2013

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#51

Estragon wrote:

Play over Morphy games for the sheer pleasure of it. You can learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Pillsbury, Rubinstein, Capablanca, and Alekhine - maybe not the latest opening theory, but some of the skills which actually win games.

There is nothing wrong with well-annotated games, but that is a different sort of study. Taking your own notes is a good idea, and easy on a database program.

I've done that., especially Morphy.

royalbishop

Feb 2, 2013

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#52

Abhishek2 wrote:

Estragon wrote:

Play over Morphy games for the sheer pleasure of it. You can learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Pillsbury, Rubinstein, Capablanca, and Alekhine - maybe not the latest opening theory, but some of the skills which actually win games.

There is nothing wrong with well-annotated games, but that is a different sort of study. Taking your own notes is a good idea, and easy on a database program.

I've done that., especially Morphy.

How? Did you take your time over each move.

If you really took your time you would not be here with this forum. This is not an insult but think about it. If you really understood the moves in several of those game then the title for this forum would be different.

Cover up their moves and write down what move you would play and see how they match up. Take 2 minutes a move even if it is real obvious. Develop good habits. You might find 1-2 errors every now in then in a game. As they are not perfect maybe due to fatique.

Look to see if you can an alternate line of play in those games. Then look over what you wrote down like a week later or a month.

VLaurenT

Feb 3, 2013

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#53

chessteenager wrote:

I have a must win tournament in two months. A MUST WIN. There will be players way higher rated then me. (I was an 1100 in my last tournament but i beat 1 1700 and 2 1500's so im under rated i think) how can i completely prepare for this tournament.

My openings will be 1.e4 for white

1...e5 for black

and Kid set up for everything else.

I dont play much on this website but on chesscube im 1900.

I own 2 tactics books, the kaufman repertorie, play the kings indian, my system, modern chess strategy advances since nimzo witch, mastering chess strategy.

I consider myself very well rounded tactically, positionally, opening, middlegame, endgame, but i do need work on my calculations.

If you could train a player and turn him into the ultimate hybrid like an average 1500 with opening and endgame but a 2000 with middlegame tactics and positional chess which attribute would you give him?

How are you currently training ? If you have no idea how to structure your training, and don't have regular access to strong players, I think the advice to take a coach is a rather good one.

royalbishop

Feb 3, 2013

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#54

hicetnunc wrote:

chessteenager wrote:

I have a must win tournament in two months. A MUST WIN. There will be players way higher rated then me. (I was an 1100 in my last tournament but i beat 1 1700 and 2 1500's so im under rated i think) how can i completely prepare for this tournament.

My openings will be 1.e4 for white

1...e5 for black

and Kid set up for everything else.

I dont play much on this website but on chesscube im 1900.

I own 2 tactics books, the kaufman repertorie, play the kings indian, my system, modern chess strategy advances since nimzo witch, mastering chess strategy.

I consider myself very well rounded tactically, positionally, opening, middlegame, endgame, but i do need work on my calculations.

If you could train a player and turn him into the ultimate hybrid like an average 1500 with opening and endgame but a 2000 with middlegame tactics and positional chess which attribute would you give him?

How are you currently training ? If you have no idea how to structure your training, and don't have regular access to strong players, I think the advice to take a coach is a rather good one.

Your going need a coach if you want to win the tournament. But not to improve your game. But to improve your performance. Get them to focus on your strong points and and avoid areas where you not that strong as your opponent.

bronsteinitz

Feb 3, 2013

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#55

I would study my opponents. Prepare them something. Find out what they always play.

NM shepi13

Feb 3, 2013

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#56

royalbishop wrote:

shepi13 wrote:

chessteenager wrote:

No one answered how he found my tounrmanet record. I never posed it. Once again look at my opponents and who THEY played in that oturnament. The ones i beat especially the 5th and 6th round.

Florida is tough in the under 18 year old category as well. We have around 5-6 players over 2000 and trust me when i say they show up to every single scholastic tournament i go to. and each scholastic tournamnet only has around ehhhh 50-60 people.

I will play over annotated games of world champions and annotate thems myselves which is the clear cuncensus but...are morhpy and steinitz really a good idea to study? arent they a bit outdated? I mean i dont think illl ever see many Kings gambit or evans gambit games OTB. And all of us know Caruana probably isnt a 2800 after Tata steel. Thats just impractical. Theres no way for me to get a chess coach. I live in a town called homestead an im fairly certain i am one of the strongest players within a 50 mile radius around here. Were not big on chess in South south Florida. Its North Miami which develops the best players.

I know everyone says study grandmaster games. BUt does it help too take heavy annotated notes on the games? I can timagine doing it and nothing taking notes because i will need something to read about for repition into my memory.

I know more players over 2000 than that, and I live in Illinois.

But he mentioned a specific category.

Hey man name names and help out your cause. They are your enemy. And an enemy of enemy is your friend. Make them public enemy #1 when they show up since they do all the time. Trust me they will not like that at all. Half way through the tournament they will feel some fatique or not their usual self in a game.

I personally know 3 NM's and an IM, and multiple experts, all of age 19 and under. I also know of a few other NM's and IM's 19 and under who live in Illinois. I would rather not name them on a random internet forum - he didn't name any of the experts he knew either. (The reason that they are 19 and under is I know most of the highschool 18 and under players from last year, some of whom are now 19). And I don't claim Illinois is a great chess state, nor do I claim that I'm underrated because of this.

My USCF is slightly underrated, but it's my own fault for not focusing on my rating. I played the U2100 section at my last tournament in Las Vegas, and gained very few points after having had a few bad tournaments prior to it.

royalbishop

Feb 3, 2013

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#57

shepi13 wrote:

royalbishop wrote:

shepi13 wrote:

chessteenager wrote:

No one answered how he found my tounrmanet record. I never posed it. Once again look at my opponents and who THEY played in that oturnament. The ones i beat especially the 5th and 6th round.

Florida is tough in the under 18 year old category as well. We have around 5-6 players over 2000 and trust me when i say they show up to every single scholastic tournament i go to. and each scholastic tournamnet only has around ehhhh 50-60 people.

I will play over annotated games of world champions and annotate thems myselves which is the clear cuncensus but...are morhpy and steinitz really a good idea to study? arent they a bit outdated? I mean i dont think illl ever see many Kings gambit or evans gambit games OTB. And all of us know Caruana probably isnt a 2800 after Tata steel. Thats just impractical. Theres no way for me to get a chess coach. I live in a town called homestead an im fairly certain i am one of the strongest players within a 50 mile radius around here. Were not big on chess in South south Florida. Its North Miami which develops the best players.

I know everyone says study grandmaster games. BUt does it help too take heavy annotated notes on the games? I can timagine doing it and nothing taking notes because i will need something to read about for repition into my memory.

I know more players over 2000 than that, and I live in Illinois.

But he mentioned a specific category.

Hey man name names and help out your cause. They are your enemy. And an enemy of enemy is your friend. Make them public enemy #1 when they show up since they do all the time. Trust me they will not like that at all. Half way through the tournament they will feel some fatique or not their usual self in a game.

I personally know 3 NM's and an IM, and multiple experts, all of age 19 and under. I also know of a few other NM's and IM's 19 and under who live in Illinois. I would rather not name them on a random internet forum - he didn't name any of the experts he knew either. (The reason that they are 19 and under is I know most of the highschool 18 and under players from last year, some of whom are now 19). And I don't claim Illinois is a great chess state, nor do I claim that I'm underrated because of this.

My USCF is slightly underrated, but it's my own fault for not focusing on my rating. I played the U2100 section at my last tournament in Las Vegas, and gained very few points after having had a few bad tournaments prior to it.

I feel like i want to curl up in a box somewhere with all this 19 and under chess players. And they are titled. If had to face half of those players in that in a tournament i would need more than 2 months to start to think i was ready to win it. Need somebody to practice against also. More like they are getting ready for a tournament also but not the same tournament. Only way to know they are playing 100%.

royalbishop

Feb 3, 2013

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#58

Might be time for me to get a coach. Have to outline me needs and wants in detail. Starting to feel like my game is standing still and everybody is improving greatly around me in the chess community.

ChrisWainscott

Feb 3, 2013

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#59

You can get just as good without a coach as you can with a coach.

However, you will do it MUCH faster with a coach.

A good coach acts as a shortcut. Rather than you needing to spend six months in trial and error relalizing that you have a bad habit of exchanging pieces when your opponents position is more cramped a coach will look at a few of your games and point it out right away.

Case in point, I recently started playing 1. Nf3 sometimes to mix it up from 1. e4 and I wasn't really getting anywhere. I showed some games to a coach and he immediately pointed out that I wasn't playing correctly against hanging pawns.

So I looked up some games in ChessBase to see how to properly play against hanging pawns. Now I'm on my way to playing better on the white sided of those openings.

chess_jawa

Feb 3, 2013

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#60

The pickles are very important for this.