So I've never played in an OTB tournament, so I'll repeat what others say sometimes.
Calculation exercises all the way.
where do you do calculation exercises? i cannot find a good way to.
So I've never played in an OTB tournament, so I'll repeat what others say sometimes.
thanks
Chessknight, I used to have a buddy that we played simultaneously against each other. His Dad was a Lutheran pastor. We combined all our chess sets and had about 10 of them. We then set them up on a couple of tables in a Sunday School room and played simultaneously against each other. We alternated black and white on the boards and had a piece of paper by each board which we passed across the board when we made our move so we could keep track of whose move it was. I also studied from The Art of the Checkmate book and learned how to create and spot checkmates. I also studied from Chess Made Simple by Milton Hanauer. These are old books but very good. There may be better books to choose from now. Anyway, I won first place for first board in High School tournament for Dade County, Florida which probably had the strongest players in the state.
Learn the checkmate patterns and the openings well. Learn middle game strategies and all the basic endings well. Specialize in some openings that fit your strengths and personality. Playing simultaneously for 3-4 hours at a time should help build your endurance. I like Sicilian and King's Indian for Black and Ruy Lopez for White.
I think the best way to build endurance is by playing these type of games. I know a 6-hour OTB game can be exhausting so you want to keep your physical body in great shape too.
Hope this helps.
you said you started well but then died out. Maybe do a repetitive task or read a book for a long time aside from training chess so you can focus on concentrating and not tiring out.
yeah my first game was well over 3.5 hours and it really took a lot out of me. and i just was not getting much sleep. the last 4 games i did stuff i would never ever do. i missed a simple mate in 3 game 2. i played the only losing move in game 3. i blundered mate in2 on game 4 and i hung a knight game 5. any books you reccomend rice?
Hello everyone! So i recently had an OTB tourney with 100 mins for 40 moves than 30 mins for time control. This is the longest time control i have ever played and i did terribly. i started well but i was exhausted for my next 4 games. How should i train to get used to that time control and get used to OTB like that? Any tips?
Tbh first tip is to play some 1 hr games on chess.com 2nd tip is if u know before u start the game who ur opponent will be check some of their games in the database and try and take them out of their comfort zone.Also make sure ya eat breakfast before the tourney LOL 
Hello everyone! So i recently had an OTB tourney with 100 mins for 40 moves than 30 mins for time control. This is the longest time control i have ever played and i did terribly. i started well but i was exhausted for my next 4 games. How should i train to get used to that time control and get used to OTB like that? Any tips?
Are you talking mentally, or physically exhausted, or both?
How much sleep did you get the night before?
What did you have for breakfast?
rlly it aint all about preping super hard before a tournament. Its more about getting good sleep and being relaxed. More or less just take it chill and play each game normally. Its quite normal to get tired towards the end of long tournaments. Lets say u have a week before a tournament, I suggest doing tactics,games etc for 4,5 days. Then the day or 2 before just chill with a little chess. For during tournaments I suggest taking a nap in between games if possible and just chilling in between rounds. You can quickly overlook games but dont take it too seriously.
Hello everyone! So i recently had an OTB tourney with 100 mins for 40 moves than 30 mins for time control. This is the longest time control i have ever played and i did terribly. i started well but i was exhausted for my next 4 games. How should i train to get used to that time control and get used to OTB like that? Any tips?
Are you talking mentally, or physically exhausted, or both?
How much sleep did you get the night before?
What did you have for breakfast?
i am in good shape physically. mentally exhausted mostly
Hello everyone! So i recently had an OTB tourney with 100 mins for 40 moves than 30 mins for time control. This is the longest time control i have ever played and i did terribly. i started well but i was exhausted for my next 4 games. How should i train to get used to that time control and get used to OTB like that? Any tips?
Are you talking mentally, or physically exhausted, or both?
How much sleep did you get the night before?
What did you have for breakfast?
i am in good shape physically. mentally exhausted mostly
Which is to be expected. When i take vacations days from work for a tournament, people would ask why i take s much time off? I tell them the tournament is 3 days. I get there 2 days before for the pre-tournament stuff, and then an extra day to rest up before coming back to work. So obviously they laugh at this, because they dont play and dont understand how physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding it can be. I quit trying to explain it to people. I have played 3 day tournaments while fasting. Like other have posted. The biggest thing is to get plenty of rest, and you'll be fine.
Hello everyone! So i recently had an OTB tourney with 100 mins for 40 moves than 30 mins for time control. This is the longest time control i have ever played and i did terribly. i started well but i was exhausted for my next 4 games. How should i train to get used to that time control and get used to OTB like that? Any tips?