Prepare well.
Focus on one thing at a time: the game at hand.
Don't burden yourself with other people's expectations.
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girliest thread Ive ever read
Man up, just play your best and take artfizz's advice
*Hey ma friends .. i am writing this hoping to find a satisfactory reply..and it is ma first post
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*well.. iam a rated player,and had played gr8 games when am (CALM & COOL)...4 some reason i started to panic alot lately...esp..b4 tournament & whats awkard is that this panic increases when playing in girls tournament more than an open one!!where i play high rated men....anyhow am having a tournament in 2 days ,,, and i wanna stop worrying about it but dun really know what to do??i wanna take chess as fun & adventure but once i remember that the results do count and people are expecting and waiting really good results from me,,,cz if i didnt get 1 of the first places i wont compete outside (internationally)..so that keeps me under pressure and as i said as long as am not relaxed my performance declines remarkebaly...
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*so in conclusion it is like i wanna play chess but in different enviroment or think of it from a different view...cz results aint sth i can control elsewise i would have chosen to be the world champion isnt it?!,,,but however they always do keep asking me to win and get first places!!gosh:$..u know sometimes i prefer my normal life as it is less stressful howeva sth inside me dont wanna let it go(Chess)...maybe coz i love it or i know how to play it!(n.b exams time was much easier to handle 4 me than chess tournaments!!!)
Thx in advance chess buddies :)
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