I would suggest you play some training games in which you keep score and play the same time control that will be used in the tournament. These things can be very distracting when you arent used to them....
Serious help!!!
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1. I'll challenge you to some coaching games.
2. Try playing without analysis boards to train your brain.
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But that wont help my OTB play. I never use that. When I play on here I only use my brain. I like to play fair.
It is fair to use the analysis board for correspondence chess.
You should just play games on Live Chess with similar time controls (as earlier mentioned) or play real people. I've gotten a lot better just by playing games with others...
Animals wrote:
But that wont help my OTB play. I never use that. When I play on here I only use my brain. I like to play fair.
Not on topic, but you are implying that the use of resources like the analysis board and books are not fair. Just pointing out that they are. (Even if this is your opinion...)
Nytik 
Feb 22, 2009
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Reb wrote:
I would suggest you play some training games in which you keep score and play the same time control that will be used in the tournament. These things can be very distracting when you arent used to them....
Seconding this excellent advice... Not making a botch-job of your score sheet is pretty important and not as easy as it might seem (for me, anyway 
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Fair but for sissies! So many players here rated 1700-2000 that would blow chunks in OTB.
Nytik I never said books arent fair. Just useing some devise to pretty much play the game for you.
Feb 22, 2009
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myah wrote:
Fair but for sissies! So many players here rated 1700-2000 that would blow chunks in OTB.
Hey! I resemble that remark! 
I'm joining my very first OTB tournament and it dont start till April 4th so I just wanted to know if anyone could give me advice and training myself. I have no idea on how to train myself to get better OTB without playing someone. Oh and dont say read books because thats an obvious.