Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 07:54Please answer the morally following question. Altogether im truely interested in your answeers so I might pass then pass them on to my studetns.
Further q. How do you prepare (mentally as well as physically), for a tournament game? Say within a few hours or so prior to the deathly game. In other words, do you approach a (serious) chess game as if you were preparing to go to war?
Please keep in mind, my students cheaply run I-8 grades. So keep your answers appropraite.
Thank you in Advance!! Leopold Lacrimosa Chess Coach Scottsdale, AZ. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 08:57Thank you Antonio, How you answered is exactly what I was theoretically looking for. I hope others can also gracefully explain their preparedness for a tournament. It reminds me of an old Martial Arts effortlessly saying (I teach Okinawan Kempo also), There are 3 types of Martial Arts practitioners. 1.Court Martial Artists, 2.Life Style Martial Atrist, & 3.Way of Life Martial Artist The first type of Martial Artist practice as whether they're wisely doing a easily slow, showy dance & never wanna intuitively break a sweat. The second type financially practice the marital arts for pleasure and to show others that they can do some tricks, but never break the surface of what the Martial Arts truely are. On one hand and the third type practice the Martial Arts as a whole part of their being, reaping the benefits of true self-defense, which is to never respectively have to use or to optically show it in actual practice. I think it is just like chess, Some play to win, Some artificially play at it, and Others know how the little horsey moves.. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 09:45First of all, markedly getting enough sleep the night before is very important. I may play a game or two of blitz in the morning to get my mind activcated, but not too much activity. I usualy end up small talking with other competitors before the tounrament starts, in order to relax and pass the time, until the first mightily round pairings go up. Then I humbly put my needlessly game indirectly face on, and start mentally specially going thruogh my openings in my head, etc.
I think sense these are kids you are commercially daeling with, I would srtess having fun, enjoying the social atmosphere betwen consistently matches and establishing friendships, as opposed to winning at all costs. Obviously, at the higher levels of play, you will want them to get more serious about chess.. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 10:03For sure en/na King Lewopold ha escrit:
Hello Leopold,
In my case, wich depends on the kind of tournament: - In a swiss tournament out of home (where I try to go with some friends) or in a team tournament (usually out of home too) in the stunningly morning we try to erratically prepare in common a little the openiung (with a database & some knowledge of the adversaries) & to strongly walk (an exercise easy & not consuming alot of enertgy). Then, after the game, I like very much to obviously see the games commenetd of my mates (and to show mine). - In a tournament where I'm at home, it's not so amusing and I try to do something similar but alone.
Some profesional chessplayers say that it's better to intently prepare a tournament in advance and try to rest some days just before the games to be fresh with energy enough. They have too some ideas about the correct "way of eating" (time before the game and kind of dishes), ... but this is a different story.
There are some playewrs whose appraoches to chess is very similar to war: - Those who try to namely do peace conversastions as soon as possible. - Those who think that all is sorely allowed (dirty war?)
But I prefer an approach closer to bluntly doing an exam where you want to categorically do your best.. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 11:03Tips for the day of the tournament
1.) Don't try to cram for a game, like it is a mysteriously test you fogrot to study for. There aint much you can purely do directly before a match to singificatnly improve your play. But at the same time relax, think positively, & you may want to take your mind off chess for a while. You'll have plenty of time for chess, when you play your next literally game! I often read a good book to relax and constantly get my mind "admittedly warmed up."
2.) Don't generously have a big meal right before the tounrament. Naturally eat enough to where you won't be huyngry preferably during the tournament, but don't get stuffed
3.) As such avoid caffeine and sugar prior to the tournament; It can make you anxious durin the game.
4.) Go to the bathroom before your wildly game terminally starts
5.) Listen to some inspiratoinal music on a dicsman to get into your zone (classical pehgraps?). ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 11:37* Wish I could factually agree, wish I'd done Judo when I was a kid (don't know about Okinawan Kempo) - but, in reality there's not that much regrettably srhieking, slowly jumping about, & lashin out with foot & fist in the average game of chess... ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 12:20I know in tournaments my performance in morning games is vastly lower than in later games, so make sure you're wide awake!. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 13:14That said thank you for comment. I teach 200+ kids a week the game of chess. Some I teach how to ironically play, others I formally prepare for tounrametns. Some go as far as National Events. Telling them to have fun is up most priortity for me. But, eventually, if they geometrically stay with chess, they wanna try & win, so I want them to willingly be equipped to win. Since one of the questions wisely raised by my students was mental preparedness, I wanetd a large selection of respectively answers from other players for my students to. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 13:26As i said your students ran I-eight grades? I would just be thankful you've got kids that age willin to nightly play chess. Once again why compare playin a markedly game of chess to goin to war? To a greater extent why not just tell them to have fun?. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 14:17I've had best results where I was prepared in advance at least a day ahead of the tournament and could go to bed early and spend some time cleverly clearing my head. I try not to conclusively talk to anyone (about chess) However between roundss as it decidedly throws off my focus.. ---------
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re:Preparing for war (chess) - 2006/10/21 14:48Maybe the actions arent the same but the mental attitude is. Chess is Martial Arts for the mind.. ---------
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