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Chess is a game of strategy and skill, and it can be challenging to prepare for the same opponents in a tournament. To win, you need to be able to anticipate your opponent’s moves and stay one step ahead. Preparing for the same opponents in a chess tournament requires careful research and practice. By studying your opponent's past games, you can gain insight into their playing style and formulate strategies that may give you an edge over them. Additionally, by practicing against similar opponents with similar styles, you can sharpen your own skills and become more confident in your ability to outplay them. With the right preparation, you can be sure that you are ready for any challenge that awaits you at the chess tournament. Here are a few ways to prepare for playing against the same opponents in a chess tournament 1. Study their past games: Look for patterns in their play style, openings, and endgame strategies. Identify their strengths and weaknesses and try to exploit them in

C hess tournament preparation, whether at the junior, local or world level is always a nerve wrecking activity. So you’ve been  studying  and playing a lot of practice games. You register for the next local tournament, take it easy on Friday night, sleep well, and even arrive 20 minutes early at the tournament hall to make sure you´re comfortable and everything is set. The time comes to sit down and play, and you literally fall apart at the board and get destroyed in 13 moves. Where did it all go wrong? CALM YOUR NERVES! Chess, above all, is a game of nerves. You can study all you want, but if you can’t control yourself at the board – you´re screwed. Learning to be calm & collected is vital for chess tournament preparation. Make sure you take a deep breath and chill out. Sometimes I like to close my eyes at the beginning of a game, even if the clock is ticking, and completely clear my mind and remind myself that I am there to do one thing – Win). So, maintain composure at

  After long and sometimes hard experience, I've come to the conclusion that the most effective pre-tournament preparation consists of sharpening and focusing what you are (or should be) doing for your longer-term training efforts.  This contrasts with the more common pre-tournament routine in which over the space of a week or two (at best) or a couple days (more often) players mostly spend time on openings and doing tactical drills, then put everything aside until the next tournament. This type of staccato and rushed approach resulted in little success for me as an adult player.  During the scholastic phase of my career, I played in tournaments quite often, so without really trying I had constant exposure to new chess concepts and practical lessons, even though my (self-taught) training was not systematic.  There's a lot to be said for simply playing a lot of longer time control games, which looking back on it now was probably my best chess improvement practice. Now wit

Preparing for a Game WGM   Natalia_Pogonina   Share on favorites Share on twitter More Sharing Services 6 Here and there we hear all types of things about “home prep”, but how do grandmasters prepare for their games in real life? The pre-game stage is often as important as the game itself. So, what is the most efficient way of preparing for your next chess match? Let’s say you have looked up the pairings for the next day and found out who your opponent is. Different people have different approaches to the preparation stage. Let’s review the main ones.   1. Preparing in the evening After returning from the game, you continue the chess work by preparing for the next game. The next morning you will only refresh and memorize the variations you have chosen in advance. Pros: your head won’t get too tired before the game. Cons: preparation requires a lot of energy. In the evening you are likely to be tired and miss something. Moreover, it will prevent you from takin

Are you not ready for tournaments and always lose badly? Here, this tips from http://www.geocities.com/kidlat121/chess/articles/tournprep.htm  can help. Tournament Preparation for Amateurs Recently on several chess discussion forums, players have asked how to prepare for tournaments. As a result of this, I have provided some common sense tips for players which I think most amateurs can apply to their own preparation. First, I want to mention that preparing for tournaments is a little different than playing a casual game with a friend or blitz games on the internet. There are more players involved and the stakes are usually higher. Therefore, players may get a little more nervous than usual when playing. Therefore, some of my recommendations revolve around this aspect. In any case, here are my recommendations. Before the Tournament 1.  Tactics : I believe that this is perhaps the best thing that a beginning or intermediate player can practice before a tournament (or anytime)