19 Mar 08
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Originally posted by RamnedYour profile states that you are in high school; play in or start a high school chess club. I have played in a few OTB tournaments - inconvenient to attend (at least where I am major cities an hour or more drive away) however fun if you attend with friends although by the end of the tournament tiresome and wishing for home cooking. 🙂
Can I get some advice on how to find myself playing in OTB tournaments, etc
In particular I enjoyed the scholastic tournaments.
To improve study lots of games, in particular those games in the few systems that you wish to specialize.
20 Mar 08
In OTB chess psychology is a mega dynamic, although it is usually very subtle and hides behind the guise offriendly competition. I cannot emphasise enough: " there is no such animal as F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y chess. Nobody wants to be bested intellectually no matter how they may protest. It is an ego destroyer. In summation: never be fooled by the smiling face across the board.
