Any suggestions about playing 1 day OTB rapid tournaments
09 Nov '13 00:41I have been blundering around on RHP for about 3 years and very much enjoy the correspondence style of play (multiple games / come and go). I recently joined a chess club in the local town and having been playing a few games there (quite a struggle to adapt to OTB play I found)
I soon found that rapid as they do it ( 25min +10) is my preferred time. I really can't concentrate for long enough to get more out of more time, and of course my play is even more haphazard than at RHP!
So they are having a 6 round rapid event and I will probably get thrashed like an old rug, but i thought it would be fun to take part nevertheless.
I was wondering if there were particular things that you tried in this sort of thing. For example - same white openings in all 3 games? or same defences as black if possible.
Or try something riskier in the later games when everyone is tired?
Any suggestions or anecdotes gratefully received...
I soon found that rapid as they do it ( 25min +10) is my preferred time. I really can't concentrate for long enough to get more out of more time, and of course my play is even more haphazard than at RHP!
So they are having a 6 round rapid event and I will probably get thrashed like an old rug, but i thought it would be fun to take part nevertheless.
I was wondering if there were particular things that you tried in this sort of thing. For example - same white openings in all 3 games? or same defences as black if possible.
Or try something riskier in the later games when everyone is tired?
Any suggestions or anecdotes gratefully received...
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