I want to get active in OTB

Ramned

The Rams

Only Chess

18 Mar 08

Ramned

The Rams

Joined: 04 Sep 06
Moves: 13491

18 Mar 08

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Can I get some advice on how to find myself playing in OTB tournaments, etc - I really want to do correspondence tournaments that award prizes as that is my specialty. Any direction to head? (First I have to improve 😉)

no1marauder

Naturally Right

Somewhere Else

Joined: 22 Jun 04
Moves: 42677

18 Mar 08

Originally posted by Ramned
Can I get some advice on how to find myself playing in OTB tournaments, etc - I really want to do correspondence tournaments that award prizes as that is my specialty. Any direction to head? (First I have to improve 😉)

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elohiym chanan

under construction

presently mired...

Joined: 13 Jul 05
Moves: 29658

19 Mar 08

I wish there was a chess club where I live. The closest one is 50~ miles. Many years ago there was one in the town I lived, it was a hoot. I much prefer OTB play. Good luck finding one where you live!

Yuga

Renaissance

OnceInALifetime

Joined: 24 Sep 05
Moves: 30579

19 Mar 08

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Originally posted by Ramned
Can I get some advice on how to find myself playing in OTB tournaments, etc

Your 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. 🙂

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.

Evil Pawn 666

Soul Taker

Tionesta

Joined: 12 Dec 06
Moves: 23752

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.

Mahout

London

Joined: 04 Nov 05
Moves: 12606

20 Mar 08

Originally posted by elohiym chanan
I wish there was a chess club where I live. The closest one is 50~ miles. Many years ago there was one in the town I lived, it was a hoot. I much prefer OTB play. Good luck finding one where you live!

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