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Jan. 8, 2023

Ep. 54: Avoid This Common Pawn Blunder & Other Practical Tournament Tips

Ep. 54: Avoid This Common Pawn Blunder & Other Practical Tournament Tips

The Chess Angle is sponsored by This episode offers some practical advice and insight for improvers and emerging tournament players. Some of the talking points include: How many games a year do you need to play to increase your OTB rating? Should...

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This episode offers some practical advice and insight for improvers and emerging tournament players. Some of the talking points include:

  • How many games a year do you need to play to increase your OTB rating?
  • Should you get up from the board during your game?
  • How tournament pairing rules often make increasing your rating difficult
  • A common pawn blunder to avoid
  • Book study vs. digital/online study

Mentioned:
The Amateur's Mind by IM Jeremy Silman (Amazon)

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