Question #6: How To Deal With Nervousness Prior To And During A Tournament?
Hi all,
Greg asks:
I am playing in a Swiss System weekend tournament in a few days, and I am concerned about the amount of anxiety I feel before and during competitive events like this. I love chess, but I often become so anxious that I am often unable to think clearly and to play as well as I can. In post mortem analysis, many times I cannot even recall why I played a certain move in a given position. Have you any suggestions to help me overcome this anxiety?
Master The Mindset #5: Chess Player Apply Thyself!
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Hi all,
In this lecture I discuss a very and also underestimated aspect of chess playing strength: fighting spirit and the measure in which we apply ourselves at the board.
How To Lose In Chess #3: Small Mistakes Add Up…
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Hi all,
Welcome to yet another well succeeded video lecture if I may say so myself. In this video I discuss one of my losses from the viewpoint of the mistakes I made.
There is normally a technical and psychological side to these moments. When you make a number of them there is the risk that they start to add up.
I hope you will have some “Aha-moments” and recognize what is going on. That way you can avoid the typical mistakes that are made on the club and tournament level.
Lesson #20: How To Calculate – Chess Is Not Checkers!
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Hi all,
In this lesson you are going to try and unlearn something 
By the way, I added something new: exercise sheets.
Lesson #19: How To Play The Endgame – Introduction
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Hi all,
I have started creating videos on the endgame. I will be dealing with lots of different and interesting themes such as:
- the role of theoretical knowledge
- flexibility and adjustment
- patience
- endgame weapons
In this introduction some “lay of the land” and the discussion of a practical rook endgame.
Drill #2
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Hi all,
Drill #2, this time with some in-between coaching.
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Drill #1!
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Hi all,
I have the pleasure to announce you Drills! The reason for drills is at least fourfold:
- you can exercise the chess thinking skills that you learn here at Better Your Chess
- you can compare your own thinking and solution to a “correct” sample way of thinking
- you develop decent chess thinking as a part of your chess toolbox. This is also where the consistent and coherent nature of Better Your Chess plays an important role.
- Drills come with useful tips
Get to work!
Lesson #18: Candidates – Thinking Outside The Box… Or Not?
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Hi all,
What do the cases of Sherlock Holmes and chess have in common?
Master The Mindset #3: Some Bread And Butter Chess Thinking
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Hi all,
An ordinary chess game, but with several every day chess thinking moments related to mindset and the techniques we have learned sofar.