I really wouldn't worry about bishop and knight checkmate. While I tend to deal better with endgames than most players of similar level, I have a long list of endgames that I need to look into which are way more likely to come handy. (And that's just endgames, there are also other areas.) Even if OP seems to be a bit higher, I'm pretty sure it's not too different.
@Toscani said in #8:
> Practice using a fool's mate game. Divide the time by 4 and that's the number of seconds that you would need as increment time.
I honestly have no idea what this sentence means. Could you please elaborate?
@EmaciatedSpaniard :
Yeah, I learned how to do the last few steps to mate with a Bishop and Knight when I first started using Lichess, but given how rare it is, I don't plan to review it soon. Instead, I will review my blunders and mistakes in the endgame and middlegame.
Another thing I am wondering is how you guys learn from your rapid OTB games afterwards. Do you take notes of your moves in OTB rapid? I can't possibly remember each move in my chess games, but writing my moves during the game might affect my time situation.
> Practice using a fool's mate game. Divide the time by 4 and that's the number of seconds that you would need as increment time.
I honestly have no idea what this sentence means. Could you please elaborate?
@EmaciatedSpaniard :
Yeah, I learned how to do the last few steps to mate with a Bishop and Knight when I first started using Lichess, but given how rare it is, I don't plan to review it soon. Instead, I will review my blunders and mistakes in the endgame and middlegame.
Another thing I am wondering is how you guys learn from your rapid OTB games afterwards. Do you take notes of your moves in OTB rapid? I can't possibly remember each move in my chess games, but writing my moves during the game might affect my time situation.
That's also something I'm wondering about. Videorecording the game might be a solution but in today's mistrust to any electronic devices around chess games it would probably be hard to get approval. An e-board might be another solution but quite expensive one and possibly also difficult to arrange.
Instead of providing a solution, you better *ask the tournament* to record the games, probably more people would like to have the games recorded for review.
what type of notation/record keeping does the tourney require, and are you good at that?
Are you allowed to stop writing down the moves at a certain time?
Same hand to move pieces, as touches the clock?- but able write, the record, with the other hand?
Game time, versus show up time.
make sure you understand the difference between 'draw' handshakes and 1 player resigns handshakes.
Best of luck to you.
Are you allowed to stop writing down the moves at a certain time?
Same hand to move pieces, as touches the clock?- but able write, the record, with the other hand?
Game time, versus show up time.
make sure you understand the difference between 'draw' handshakes and 1 player resigns handshakes.
Best of luck to you.
@QathetMike said in #15:
> make sure you understand the difference between 'draw' handshakes and 1 player resigns handshakes.
Reminds me what happened in my first tournament after ~35 years (nothing official, just a small rapid tournament at local school). I was piece or two up and winning comfortably when my opponent (a ~14 year old guy) offered me his hand; thinking that he was resigning, I wanted to shake it when he suddenly asked "draw?"; must have been funny to see me jerking my hand away in shock... Still not true if he was joking or if he really tried to trick me but I felt certain satisfaction when I finished the game with a cool looking checkmate in the middle of the board.
> make sure you understand the difference between 'draw' handshakes and 1 player resigns handshakes.
Reminds me what happened in my first tournament after ~35 years (nothing official, just a small rapid tournament at local school). I was piece or two up and winning comfortably when my opponent (a ~14 year old guy) offered me his hand; thinking that he was resigning, I wanted to shake it when he suddenly asked "draw?"; must have been funny to see me jerking my hand away in shock... Still not true if he was joking or if he really tried to trick me but I felt certain satisfaction when I finished the game with a cool looking checkmate in the middle of the board.
> @EmaciatedSpaniard :
> Another thing I am wondering is how you guys learn from your rapid OTB games afterwards. Do you take notes of your moves in OTB rapid? I can't possibly remember each move in my chess games, but writing my moves during the game might affect my time situation.
hmm, that's a pickle. rapid is a bit too fast to keep score. Is there time to discuss the game with your opponent afterwards? I find that helps to cement the critical moves while its still fresh. Then if you review it again immediately after the tournament you might be able reconstruct most of it.
> Another thing I am wondering is how you guys learn from your rapid OTB games afterwards. Do you take notes of your moves in OTB rapid? I can't possibly remember each move in my chess games, but writing my moves during the game might affect my time situation.
hmm, that's a pickle. rapid is a bit too fast to keep score. Is there time to discuss the game with your opponent afterwards? I find that helps to cement the critical moves while its still fresh. Then if you review it again immediately after the tournament you might be able reconstruct most of it.
@mkubecek said in #13:
> Videorecording the game might be a solution
That is my number one idea and I think it is the simplest one. I will try to ask the organizer.
@EmaciatedSpaniard said in #17:
> Is there time to discuss the game with your opponent afterwards?
I think there is. But I really doubt it will have much impact because I tend forget easily, unless when the moves are really memorable. Maybe I should add training how to memorize my games in case recording is not allowed. At least the opening and middle game.
Anyway thanks everyone for the suggestions. Appreciate it!
> Videorecording the game might be a solution
That is my number one idea and I think it is the simplest one. I will try to ask the organizer.
@EmaciatedSpaniard said in #17:
> Is there time to discuss the game with your opponent afterwards?
I think there is. But I really doubt it will have much impact because I tend forget easily, unless when the moves are really memorable. Maybe I should add training how to memorize my games in case recording is not allowed. At least the opening and middle game.
Anyway thanks everyone for the suggestions. Appreciate it!
One practical problem with videorecording is that in bigger tournaments there is not enough space around most boards where the camera could be placed in a way that it can record the board well while not hindering people's movement. That's why streaming players usually have fixed board assigned through the whole tournament. Of course it's much easier for well known streamers to get organizers to cooperate as being shown on a channel with a lot of spectators is an advertisement for the tournament.
I always record my moves I think analyzing my games after I play them is where the most learning occurs.