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Practice Makes Permanent When Playing Chess

What can you do to improve your chess skills? There are many opinions on this topic, but the main thing you can do to improve is to practice often. For ages chess has been a competitive game. The champs of chess are real masterminds and people respect them for their intelligence.

Author: David Powers
Date: Nov 27, 2009 - 9:56:07 AM

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What can you do to improve your chess skills? There are many opinions on this topic, but the main thing you can do to improve is to practice often. For ages chess has been a competitive game. The champs of chess are real masterminds and people respect them for their intelligence.

As of now, the current World Chess Champion is Viswanathan Anand and like most chess masters, he started playing the game at a very early age and proceeded to win a lot of official chess tournaments. Viswanathan is one of the most well known players in the chess world at the moment.

Many people that would like to become one of the better chess players in the world did not have the opportunity to play chess at young age. This however, can’t be used as an excuse not to become one of the better chess players in your region or even country.

Always remember that with the human brain, nothing is impossible. You will always be able to become better. One very important aspect of playing chess is self-confidence.  If you lack this you will definitely make mistakes. Confidence is important in any situation anyway. If you don’t think you can do it, you’re not likely to prove yourself wrong.

Using a chess clock during the games you play is a good way to get better at playing chess. This is a method of training yourself to become aware of the big picture of the entire game itself. It will help you devise strategies to ensure your victory. If you get cornered you will most likely go into a kind of trance, like many humans do. Scientifically, this phenomenon is called the fight or flight response. Chess clocks can help you develop your game as they can provide you with a good perception of any situation you can find yourself in when you play chess.

Official chess tournaments often make use of a chess clock to make sure that the tournament proceeds at the scheduled time. It is often seen that chess players are taking their time and really make planned moves in the starting phases of the game and then make mistakes later on because they are making faster moves as the game proceeds. Even though most people know that the start of a chess game is vital, one should always keep the bigger picture in mind.

Because chess is such a dynamic game, you must really consider every move you make thoroughly because you cannot always stick to a certain strategy since the opponent’s moves should be considered at all times. Grandmasters of chess adhere to this golden rule as they know how important it is. If you remember to maintain focus and think about every move you make, and then also try to predict your opponents next moves, you’re on your way to become a great chess player.

David Powers is co-owner of Quality Chess.net, an online chess store where you can see a variety of chess products, including your favorite Saitek electronic chess computer or magnetic folding chess set.

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