I am looking forward to playing some OTB chess soon.
I have an annual ritual. I buy an academic year wall planner just for fixtures. An enjoyable hour populating it today - two leagues, county, 4NCL, a couple of tournaments I might enter. In some sense this chart, not the first match, is the start of my chess season
Do others have rituals to prepare for the season? Or should I jot this down for when I get round to seeing a psychiatrist?
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Spreadsheet for provisional fixtures - once definitive they go into the paper diary. Tournaments go in to diary as soon as I have an intent to play.
It depends on you and what else you do as to whether this is a requirement for a psychiatrist... with other commitments aside from chess I'd say it's more than reasonable to do this as there can sometimes be a lot to juggle.
I don't buy anything specifically for chess, although that's more because I work in education and therefore plan my life according to an academic calendar.
It depends on you and what else you do as to whether this is a requirement for a psychiatrist... with other commitments aside from chess I'd say it's more than reasonable to do this as there can sometimes be a lot to juggle.
I don't buy anything specifically for chess, although that's more because I work in education and therefore plan my life according to an academic calendar.
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I have a excel spreadsheet covering everything I need to sort. I cannot survive without it!
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I don't do any of that so far... I mainly trust in God...
But if I'm going to play more 'pro' lols I need to be more focused in my training...
But if I'm going to play more 'pro' lols I need to be more focused in my training...
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I think you meant "prep*ar*ation".
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" I buy an academic year wall planner just for fixtures."
I had a separate calendar or diary, not really necessary these days for one league and two county matches!
I had a separate calendar or diary, not really necessary these days for one league and two county matches!
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I am also utterly reliant on whatsapp. The new community group feature and announcements page is a time saver.
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