Ep. 126: Should You Ever Withdraw From a Chess Tournament?

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After much planning and preparation, you're excited to play in a 6-round weekend event, but find yourself 0-3 heading into round 4 and feeling frustrated and dejected. Should you finish out the tournament or withdraw? We take a look at this and more. Topics covered:

• Weekend vs. club events
• Why tournament conditions favor stronger players
• Should you play "up?"
• The "sunk cost fallacy" and tournament psychology
• How to respond to "tilt"

Referenced:

The instructional videos below are from the LI Chess Club YouTube Channel which is in the early stages. All videos feature positions from amateur games and cover themes and ideas you will actually face on a regular basis. The goal will be to have videos that are approx. 7-12 min. in length so that busy adults will be able to consume them. 

• 3 Tactics That BOTH Players Miss
• Trapped Piece Tactics
• Players Rated 1000: Common Errors

✔ FIDE Rating Deflation Adjustment (chess.com article)

✔ Ep. 99: How to Approach Chess Study as a Beginner/Adv. Beginner

✔ Ep. 71: NM James Altucher

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