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| Posted by jstack mailcafe.net 8/26/2008 10:35:25 play online chess |  Subject: How to recover.Message: |
| Posted by lighttotheright mailcafe.net 8/26/2008 10:58:23 play online chess | Message: Identify you weaknesses and work to improve them. You might also take a few days for a well deserved break, before you delve into those games. Do something else that you enjoy and then come back to the game. Just don't take a break for too long. You need to 'get back onto the horse' and ride after you have brushed yourself off a bit. A few wins under your belt and your confidence will return quickly. Just look at any loss as an opportunity. |
| Posted by spurtus mailcafe.net 8/26/2008 14:35:15 play online chess | Message: You have to lose to become better, to raise the ante, to dig deep and play a newer game. |
| Posted by jstack mailcafe.net 9/02/2008 10:57:30 play online chess | Thanks Message: - by the way, I let the master have a draw. I did not want my first win against a master to be due to a blunder. There was also a distraction in the tournament hall which seemed to caused the blunder. more on this see.. www.bacon.blogspot.com (you just got to play the game). |
| Posted by chessnovice mailcafe.net 9/04/2008 15:34:37 play online chess | ... Message: A few years afterwards, I changed my strategy to going over games with some of my friends, since they were at or near master level and were a good resource. I started playing a few blitz games with them, and then when I inevitably lost we went over the game move by move. Seeking guidance from more experienced people is probably the best way to go. |
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