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advice on how to play well game 1

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 4:56 p.m.

In Response To: My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1 (Phil Simborg)

In chess, the conventional wisdom has been to slow down and use extra time on the clock at the beginning, even if you think you don't "need" to. This is from the days of 40 moves in 2.5 hours rather than today's faster time controls, but the psychological principle should still be valid.

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• I honestly did have a burger and fries before this match.
  neilkaz -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 8:38 p.m.
  • Thanks to Neil for Sharing his Mistakes
    Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 8:56 p.m.
    • +1 *NM*
      John O'Hagan -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 9:08 p.m.
    • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1 *NM*
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 9:41 p.m.
      • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
        Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 9:54 p.m.
      • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
        David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 9:59 p.m.
      • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 2:29 a.m.
        • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 5:26 a.m.
          • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
            Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 7:38 a.m.
          • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
            Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 3 February 2011, at 8:37 p.m.
            • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
              neilkaz -- Thursday, 3 February 2011, at 11:26 p.m.
      • My pleasure...hope you pros can give me some advice on how to play well game 1
        Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 4:37 p.m.
        • advice on how to play well game 1
          Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 4:56 p.m.
  • I honestly did have a burger and fries before this match.
    Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 10:22 p.m.
  • I honestly did have a burger and fries before this match.
    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 10:42 p.m.
  • It's not just you
    mamabear -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 11:57 p.m.
  • I honestly did have a burger and fries before this match.
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 4:46 a.m.
    • I honestly did have a burger and fries before this match.
      neilkaz -- Wednesday, 2 February 2011, at 4:58 a.m.