Ep. 54: Avoid This Common Pawn Blunder & Other Practical Tournament Tips

The Chess Angle is sponsored by Chessable. Check out a list of our favorite courses! This episode offers some practical advice and insight for improvers and emerging tournament players. Some of the talking points include: How many games a year do you need to play to increase your OTB rating? Should you get up from the board during your game? How tournament pairing rules often make increasing your rating difficult A common pawn blunder to avoid Book study vs. digital/online study Mentioned: The Amateur's Mind by IM Jeremy Silman (Amazon) Our links: Website Twitter YouTube Facebook Support the Show E-mail: info@thechessangle.com The Amazon link above is an affiliate link which earns us a small commission on qualifying purchases. This helps support the podcast at no additional cost to you.