The Mental Focus

Approaching the chess game will require my upmost attention and concentration after all these opponent have come to a point of serious thought not to be taken lightly. The feeling for the game must be right otherwise postpone the game come again on another day enter an online chess game half cocked and the chance of getting blown away is ever there. The right mood is important. Some say just go in there in play out your heart you have to learn one day or another and if that isn't good enough just go in there again and keep pressing on. I say whatever works out best for you. But I say chess is a good game don't destroy yourself in the midst of practicing the rated games no one wants to rate themselves into oblivion. I've been there and come back but don't do as I have done it isn't what anyone wants to do living in hell would be better. Oh the stories never end. This is so much fun.

My Opponent Can Change His Underwear Now

I had a much higher rated player a 1338 or I don't care how high he was rated I was prepared to take on all comers. But let me finish I had him against the ropes toward the end leading having hooked two of his rooks with my knight a classy shift of my knights prowess moving in to score but let him off the hook. I'll spare you the details there is nothing more boring than describing a chess game and yes there are boring chess games but that could change. I am confronted with the slowness movement but don't forget I am an older player so old I should be nursed by the prettiest and sexiest nurse. How does an old goat like me hang with these young whipper snappers anyhow?

Playing A Grandmaster

Not only would I challenge Walter Browne to chess games but I already was challenged in games one time way back when he was playing tennis and I knew who he was as I faced off one to one on a tennis court. Depending on my mood and where I was it is possible or at least conceivable that I would play him in a game of chess. Over all my chess ratings indicate I'm a beginner but on a good day as I have said I would play anyone I don't care how good he or she is even a computer if I am on my chess game then I am on and will take on the most formidable opponent. My energies however at this moment are near completion it is time or in other words I made an upset of a higher rated chess player this morning.

The Need For Practice

The winning streaks don't last forever and I notice when they the winning streaks are exhausted a series of losing streaks come into play if you notice the track record and so if I give up the practice time and wait until the feel for confidence returns I might be waiting a long time yet true I don't want to burn out by playing too much and losing the feel for the game. No one should be playing chess in a vacuum. I figure if I do have the feel for the game but don't want to risk or gamble my chances for almost certain play below my par or capabilities then practice games played not for ratings would seem appropriate thus a lost would not hurt me nor depress me. Yes I can easily say this but as in the past I have not done this. However I must follow my own advice and not use chess as a means of suicide. I do not need to continue to hurt myself I must see chess as a means of achievement and not a torture chamber. This should hold true for anyone else. At least I feel pretty good with what I just wrote. I hope I can make this world a better place.

Physical Training For The Mental Toughness

I can vouch for Walter Browne especially after reading his 1970's blog in which I believe he states he does pretty much the same as Bobby Fischer in preparation for chess. He played tennis at the time having mention he beats ninety per cent of his tennis opposition. At the time we played a set of tennis at the rose gardens on a tennis court I remembered him oh so well it isn't often where I hung out that a celebrity would show up but make no doubt about it people would point and stare knowing that the number one ranked chess player at the time in the 70's was on the tennis courts where I too on occasions would hang out to play tennis. It was there we met and agreed on a pick up game he probably had seen me before we rallied and then we figured the both of us were ready to do battle and play some tennis a set at least. The score was close but I knew I was far from playing in the zone. But I could clearly see he could be in the lead when challenging pick up tennis players at the tennis courts. So do professional chess players in the circuit do workouts like tennis to be more fit for the mental war games in chess? In the case of Walter Browne and having seen Bobby Fischer on a talk show on the Dick Cavette television show speaking of his tennis workouts to make him a better chess player I'd have to say yes some of them do workout and tennis was good for them...bicycling is my physical workouts.