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

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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)

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