Improving your chess without access to OTB tournaments

I plan on working between 1-2h every day on chess and playing long games regularly. Let's face it, the more time, the better in terms of really getting better.

Anyway to get better at OTB chess without actually being ... - Reddit

Something I have done is to play longer games online, but track the moves on a real board (both mine and my opponents). All my analyzing is done ...

Is it possible to be better OTB chess than online?

If you are playing daily chess your opponents could legitimately be using the game explorer or some other database, which they wouldn't be able ...

Can playing against myself in OTB help me get better at online chess?

3- learn 2 openings , one for white and one for black . study them deeply until you perfect the first 10 moves at least of your game . by doing ...

Get better at OTB Chess - Chess Forums

Play online slow rapid games and set the pieces up on a chessboard, and only look at your device when you are making moves. Looking at a ...

How do I get better at OTB chess - Lichess

So, to increase your rating OTB to your actual rating, you actually have to grind tournaments until your rating catches up with your level.

Is it possible to be better OTB chess than online?

Yes it's possible. I have not played much tournament chess but my USCF is higher than my online rating, probably for reasons already mentioned. There is more of ...

4 Tips For OTB Tournament Players - YouTube

Chess tournaments can be brutal and being prepared can provide great advantage over your opponents. I recently played an over the board ...

Going from Online Matches to OTB - Chess Forums

It is superficial preparation at best. To get used to otb, the only way is to play otb. I would recommend just sleeping well, eating healthy, no fast food, etc.

How do you improve in classical chess? - Chess Forums

First—make sure you fully understand the time controls (first & second controls) as they may change over the course of the tournament. Don't ...

Why *is* it that players I play/watch in OTB classical tournaments get ...

... lack of tournaments you play is holding you back from increasing your rating. ... better but their otb ratings wouldn't change much or at all. They could ...

Getting more consistent ... but how? - Chess Forums

Good luck with improving, and may you enjoy chess success in your future. ... To improve I basically practiced a great deal, blitz and OTB tournament chess, no ...

My first OTB tournament last week. - Chessable

I probably had teh most fun with chess at small tournaments. the really big ones feel different though untill we go to the kibitz room. not a fantastic result ...

How to improve during the summer - Chess Forums

Go over your games every month and see if there is progress, either in future games, or analyzing the games you already played and found more ideas. If you have ...

How to stop OTB players accessing my online games? - Chess.com

When I used to be a regular tournament player about 25-30 years ago, I'd walk around during tournaments and see what people I'd likely play played. But it didn' ...

How Online Chess Can Help Beginners Improve Their Over-the ...

The consistent practice and analytical skills developed online seamlessly translate to OTB tournaments, where the acquired adaptability, recognition, and ...

A Path to 2200 Fide in 5 years - Chessable

Yes,sadly there's no OTB tournaments yet. So I will be including rapid games in my training. I am currently enjoying chess a lot. Let's try to get to 1900 ...

My Chess.com Chess Improvement Plan - Ed Latimore

My Chess.com Chess Improvement Plan · Other considerations and caveats about my chess study plan · Give each game my undivided attention · Review ...

How did you conquer your ratings plateau? - Chess Forums

Blockade passed pawns with knights. That is how most players probably improve - plateau or no. Be a positional player. Second is tactics. Unless we play like ...

Next Level Training

You want to improve your chess but feel confused and overwhelmed. You spend time on chess improvement but see no results. You want to get the ...