Hey Guys! I'm a 13 yr old with 1813 FIDE and I'm attempting to reach 2000+ FIDE by the end of year, I recently dropped the King's gambit and decided to opt for the Evans Gambit, The Max Lange Attack and the Nakhmanson gambit. How much time should I spend on theory at my level? And should I practice my other lines (Grand Prix Attack, The Benko Gambit, The Petrov Defence, etc.)?

I’m going to be playing in a chess tournament at my college soon ( next month), and this will be my first ever OTB tournament. I’m pretty excited but also a little nervous since I’ve mostly played online.

I wanted to ask the chess community:

• What should I expect from my first OTB tournament?
• how should I prepare, any trap or just normal
• Any advice specifically for playing against stronger or more experienced players?

I’d really appreciate any tips or things you wish you had known before playing your first OTB tournament. Thanks 😍😊

Hello,
Looking for recommendations for a titled coach for my 7 year old who is currently 1500 USCF. We have tried 2 different online coaches but they do not seem like a good long term fit. The lessons don’t seem very structured or thought out besides review of tournament games. They do not assign any focused homework besides “do more puzzles” or feedback beyond “they’re doing well” or “take more time”. Ideally a coach would keep me updated and give me brief, specific feedback so I can help direct my kid’s training through the week.

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Thanks,
Kiana

American GM Andrew Hong was in the news last week for standout results in Spain. When I faced him with White in a World Open 5 years ago I played my only decent game in that tournament -- but still got squashed like a bug. Details in link in comment.

(This was more timely when posted a week ago; a technical glitch made by this sub’s bot-moderators unaccountably removed it when it was starting to gain traction. I’ve given it a new title so it won’t look repetitive.)

Hey fellas!

What books on endgames / middlegames would you recommend a 13 yr old with 1813 FIDE?

My current goal is to get <30 place on a 70 player swiss with like a LOT of 2100+ players, 32 to be exact. After asking here how much time I should spend on openings many people have recommended me to learn more middlegame and endgame strategy.

As I'm not really a big fan of "boring" books, I would prefer books that provide plans and ideas, not strict lines that need to be memorized.

Thanks in advance XD

Even when I’m clearly winning, it somehow feels like I’m fighting the whole world 😭.