Many chess amateurs, having reached a certain level of skill, set themselves the goal of participating in competitions where they have to learn to play with time control. The ability to correctly distribute your resources allocated to a specific game is a necessary quality of a strong chess player and a guarantee of victory.
It is necessary
- - Chess board;
- - chess clock;
- - sparring partner.
Instructions
Step 1
Get a chess clock. This device will allow you to clearly record the duration of the moves and the duration of the game itself. Twenty years ago, all such watches were of a mechanical principle of operation. Today, both professionals and amateurs prefer electronic watches as more accurate and convenient in use. In addition, all modern electronic watches have the function of adding time after each move made in a game. And the classical chess control in all tournaments is just that. Of course, a good digital watch is quite expensive, but the choice, although not very wide in this market, still exists. Similar devices can be found or ordered from sports stores.
Step 2
Practice playing chess more using the clock. It is recommended to periodically change the time control in order to feel well in which positions you need to act quickly, and where, on the contrary, to think about and calculate all possible scenarios for the development of events on the board. A short time control, the so-called blitz, is the best way to help you develop your opening repertoire, master the basic schemes for the development of figures and enrich the baggage of ideas in one form or another, having tested it in practice. Another significant advantage of the shortened time control is that it gives you the experience of quickly playing variations, makes you calculate long chains of moves in seconds. And this skill will certainly affect the time trouble of a game that lasted for several hours, when there are only a few minutes left for the game.
Step 3
Learn to keep a close eye on yours and others' dials throughout the game. If possible, write down the time taken for each move or series of moves on a form. With the subsequent analysis of their actions, an understanding of how to properly allocate resources at the board will come.
Step 4
Train yourself not to "hover" over one move for a long time, no matter how important the decision is. This will only lead to the fact that in a simpler position there will be no more opportunity to think. For chess players, controlling their playing time is just as important a part of the game as the very process of thinking about which continuation to choose in each position. Lack of time at a key moment will turn into an irreparable mistake, and therefore, spending it competently is a real art. Of course, the personal qualities of the player, the type of his nervous system, character, even mood and well-being are of great importance.
Step 5
Try to practice the different control options. Find suitable sparring partners among friends, in the city's chess clubs or on specialized sites. There are many thematic portals where you can hone your skills, competing with both humans and computer rivals.
