How to be a complete tournament player

121 Pages·1991·1.561 MB·English

by  Mednis Edmar John

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How toB ea Complete
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Contents
TrainPirnogg rafmomSrei ginciafnt
ImprovemienCn hte sAsb ility l
2 StarttioTn hgi nLki kae G randmaster 11
3 Howt oS eleYcotuO rp eniRnegp ertoire 23
4 MoveO rdeirnts h Oep eni-ntghMeo derMna steTro'osl 30
5 Howt oP repaforre T ao urnamGeanmte 42
6 Howt oP latyh Gea me 60
7 Whatto D oA ftetrh Tei mCeo ntrHoalsB eeRne ached 71
8 Howt oA nalyAsdjeuo rneGda mes 90
To
My godadughDtaeirn a
Preface
Thiissa bokof otrh teo_u rnapmleanytwe hrow anttsos comroeer
poinIttis sw. r itbtyea nt ournapmleanyfteo trrh teo urnapmleanyte r.
The biobsoa ks oendm ym orteh afno ryteya orfts o urnaemxepnetr ience
asw elalso vetrey ne aorfts r aienxipnegr iIeh navcbeee .e n dtorianign ing
worwki tmho rteh aonn eh udnred thomefo sptr omisAimnegr ican
youngsbtoetrihsn m y capactieht Gyr aanmsda st-eTrrianeorft he
AmeriSccahno oofCl h eassn da sa p rivtartaei Andedri.t itornaailn ing
activhiatviiene csl uwdoerwdki tthh Peu ertRoi cOalny mpTieaadam n d
wittho Dpu tcahn dN orweagniy oungsters.
Thiissa practbiocoakIl.t disbcoutswhsh easwt o rkusn detrh e
pressouftr oeu rnapmleaanynt dw hatb oiusnt dof ailA.st hree adweirl l
note, omfta hnfeyai u lredsi scuwsisbleeltd h otsheac ta moeu otf omwyn
hidYee.it it st ru-et houugnhp lenat-staahte acohfu sc alne amrnu ch
froomu frai lurAe tsr.a imnuessrtt rfiovcreo meptloebj ectiavsf iaatrsy
his eoxwpne riaernec ecso ncTehrihnsae asdl .w abyeseo nn oef m ym ain
tenetthso,hu gocfo urisiteos n lmyyo wns tudewnhtoks n ohwo w wIe ll
hav-eohra vneo -tsucdcee.deA nywatyot, h bee sotfm ya biliintt hyi,s
booIkr eveeavle rytihmipntogar ntth aIkt n oawb otuhtse u bjmeacttt er.
Someo ft hmea teriinta hlbe o ohka sa ppeeadbr efoirnve arious
publtiicoabnusmt,o sotfi atp peianr sp froitrnh ftei rtsitmO efc. o usre,
thper eviopuusbllyi msahteedr hiaabsle eenn lgaeradn da daptteofd i t
thbe ookp'rsi maorbjye cttiovh ee:lt ph er eadbeerc oma eco mplete
tournapmleanyte r.
Comparteomd y p reviboouoskt sh,oi nshe a asn ewv aluafbetlauer e:
att heen odf e acchh apttheerir aseq uestaonnadsn swseercst ointo hne
sujbecmta ttFeorrt.h ree ader/stthuidse nthtore olupnosdu t th set udy
materfiorat lht;er aitnhepirrs o viaddedsi tviaolnuaalb le material for his
workI.a mi ndebttoMe rdP auLla mofr,dE xecutiveM aExwdeiltlo r,
MacmilClhaensf sor,t hiesx celsluegngte stion.
Ing enertahlfeo,l lowsitnagn dsaorudr hcaevsbe e eunt iliinst heed
preparoaftt ihboionso pke:r soknnaolw lepdegres,oc noanlt alcetasd,i ng
chepsesr iodaincdca hlesbs oso kWsh.e na pproprdiiartececr,te diist
given tienx tt.h e
Toe nsutrheat thr ee adert haaenu dt haorroe n t hsea mwea velength
reagrditnhgme e anionftg h qeu estainoednx clammaatrikaossnt heayr e
useidnt hceh aarcteriosfam toivoetnsh ,e asrete h per eseanctcleyp ted
meanings:
as tromnogv e
! != av ersyt romnogv ea;f an tasmtoivce
? a bmadov ea;w eamko ve
?? = ah orrimbolvee a;b lunder
!? ane nterprmiosviena;gm ovweo rtohfcy o nsideration
?! ad ubiomuosv ef,ort heoreotrpi rcaaclt piucraplo ses
Asa lwamyysd ,e epgersatt itudteom ygw ooednse rfbullo nwdief e,
Baiba,o nlnfoyortt y pitnhegen temi arnuscbruiatpl ts on efvoerr -ending
physiacnadml o raslu pport.
In uannd ertaokfsi uncsghc opseo,me er roarrasel moisnte vitable.
Thea uthaocrc erpetssp oinlsifitorbya lolft hesYeo.ua rs sistiann ce
bringtihnegtm om ya ttenwtiilbolena ppreciated.
EdmaMre dnis
NewY ork1,99 1
1 TrainiPnrgo gramme For Significant
ImproveemntI nC hesAsb ility
Theo verpaulrlp oosfte h ter ainpirnogg rapmrmees ehnetreiedst o
increyaosucerh easbsi lsiott hya ytou canb ecoamm eo rseu cscseful
competpiltaiyvMeear x.i mupmr ogrweisblsels howbnyt hose arweh o
mostta lenatnedd havtei matenh dce a pacfiothrya rwdo r.k oItnh er
wordssu,c ciencs hse -sjsuassti no thperro fes-srieoqnusireesf rftoti me,
andd edicna.Bt uti oaImc onvitnhcaeadtn yownheoc onscienttriioeuss ly
tof ollowp rtohgirsa wmimlel hfiicnshd e asbsi liintcyr easstienagd ily.
Thet heree lemeonftt hspe r ograamrmteeo urnapmleanaytt ,h orough
revwi oefg amepsly aeda nd oannog inpgr ogrammceh esostfsu dy.
1. Tournament Play
Youm usptl aiynt ournam(e1tn)ort est ainc oymopuerts ihtairvpen ess,
(2t)ok eep reytoeusmrte itntagln ed( 3t)ot rtyoa pptlhyce h ewsiss dom
gainientd h e sptruodgyr amYmoeuw. i ll mloesfatorr mnc ompetaitt ion
youorw n hoirg hleerv Oeflc .o urtshee,ir sne o thing wrong in playing
somree la"twievaek ibeust" ,mt uocooh f t hwiisls luc cienes dt retching
only eygooau nrd ynooutmr i nd!
Howo ftne andh ow magnaym essh ouylodup laWye?l slo,m uch
depenodnys o upra rtimcauklea-rMu ipk.h Taaiillos nlhya ppwyh ehne
isp laying caolnmtoisn.tSu aamlmlRyye shevgsekttysi r"eidhf ep lays
more tah fawen t ournamae ynetas.r F "orm et hied ecaylc ilse a
tournafmolelnotw beyad b oustiw xe ekosf rreesvti,ae nwdc ontinuing
studFyo.rm o spte opalbeo utg a5m0ea ys e airss u ifcfibeonttth or etain
their shaanrdtp obn eea sbslt eoi mrpovteh esikri. Il yflo suha ve olfo ts
timteh,ed no pmloary-e bu to nliytf h diose nso dte trfaorcmty ousrt udy
progrmaem.
Everygoentets i rieftd h ey tpolmoau yc hC.h esssi mply dseom ands
muchn ervoeunse rIgtym. a yb eu seftuocl o mpacrhee swist thh e
JapangeasmeGe o .J apahna asn e stablgirsohuoepfpd r oefssioGnoa l