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Why do chess coaches encourage their students to play stronger players?

I am a 1400 rated player. We have 4 players in our club rated 2000+. If I sat down and played 100 games against one of them, I would lose 100 games. So, how does losing 100 games against one of these strong players EVER make me a better player?…
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What to study after someone stopped playing for years?

I stopped playing for 2 years and then I had some periods where I played and studied chess, but never for more than a few months in a row. I have an ELO of 1900. After these 2 years without playing, I noticed that I take way more time to think…
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How to create a good practice routine?

I'm looking to create a structured chess practice routine. So far I have been solving some puzzles, played some games and watched some lessons every day. I emphasize some because it has not been very structured, which is what I want to change I'm…
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I heard professional chessplayers must train physically as well as mentally. Why is that?

I heard that both Fischer and Karpov felt that physical training was extremely important to their success and that the Russian coaches also felt a certain amount of physical training was necessary. Why is that? How is it supposed to help? What…
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Has anyone other than GM Axel Smith and GM Hans Tikkanen had success improving their chess through the "Woodpecker Method"?

The Woodpecker Method was introduced in the book Pump Up Your Rating (Google Books) by GM Axel Smith (FIDE), who was inspired by a training method used by GM Hans Tikkanen (FIDE), who used it to improve his chess. A subsequent book The Woodpecker…
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Is CT-Art better for tactic training than chesstempo tactics?

What are some major differences of doing tactics training using chesstempo or CT-Art?
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Training to avoid elementary mistakes long into tournament games?

I just got back from a chess tournament after around 5 years without playing tournament chess. I did mediocre in this tournament, and I attribute it to struggling to maintain concentration after 3+ hours into a game. I'd play a relatively decent…
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Training in 10-15 minutes

I have a question that can probably also help others: how to train having 10 or 15 minutes? And I am not talking about ONLY 15 minutes per day. No. Imagine that you've done your tactics today, played one game (maybe even with long time control),…
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What is "spaced repetition" and how can I use it to improve my chess?

What is spaced repetition? How can I apply it to studying and improving my chess? Is it just for tactics or can I also use it for openings and endgames? What experience do people have with it and with what results?
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Positions for visualisations

where I can download positions for visualisation training? I am not looking for diagrams, I would like to have only position record saved in standard chess notation. Or are there such a book?
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How can I concentrate during training?

During an actual over the board game, I can be very concentrated. It's almost as if I feel things like the danger an uncastled king is in, and it matters that I find the very best move. But when I try to improve my chess at home alone with the board…
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How do chess players keep records of their previous games?

How do chess players keep track of their past games for training? Special motifs, instructive mistakes, comments on positions and so on? Writing down moves on paper seems anachronistic to me, especially when many online games are played. It also…
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Who is Jachislaz Osnos?

I was reading this article on Gata Kamsky, and I came across the name Jachislaz Osnos. The article states he was Korchnoi's trainer. Does anyone have any further information on him?
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What is the best structured resource for self training?

I have been playing and studying chess for quite some time. I have tons of books but it all seems very haphazard. I was looking for some resource or course where things are lined up as sequence of well structured lessons. My current USCF rating is…
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Opeing trainer similar to Chesstempo?

Is there a similar web site that teaches Openings like Chesstempo.com in a sense that you can train and verify lines, etc. I find the Chesstempo user interface confusing and overal user experience isn't satisfactory, so I'm looking for alternatives.
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