How to improve chess psychology

@Everyone,

how do you deal with negative emotions during chess play (here, real tournaments, wherever...)? Does it drive you down, making your results worse and how much? How did you find tranquility, peace, cold head (if you did)?

I release whole anger, whever is it convinient to, aiming to set all It's energy to strike real reason why I lost and find it , that makes Me see what really is influencing and how to take this down

@LenoraNox said in #1:

> how do you deal with negative emotions during chess play (here, real tournaments, wherever...)? Does it drive you down, making your results worse and how much? How did you find tranquility, peace, cold head (if you did)?
I usually can't do this OTB, because all my OTB comps are 15+0, but I often find drinking something fizzy and/or getting up and walking away helps.
When I'm angry, my results are... highly favourable (I say this only showing up to 1 tournament in anger, and I placed 3rd, being like 520 OTB)

Here is a simple, effective, healthy solution: for at least 10 minutes prior to playing: practice zazen (meditation). The deep, controlled breathing alone will help to calm your nerves and get in in a better state to play well. For basic instructions on how to do this see, for example, www.sotozen.com/eng/practice/zazen/howto/index.html. (You can ignore instructions about having a statue or painting in your meditation place, and just stick with the essential 'how-to' guidance -- I assume your point here is simply to deal with emotional junk and not to become a Buddhist!)

I try to enjoy the victories more and really just shrug off the losses. When you watch others or people you play, everyone , I mean literally everyone blunders. It's what makes the game, you may think you're having terrible losses but everyone has highs and lows. Shrug off losses as nothing major enjoy the wins more , is my limited advice and knowledge of playing over some years xxx good luck for the future xxx edit , I try not to dwell on the losses for more than a minute or two xxx

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@LenoraNox said in #1:
> @Everyone,
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> how do you deal with negative emotions during chess play (here, real tournaments, wherever...)? Does it drive you down, making your results worse and how much?

It's not me who can speak about my owns results, but i lost the negative emotions and even the positive emotion when it's for m'y results - but not for the results of others like my teammates or friends.

> How did you find tranquility, peace, cold head (if you did)?

By playing more and more without the fear of the defeat, i feel pleasure in the defeat, an opponent who beats me has managed to exploit my weaknesses, so there is always something to work on. By spending 90% of my chess time in tournaments, it helped me to forgot everything else than just the game itself.

Read a hess Book ... Pal Benko wrote Winning Chess Psychology awhile ago' ... Seven Deadly Chess Sins by J Rowson is more recent . Rueben Fine W Hartson wrote books also but they are older yet . I can reccomend The Art of defense in Chess by A Soltis @LenoraNox just for you

Improving chess psychology can be an important factor in improving game performance. Here are some tips that can help: 1. Regular practice: The more you play chess, the more you gain experience and improve your skills. Regular training will help you become a more confident and calm player. 2. Setting goals: Define specific goals for yourself and work towards achieving them. For example, you can set yourself the task of improving your ending or tactics. This will help you focus on certain aspects of the game and progress.3. Work on emotional control: Chess can evoke strong emotions, especially when there is a difficult game or an unexpected mistake occurs. Work on controlling your emotions to prevent them from influencing your decision-making and position analysis. 4. Analyze your games: After each game, do an analysis to identify your mistakes and improve your game. Review your decisions at each stage of the game and determine where improvements could have been made. 5. Meditation and Relaxation: Regular practice of meditation and relaxation can help you relieve stress and improve concentration. This can be useful for maintaining a calm and clear state of mind while playing.6. Communication with other players: Discussing your games and strategies with other chess players can be very useful. You can get new ideas and approaches, as well as share experiences. It's important to remember that each player is unique, and what works for one may not work for the other. Experiment with different approaches and methods to find your own way to improve chess psychology.

It doesn't matter who I am facing: FM,IM or GM... they are NOT better than Stockfish.

Nobody is.

I already fought the final boss.

Why would I be afraid of some regular foe?