Comments on: Abe’s first adult chess tournament and his big upset

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“You could play better when you slow down.” | TheChessDad.com — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:45:52 +0000

[...] more seriously and hence slow down his games. I felt Abe has passed the stage that he would be very upset to his losses to stronger opponents. In fact, Abe performed better on those occasions. So “No problem.” I [...]

By: ChessDad

ChessDad — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:38:39 +0000

Thanks, suggestion accepted. Best of luck on your son's future endeavor.

I think you must be proud to be a chess parent having such a bright son.

Whenever possible, please come back and comment my blog, anyone reading the blog would appreciate to hear an expert's voice.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:24:24 +0000

I don't know exactly how old your son is, but he seems pretty young. For my son, who's 10 and a 1900 right now, when he was about 8, his coach recommended him to play in lots and lots of adult tournaments. So I took him there and he constantly got beaten and beaten. His rating dropped about 300 points, but after about a year, he improved dramatically.

Being a chess player myself though, I find it sometimes very annoying for a much-lower rated player to play in a higher section, like for example, a 2000 playing in an under 2400 section, when there's an U2200 section. Try not to place your son too high up, but definitely give him a challenge. Good luck.