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The practice of putting something together before a chess game or tournament into a state where it is ready for action. Preparation is usually used in reference to openings, as one can "prepare an opening repertoire" specifically for an opponent.

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Is it beneficial to play themed practice games?

It really depends on what your end goal is. Themed games in a specific opening are good to get familiar with a specific opening, and get a "feel" for the positions arising in the resulting middlegames …
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Preparing for an OTB tournament: I must do well!

I can only give one piece of advice that I think is too important not to stress: Demanding too much from yourself never ends well! While it is good to be ambitious and setting goals for oneself, ther …
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Opening preparation

Learn what is known as the basic opening principles, and apply them to your game. Since you're a beginner, memorization of long opening lines is a wasted effort at this stage of your chess development …
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