CHESS: How do I develop patience during the game?

I play a lot of chess, but I find myself unable to be patient at times and just take the best move I can see without fully examining the board. Maybe I have attention disorder or I am just not cut out for chess, but I would like to think that is not the case.





Has anyone has this problem and figured out how to correct it?|||I forgot who said it, but waiting for genius is OK. Waiting for mediocrity is not OK.





Boredom happens to all. Don't worry, you are normal.|||the main rule to problobly win is to plan ahead of the other player and to be in advance in your stratedys:)|||i have that problem i get So bored that i get up and go get a cookie or something there is no cure it is SO funny sometimes because the other player gets SO mad at you!!!:)|||Think like a general commanding his army. Slow and easy does it. think of how your plans would unfold if you think ahead and be a few steps against your opponent, instead of rushing the game and have no idea of what you are doing, then It'll be a game of chance rather than a game of master thinking!!!!!!|||Patience is very important, moreover in complicates positions, or at the and of the opening, because at this moment of the games you need to plain an your strategy, and for this you always need a bit more time.If you play too fast, it's more probably that you commit a stupid mistake that you would not do if you'll think more.|||Your probably just like most people. You have a lot going on in life and it doesn't mean you have ADD. Chess can be like yoga in many respects. Its meant to help slow you down and when you are a very busy person it is hard to wind down. The more you sit in front of the board (either in person or digital), it will really help you settle down and focus.





Chess is a great tool to help calm the most hectic lives, even if it doesn't feel like that at first.





Here are some great chess sites:


www.hiphopchessfederation.org - they use chess to help youth focus


www.chesspark.com - great site to play chess and has a chat option that many ppl fine soothing when they are trying to break free from their hectic life styles.|||what i do is when your not playing, sit down at the board and study one peice. just look at the king or something and just stare at it. then look for all the moves it can make. dont touch it or look at anything else. sit there for a while (not just a minute.. like 5). then i fyou have time, do this to another peice, then another, then another, etc. this will teach you patience for the peices and the game. when your playing, you'll look at every peice and see every move they can make. you have to be reallly devoted to chess to do this for such a long time. hope it helps! good luck!|||Your solution for this is based on a mix of Body, Mind and Spirit -





BODY: When you find yourself losing patience, what is the environment of the room? Is it too hot, too cold? Are you losing patience when you feel ill, or any time that you are playing? You might want to take some deep breaths while you are playing - as that might calm your brain down by introducing oxygen into your system.





MIND: in your mind, partition the chess board into 4 quadrants. Keep "checking" (sorry) the 4 quadrants to see what is going on with the other player, and yourself as well. When you feel like you are too impatient to find a good move, count to 10 in your head, looking over all 4 of the quadrants of the board for the very best move. Don't do this too quickly, even if you are feeling antsy. If you think you do have a good move, there is probably a better move, so just doublecheck (sorry for these puns) to see if there really isn't a better move. If you cannot find one, trust your gut.





SPIRIT: Chess is nothing but a battle between two Generals.You are the General, so what you need to do, before anything else, is to protect your men. Simultaneously, be thinking of ways to attack the other side. BUT again, do NOT forget to defend your own men. You must have the spirit of I WILL WIN, but at the same time, I MUST PROTECT MY MEN. All of this might help you from getting impatient, because if your mind stays busy, you probably cannot be impatent.





Hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!!





DINO MYTE.