Month 10 · Practical

Tournament & Practical Chess

Clock, psychology, preparation, and post-game truth.

Weeks: 4
Days on the syllabus: 28
Written exercises: None yet
Planned time: ~42h

This page is the syllabus. The daily lessons for this month are not written yet, so opening a day shows that it is closed.

Open week 1

Builds on

Master decision-making from Month 09.

Prepares you for

Your own system: tournament data is what the personal OS runs on.

Why this month exists

Month 10 is match-day craft: time management, opening and opponent prep, psychological reset after blunders, playing better and worse positions, simplification, risk, clock pressure, tournament routine, and post-game analysis — including simulated tournament days.

What you will develop

Manage time across a full tournament game
Recover after blunders without tilting
Prepare openings for a specific opponent responsibly
Run a repeatable post-game analysis protocol

Weekly structure

Monthly challenge

Complete a simulated 5-round tournament weekend with pairings, scoresheets, prep notes, and full post-mortems.