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Mini-Quiz: Preparing to Win a Competition

by Ron Kurtus (revised 15 June 2007)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. Why would being in good physical condition prepare you for a championship chess competition?

Chess pieces are extremely heavy and you need strength to move them

You may need physical and mental stamina for long games

It has nothing to do with chess

2. How can you prepare to compete against an unknown opponent?

Never compete against someone you don't know

Assume he is incompetent, so you don't have to prepare very much

Prepare a strategy of playing to your strengths

3. What are important elements in establishing a winning frame of mind?

Motivation and confidence

Physical and mental conditioning

Whether you like or dislike the opponent

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Winning Competitions. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Prepare, prepare, prepare

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Competition topics

Mini-Quiz: Preparing to Win a Competition

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Competition topics

Basics

• Motivations to Win a Competition

Types of competition

• Major Types of Competition
• -- Performance Competitions
• -- Head-to-Head Competitions
• -- Predatory Competitions

Between individuals

• Individual Competition
• -- Competing for a Job
• -- Competition in Political Campaigns
• -- Competing for Social Status
• -- Gambling
• -- Bullying

Between teams

• Using Art of War in Athletic Competitions
• Factors in Winning Basketball Games
• Gamesmanship in Tennis Match
• Strategy Used in Ali-Foreman Fight
• Dealing with Hustlers in a Competition

Between companies

• Business Competition
• -- Types of Business Competition
• -- Using Advertising for Advantage
• -- Using Location for Advantage
• -- Using TQM for Advantage

Conflict and war

• Fighting as a Form of Competition
• War as Competition
• "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

Animals and plants

• Animals Compete for Food
• Competition Among Plants

Winning strategies

• Criteria for Winning Various Competitions
• Preparing to Win a Competition
• Role of Confidence in a Competition
• Momentum in a Head-to-Head Competition
• Disarming Your Opponent in a Competition
• Winning a Negotiation

Underhanded strategies

• Cheating in a Competition
• Dirty Playing in Competition
• Influencing the Judges to Win a Competition
• Examples of Unfair Tactics in Chess
• Defending Against a Dirty Player
• Poor Winner in a Competition

Also see

• Competition Survey Results
• Succeed in Sports
• Advance in Your Career
• Succeed in Business

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