Muscat, August 26 (ONA) - The Oman Chess Committee (OCC) has organized via visual conferencing a training workshop entitled “Psychological and Mental Preparation for Chess Players”, with the participation of 30 players from the national chess teams of general and age groups and chess coaches.

The training seminar was presented by Dr. Ali bin Salem Al-Yarubi from Sultan Qaboos University, in which he touched on the importance of mental and psychological preparation for athletes in general and chess players in particular, as it is primarily a mental game, pointing to the importance of athletes' motivation towards practicing sport and achievement.

The seminar also dealt with developing mental and psychological abilities and skills, how to deal with them, the most prominent psychological and mental skills of influential chess players, and some information in terms of changes in the level of cognitive and physical anxiety before and during competitions and the relationship between anxiety and athletic performance as well as the benefits of building goals in order to improve performance and raise morale.

(ONA)