Board blindness

I am struggling with the ability to SEE the board that is in front of me. This is the heart of my blunders - moving pieces to bad spots, missing great opportunities, tunnel visioning into some idea and missing threats and opportunies because of narrow vision. I have tried to force myself to slow down and systematically go through the full position but as a game picks up, I forget to do this and revert to bad habits. If I could somehow see better, i could boost my rating at least 200 points. What have you done to deal with this problem? Its exactly like that psychology experiment where you watch a video and count the number of times a ball is passed, and then completely miss the gorilla that dances through the background...

u might think this is unrelated... but for me it works... i start to play less at that time.. and play puzzle (not from chess.com).. lotsssss of puzzle from various apps.. and after like thousands of puzzle, try to solve it without hint.. i start to play 20m rapid.. and start slow.. and i gotta tell you the amount of dumb blunder reduce like 99%.. dont play blitz bullet.. its better for learning to play 2-3 long games.. rather dan 50 bullet

Youre moving to fast.  Your last Daily game(3 days per move).  You spent 1 minute on a move and hung your queen. 

All moves are consequential, especially pawn and Knight moves as these involved a change of colour square (apart from pawns first moves, of course) but to most consequential move has to be the capture. When your opponent moves ask yourself what the moved piece's previous function was and you will sometime find the downside of the move.

I dont know about the whole "doctor" thing.  I am neither smart enough, or motivated enough to get a phd.  Now at 58, I stick with good ole life experience.

Is the Chess Doctor in?

 

I play this as Black and I need help Doctor.

If you need help on move 3?  I dont know what to tell you.

It is White to move. I will play 3 ... Qg6 whatever White's next move. The help I need has to to do with the breaking of basic rules. Hundreds of blitz games have not cured me of this obsession with punishing any who does not play 2. Nf3 - apparently the best 4th move for White is d3!

 

nice sack black; excellent compensation; misplaced h3 Grim as all hell

I mean after Ke8 Nh3 h6!! that once intrepid is powerless 

I will play 3 ... Qg6 whatever White's next move. Do pay attention.

I think it would be more considerate to the OP if you were to start your own thread to discuss your problem.

I think all beginners deal with this problem. I know I did. In time, you'll get better at these things. Just keep studying and playing, and it will all get better.

Try to force yourself to study the position longer before you play it.  Maybe you could wait a set amount of time (like 3 or 5 minutes) before submitting the move?  Or mentally scan all areas of the board multiple times first?  If you play a lot of daily games, you may want to play fewer so you have more time to look over your moves.

For beginners, always move a piece to a spot that's guarded by a pawn.  That way if your piece does get taken then you can take back.

Tactics, tactics.

 

If I wanted to be more methodical, how much time should I be spending on a move? And what am I doing on each move? Am I systematically looking at what every piece on the board can do on every move? Thank you for the help!

I have heard this so much in so many places. Do you have suggestions of where to go to learn, develop and work on tactics? Chess.com has advanced tactics lessons but I might be missing the beginner and intermediate ones?