Chess Dilemma: How Do You Recover from a Blunder?

Hey, We've all been there – that sinking feeling when you make a move and immediately realize it's a blunder. It happens to the best of us! But how do you bounce back from such a setback? Do you have a go-to strategy for regaining your composure and turning the game around after a blunder? 

Go all out attack and try to get checkmate unless it's the queen I've blundered in which case I resign and start a new game.

Forget about the blunder and focus on the current position.

Just play on as long as you have any hope.

Agree

Many times my opponent makes a blunder at some point as well so it evens out. A few times I will blunder and the other guy doesn't see it so I quickly move to a safer place.

I agree with that

Hope for an even greater blunder by your opponent

I like to click the "resign" button followed by the "new game" button. I don't know if it's a glitch or what, but if you do it right all your pieces will come back.

What a game

Thanks

if u r opponent is formidable...solid..and careful...u just lose....if he is unsound or a blunderer ...well u could win....but then u just beat a bigger fool ...so???..one idea is to see what happened...stop doing that...kill the current game and put time into careful study.....the current game is unimportant compared to lesson learned

against a formidale solid opponent the truth is u do not recover...he will trade u down to a won endgame...or force u into materialky overpowering positions...u will lose against worthy opponents..another idea is forgetting about the win and just practice being solid and formidable with what u do have...onward and upward whitefire7777💎💎💎💎🎖😇

The initial summary review came up as 8 blunders! And it makes me think that chess.com has a bit of a sense of humour as the actual review gave us 4 blunders each, which seems much more realistic. So i was delighted to win by checkmate.

In such a case, NEVER EVER try to play solidly. Instead, focus on creating traps as much as you can. In equalish positions with similar rated opponents, you should always focus on developing and systematic play, instead of setting up cheap traps (because this will generally lose tempo for you if your opponent finds the correct reply). However, when you are otherwise in a loosing position, the strategy is just the reverse. If your opponent gets uncomfortable from your tricky/attacking play, they are more likely to loose their composure and blunder themselves, or run out of time in a process of trying too hard to maintain their advantage. If instead you focus on defending, they will slowly crush you.

I agree with @LandofPeace. If you play solidly, your opponent will slowly grind you into losing. If you attack, there is a chance they will blunder and you will win.

Recovering from the blunder mentally isn't a big problem for me, play the position you have, the previous moves are only relevant insofar as plans and ideas from earlier still apply. As far as recovering the game goes, keep the position as complex and imbalanced as you can. It's often said that when you're under pressure you can either hunker down and defend or counter attack. When you're down material, you have no such option. Either you counter attack and create complications, or you lose.

Study the blunder after the game ends and learn by memory the right move line suggested by engine. Do it for 20 minutes at least after every blunder and you will do it no more but you will make another blunder if you move fast and lightheaded!!