if you tend to resign immediately after making an error you won't learn as much as you would if you played on. we all make mistakes. the trick is to learn how to defend well and hopefully induce your opponent into returning the favor.
How to avoid blunders ?
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Sep 2, 2016
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MikeCrockett wrote:
Great advice. I stopped blundering so much after doing lots of tactics. On my free time I was always doing tactics on my phone at the bus stop, right before going to sleep, waiting at the subway, basically all the free little moments of the day.
if you tend to resign immediately after making an error you won't learn as much as you would if you played on. we all make mistakes. the trick is to learn how to defend well and hopefully induce your opponent into returning the favor.
@Mikecrockett You have a point, after a massive blunder, I give up and I just play "hope chess". I will continue playing with serious from now on, thx !
@Eaguiraud I already do chess tactics whenever I have 5 min free. I'm much better to recognize patterns and combo, but it doesnt seem to help to me to decrease the amount of blunders I do 
@Teichmann70 so you still do 1 or 2 massive blunders every game ?
Sep 3, 2016
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Before you move every time ask yourself, is this square safe? Every time. Do it. You'll get better.
Sep 3, 2016
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I used to click and drag the pieces. That led to alot of placement mistakes. Now I just click the piece I'm thinking of moving and then click the square I want to move it to after checking carefully. It has helped.
@misterbasic I was doing that before and I remember it helped. I'll start doing it again. Are you still doing it every time you move a piece ?
@kaynight valuable advice !
@loustule misclick sucks lol
Sep 3, 2016
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Look for your opponent's best response to your candidate move. Another suggestion would be to play longer time controls which give you a better chance to think through the consequences of each move until you get more comfortable finding safe moves.
Sep 3, 2016
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@OP
Yes I still do it every time for slow games. My uscf otb rating is currently 1850 and I catch myself at least once or twice a game and prevent me from moving to an instant death because I do the safety inspection.
In blitz and bullet I really don't have time to do it, which is why I still hang pieces regularly in fast games :(
Yes I still do it every time for slow games. My uscf otb rating is currently 1850 and I catch myself at least once or twice a game and prevent me from moving to an instant death because I do the safety inspection.
In blitz and bullet I really don't have time to do it, which is why I still hang pieces regularly in fast games :(
Sep 3, 2016
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Saintsqc wrote:
Hello and thx for stopping by !
Is there a way to decrease the amount of blunders ? Tips ? Exercises ? Anything ? I keep losing because of (really) dumb moves (I play 30 min games <1200 ranking).
You can read books to improve your strategy/opening, you can do chess puzzle to improve tactics...have you done anything to improve your "non-blundering" ?
If it isn't a concentration issue, try and work on your board vision, for example with 'Attackers' exercises on chessgym :
@ hicetnunc
likes your link to chess gym, thx
@ OP
i liked (and I just started playing chess >3)
http://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-training/endgame-simulations.php
JFL Ramsey. Your first line "Look for your opponent's best response to your candidate move" is spot on! Usually my blunders are seeing only what my intention is before I make the blunder move by not following that advice first.
1) After every opponent's move, ask yourself, "What is his threat?"
2) Before you make your move, make sure it's safe.
3) In longer time control games, ask yourself, "If my opponent got two free moves in a row, what would he do?"
In general, we make blunders because we're so focused on our own thoughts and plans that we ignore or overlook our opponent's threats. If you can shift your focus more to your opponent than yourself, you'll start blundering a lot less.
This also works for attacking. That is, if you're constantly looking at your opponent's threats and strong points, you'll notice his weaknesses, which you can then attack. For instance, if he has all his pieces on the Kingside, then you can exploit the centre or Queenside.
May 17, 2020
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SmithyQ wrote:
1) After every opponent's move, ask yourself, "What is his threat?"
2) Before you make your move, make sure it's safe.
3) In longer time control games, ask yourself, "If my opponent got two free moves in a row, what would he do?"
In general, we make blunders because we're so focused on our own thoughts and plans that we ignore or overlook our opponent's threats. If you can shift your focus more to your opponent than yourself, you'll start blundering a lot less.
This also works for attacking. That is, if you're constantly looking at your opponent's threats and strong points, you'll notice his weaknesses, which you can then attack. For instance, if he has all his pieces on the Kingside, then you can exploit the centre or Queenside.
+1, but for #1 - what if it is a her?
@TheRadiantFire999 does it really matter? If you want, think "What is their threat?"
Ok
May 21, 2020
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Howhorseymove wrote:
How does not playing help someone avoid errors? The comment sound like a troll message than one by an FM. I expected better from an FM.
You need to think deeper. My comment simply implies that blunders are inevitable and the only way to stop blundering is to stop playing.
Hello and thx for stopping by !
Is there a way to decrease the amount of blunders ? Tips ? Exercises ? Anything ? I keep losing because of (really) dumb moves (I play 30 min games <1200 ranking).
You can read books to improve your strategy/opening, you can do chess puzzle to improve tactics...have you done anything to improve your "non-blundering" ?