The usual answer. How do you expect to improve when all youre playing is blitz?
Get a private teacher if you can really want to improve. If you are just playing casually, then you probably don't need a private instructor.
@IMBacon what should I do then?
This question is asked constantly, and the majority seems to come from people that strictly play bullet. blitz, etc. If youre serious about improvement.
Use a real board, and pieces in your studies.
Work on tactics.
Play games with a time control of at least G30, and preferably G45.
Play Daily Chess,and use your time.
Review your games, and do y our own analysis. DO NOT use an engine.
Study GM games.
a. Try and get an understanding of "why" the moves are made.
b. Play Solitaire chess.
@IMBacon what should I do then?
This question is asked constantly, and the majority seems to come from people that strictly play bullet. blitz, etc. If youre serious about improvement.
Use a real board, and pieces in your studies.
Work on tactics.
Play games with a time control of at least G30, and preferably G45.
Play Daily Chess,and use your time.
Review your games, and do y our own analysis. DO NOT use an engine.
Study GM games.
a. Try and get an understanding of "why" the moves are made.
b. Play Solitaire chess.
Engines are helpful when you have no clue what you are doing!
Always play in clear visibility conditions
Always play in clear visibility conditions
xD
I think a more interesting question is why/how are people naturally good at chess?
Remember, hard work always beats talent!
"Just be patient. Study endgame and do lots of endgame puzzles"
"Get a private teacher if you can really want to improve. "
"Study GM games."
NO! These answers are well meant, and I'm sure they could be useful in the right circumstances, but they are entirely irrelevant to the OP's problem. Improvement at chess simply isn't going to happen until you start looking at the goddamn board!. That may sound harsh, but I have just reviewed 5 of the OP's games, and every one of them is filled with one-move blunders. You don't need to hire a chess coach, or study grandmaster games to see that his pawn is attacking your queen, and if you don't do something, on the next move he will take your queen for nothing! Avoiding these kind of blunders is well within the ability of even a beginner, but only if you look!
When your opponent moves, look! is he attacking any of your pieces? does he have a check that can hurt you? Just look. If he just takes your queen or rook and you say "I didn't see that!" you're not plaything chess. And when it's your turn, look! does he have any hanging pieces you can simply take? Do you have any damaging checks? Make a conscious effort to do this on every turn, and you will see results almost immediately
I think a more interesting question is why/how are people naturally good at chess?
Remember, hard work always beats talent!
Nice fairytale - it does happen but not too often. I think we just need to settle for the best that each of us can be .
I can't improve no matter how much I practice, I was better when I was 7 than I am now, why is this and can anything be done?
Not knowing any more than this...no. Sorry.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-start-out-in-chess
https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory
"... In order to maximize the benefits of [theory and practice], these two should be approached in a balanced manner. ... Play as many slow games (60 5 or preferably slower) as possible, ... The other side of improvement is theory. ... This can be reading books, taking lessons, watching videos, doing problems on software, etc. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627084053/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
I can't improve no matter how much I practice, I was better when I was 7 than I am now, why is this and can anything be done?