I'm starting to feel depressed...

I really don't know how to deal with blunders. A while ago I finished my 8th game ever of tournament play, and I lost. I never won a game, and only draw 1. Today I was winning, had 2 minor pieces for a rook and a really strong attack, the opponent had only 1 piece developed and the king really exposed. Then I blundered, overlooking a mate in 1. It's not the first time it happens, that I lose due to a blunder when winning. I'm starting to feel depressed. No win in 8 games is really bad...

This is the infamous game...

Just keep looking for those moves. It sounds like you're doing all right and just need to break through.

Check if your opponent has any threats you have to deal with. If so deal with them. Remember you can

Move the piece out of the way.

Defend it if it will be an even trade.

Block the piece.

Or attack a piece of higher value.

When looking for a move of yours, search for them in this order:

Checks.

Captures.

Attacks/threats to capture.

Better positions for your pieces.

Pawn breaks.

And play longer games on chess.com to practice. I'm sure you'll get better, and if you've gotten a win in 8 games before, it will happen again. This was just one tournament.

You'll do better. Good luck.

I still loose most of my OTB games even thoug I have an advantage in a position.

The best advice is keep playing and keep loosing, it is the only way we learn.

...and remember to analyse your games. It is best if you can do it with a stronger player.

....and as a famous player once said: if you see a good move look for a better. Another way to say this is: take your time! If you finish a gane, win or loose, with more than 20 min on your clock you are not using your time.

It's just frustrating... Tomorrow there will be the last two games of this tournament, this is the second tournament I've played, I hope to win at least 1 game tomorrow

I lost one game and won the other due to forfait. Obviously luck is against me, I hope to win at least a game in the next tournament I'll play

Did you record the games? And how are you doing during your game on chess.com?

Post your games at this forum for stronger players to analyse.

The game was not in your game collection here, so I imagine it was played on another site. What was the time control? You may just need to slow down and be careful. Also, why did you charge in with the King when checked?

                     Your STARTING to feel depressed??  STARTING??  Well good for you. Join the party. I came here 5 yrs ago, and I can't find the exit door. I even posted in the SUICIDE thread. No help, no assistance from staff. I'm filing a complaint. The conditions that Erik subjects us to on this site are against the rules of the Geneva Convention, and futhermore your honor

1.The biggest mistake I see is you move youur king into harms way. With two rooks still on the Board. You should keep your king tucked safley away until the end game. 

2. Make a habbit of checking to see if you can be put in check by your oponent before your make your move.  

The thing I started doing to avoid blunders is, once I decide on a move but before I make it, try to find my opponent's best response.  It's amazing how often my intended move would've allowed a big strike by my opponent.  Obviously in that case I pick a different move!

22.Kf3? is so dubious.

I suffer from blunders quite a lot. The best advice I've had has seen is similar to Joe's think about opponent's best moves before making your move.

I didn't see any games at all on your profile. Are you playing on chess.com or OTB in actual tournaments with a club? If you're doing the latter, your really jumping in at the deep end and I'm not surprised you are finding it stressful. 

In any game where there are two opponents - squash (my favourite), tennis, chess - you can have a great game at any level and feel that your body or mind has had a great workout, even if you are not at the level of a Hashim Khan (squash).

play some online games and find your level. Then make some friends and just have some good games. This site has awesome teaching facilities and you might decide to get into real competition later, but right now I think you just need to enjoy.

Lol noob problems, feels good to be a 1800 (((((:

IF you lost your 9 straight games after studying chess, its a sign your not made for this game.

Gename, it is a bit of a misdescription to say that you lost the posted game through a blunder. After 24....Bxg2 the only move I can see that fends off the mate is Bxf7+. And that move gives up a piece for a pawn and leaves your king still in dire straits. I doubt you would have found a way to survive much longer whatever you did.

I suspect your problem is that you are asking too much of yourself. Losing most of your games in the tournament just means the other players are at a higher standard. The difference may not be very much and there is every prospect that you can close the gap. But not if you fool yourself about what is bringing about the losses.

Play casual games for a bit rather than tournaments. Take some pressure off yourself. When you can consistently win games around your current rating look for a tournament with a rating cap close to your own rating. And enter it with the intention of enjoying your games not winning them. Let any wins come by themselves.

The ego's on chess.com are on another level. you were dominating at move 21.   and 22. Kf3 was the blunder. 

You were too aggressive trying to find a mate and should have stayed stoic and patient. Looks like the black king was trying to tuck away on the G/H by the rook. 

Random strong squares imo   Be5 attacking h rook.. & Re7 double attacking black f7 pawn. 

This is why I only play blitz games :D cause every move can be make or break and you need to study ahead to really understand it. 

AND as one poster said.. I've lost about 20 games in a row in these past few days playing higher rated opponents. 

Your problem is 'PATIENCE' ,it is the key to your problem. .just asking few questions before making moves like- is it a safe square to place my piece? Why he put his piece to that square? What he is looking to do in this position with this move? . .and very soon you will see progress. And a personal advice-play games of minimum 15 min time control ,not less than that,by doing this you don't have to panic and patiently utilize your skills, you are a good player and on the right track (y).

just play on. work on your thinking process. It will get better. most people do badly at their first tournaments, because it's a lot of pressure. You are not used to chess clocks, crowd, noise and are probably just nervous. I guess Capablanca said "you have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player".

another good advice is: don't think about the result during a game, just think about moves.

Kasporov you are a untalentated noob! When I started playing Chess I was also Losing every Game. its all about knowledge and understanding the important points of chess. Now I am 15 years Old and reached Fide Rating 2000. Everybody starts one day and nobody is a Champ after only 9 chessgames. Please dont hear to this noob kasporov and go your way forward. Some tips for the OP: The perfect thinking process:

1. Your Opponent did a move. What is his plan? How can I prevent his plan?

2.If your Opponent has nothing concrete you should think about your own plans. Where are the weaknesses in my opponents position? How can I make use of them? Do I have any concrete threats?

3. Now you have to find candidate moves based on your thinking in step 2. ( You can read my Blog about candidate moves if you want :) ) Look for 3-5 candidate moves. Connect your candidate moves with plans (!)

4.Calculate the lines for every single candidate move. Try to find the best moves for your opponent! This will avoid your blunders so you can't overlook moves.

5. Go through the whole thinking process again. If you havent find a candidate move which is working very good you can begin with step 1 again and search for other moves.

Hope I could help you, Till_98