Just not any fun here

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TexasKG

I have to agree with chess.com having problems, most of the elo players at 4,5 and 6 hundred elo have way to many tactics to be that low of an elo. I also seem to have to play a lot of newer accounts and they are usually higher elo's starting over or just wanting to beat up on the lower elo's

4 and 5 hundred ratings with 80 plus accuracy ratings? Just not any fun is the bottom line

RubberSoul54
I reviewed some of your games and you either resigned quickly or just made bad moves that were mistakes. You gave away pieces for free. That will lower your rating and increase a lower rated players accuracy and rating.
johncsch
You have a fairly new account
TexasKG

No kidding sherlock, i only resign after blunders because the game dont matter at that point, most of the time i am already outmatched before we start, if i blunder then they just play with me, no fun, so i start over and try not to blunder, but the key issue here is the lower ratings have to play 1000 ratings and up a lot, boxing is an example, no one would box if the beginner had to fight the more experienced boxers even a quarter of the time, again it just is not any fun

TexasKG

They may not have a 1000 rating but like i posted above i play very few players that are not newbies, or newly registered people. Therefore you never know how good they really are. We have a grandmaster here in town that uses lower accounts to teach his club on a big screen tv twice a week for hours. How many of those do we have to come up against, like the content creators? Nothing against content creators but it does hurt the game, I love to watch sadistic tushi, but i feel sorry for the low rating players he is playing while making his videos

Martin_Stahl
TexasKG wrote:

No kidding sherlock, i only resign after blunders because the game dont matter at that point, most of the time i am already outmatched before we start, if i blunder then they just play with me, no fun, so i start over and try not to blunder, but the key issue here is the lower ratings have to play 1000 ratings and up a lot, boxing is an example, no one would box if the beginner had to fight the more experienced boxers even a quarter of the time, again it just is not any fun

Players at the lower levels are going to blunder themselves at some point, so resignation early is normally not advisable at that level. You'll be able get wins and draws out of many games by playing on.

LOSTATCHESS

just a suggestion, but have you set your parameters to 100 above your rating and 100 below your rating -- I did that a week ago and have found a much better players pool closer to my own

SacrifycedStoat
You resign way too often!!

Your opponents might not see it blunders, and try might make bloggers themselves!

You sometimes resign when you haven’t blundered!

The best advice I can give you, is play on. A disadvantage in the opening means nothing at the 400 level
SacrifycedStoat
Also, here’s a tip. Before you play a move, think if you would resign after
playing it.
If so, then don’t play it. That will also get you far
mikewier

You joined chess.com in January. As a beginner with 2 months of experience, you should expect to lose to other beginners who have 3 months of experience. 

I checked several of your losses. You make mistakes that a beginner’s class will cover in Lesson 2 or 3: don’t move a piece a second time before you have developed all the pieces; don’t develop pieces so that they block the development of other pieces; castle; do not move your f-pawn when your king is in the center; look at what your opponent is attacking before you move. So, you are playing like a beginner who has not yet had Lessons 2 and 3.

it will be helpful for you to look at some basic instruction books or videos. A couple months of guided instruction will help you more than another two months of playing other beginners. In my judgment, effective instruction is at least 50 times better than trying to learn through trial and error, playing other beginners.

Dont blame the site. There are lots of things you can do to improve.

Stormy-Boy-2007
Doesn’t it take playing higher rated players to get better? Lots of people on here throw themselves at high rated players so they can get beat up and learn from that game. New boxers get better by playing better boxers. Learn from your opponents.
AGC-Gambit_YT
TexasKG wrote:

I have to agree with chess.com having problems, most of the elo players at 4,5 and 6 hundred elo have way to many tactics to be that low of an elo. I also seem to have to play a lot of newer accounts and they are usually higher elo's starting over or just wanting to beat up on the lower elo's

4 and 5 hundred ratings with 80 plus accuracy ratings? Just not any fun is the bottom line

For an account made months ago, you have no excuse for being under 600. Playing for that long should get you at least that good. Tactics are good, but don't mean everything. We all hate when some kid is overrating themselves. First look in the mirror, and even after, don't try to make stupid posts like this, because you will get hammered based on the bad plays and stuff you did.

sawdof
TexasKG wrote:

Just not any fun here

No kidding sherlock, i only resign after blunders because the game dont matter at that point, ...

And a great attitude to boot. A total mystery why you're not having any fun here ..

Boohoo

AGC-Gambit_YT

wild

TexasKG

Not a problem, sorry i bothered all of you, but i should not be having to play content creators or anyone else above 1000 1500 or so. You do not learn from a massacre without someone explaining it i guess, no worries, its over as far as i am concerned

RalphHayward

@TexasKG I hear you. Maybe it's too late for your relationship with this site, but please try not to lose heart overall. It's relatively easy for me to say this (much harder to hear and enact), not least because I am old and was on an upward curve in the 1990s before life got in the way and if I didn't keep a grip on myself I could all too easily turn into one of those irritating old coves you encounter from time to time sitting in bars muttering, "I could've been a contender", but I'll say it anyway... ...Although our wins bring us joy, it's analysing our losses (What did I do wrong? How do I avoid doing that again? Where's my learning?) that gives us our best way to get better at this darn game.

But that assumes something about why you play chess. Some do it to get better at the game. Some do it for the beauty. Some do it just because it's fun.

Anyway, the key message here is to wish you well.

I hope you find the good place to play and enjoy it that you desire and deserve.

magipi
TexasKG wrote:

No kidding sherlock, i only resign after blunders because the game dont matter at that point, most of the time i am already outmatched before we start, if i blunder then they just play with me, no fun, so i start over and try not to blunder

Have you ever heard the phrase "fighting spirit"?

Here is an example where you resigned in a pretty much equal position. Sure, you blundered away the bishop, but you'll have 2 pawns for it, your losing chances are tiny.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/136857216506?tab=analysis&move=50

TexasKG

i gave up on this game when i came in here whining, resign drop elo, but it dont matter, still people with good tactics even at 400, no reply needed it is what it is

Sobrukai

If you resign super quickly then you will lose games that you could have otherwise won. I usually play one bad positions against 2000+ opponents. I haven't been 400 elo in a while, but I remember climbing through it quickly after learning some basic opening, middlegame, and endgame principles.

IsraeliGal

the playerbase is improving. 400 500 and 600 rated players arent as bad as they were a few years ago. everyones improving.
You should expect 600's to have basic tacts by now. Its the same at any rating range.