Recently, I have had the same issue across all my games. I even had to restart my old account to do with this very issue. I start my games very strong and slow decrease in accuracy and tempo, eventually leading to me making a blatant blunder in either the middle or endgame. My skill in both these areas are god-awful due to poor decision making and tactics late game or just a complete and fatal lapse of concentration. I have hit a huge slump, losing 60% of my games and I was wondering if anyone had any advice to get back to winning ways. Thanks (also, this is my first time posting so im not sure if that game has loaded correctly)
Middle/End-game blatant blunders
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Jan 31, 2021
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First of all learn the principles of each stage of the game (opening, middle and endgame). In this game that you show us, your opponent made horrific blunders. It's important not to rely on those blunders or opening traps, because that doesn't help you to improve.
For the middle and endgames you can try to solve some thematic puzzles. Practising will help you to see the pieces better and to understand their potential in different type of positions. Learn the principles of middle and engame too.
If you miss tactics or you just blunder pieces, probably the time control is too short for you. Try to play in a longer time controls like 10, 15, or even 30 minutes. After some games you'll start to see the board better and make less blunders.
So, as conclusion, learn the priciples, exercise and play more games.
Axel29 wrote:
First of all learn the principles of each stage of the game (opening, middle and endgame). In this game that you show us, your opponent made horrific blunders. It's important not to rely on those blunders or opening traps, because that doesn't help you to improve.
For the middle and endgames you can try to solve some thematic puzzles. Practising will help you to see the pieces better and to understand their potential in different type of positions. Learn the principles of middle and engame too.
If you miss tactics or you just blunder pieces, probably the time control is too short for you. Try to play in a longer time controls like 10, 15, or even 30 minutes. After some games you'll start to see the board better and make less blunders.
So, as conclusion, learn the priciples, exercise and play more games.
Thanks, this was really helpful!