Why am I so bad at chess

please tell me why I am bad. I have tried everything I can. I never get any better.

 Have you tried daily? You should play that more often. Then you can have days to move. And you can also use analysis. Try it... I am bad myself.

Here are some suggestions:

1. Tactics are key
2. Take a break from chess—oftentimes I find myself in huge losing streaks because of the “I will win the next game” mentality after losing
3. Analyze losses—see where, why, and how you went wrong. Also, examine positions where you could have capitalized on the weak points in an opponent’s position.
4. Play longer time controls—even if you have limited time, it is better to play 1 longer game than many quick blitz or bullet games. Playing daily games also only takes a few minutes (per game at most) a day.
5. Have a plan: this will help you position your pieces better and will allow you to “set up” tactics.

I may be wrong, but I am guessing that you haven't tried "everything."  Some people have a natural talent for the game, but only a small percentage.  Most people work very hard and with great intensity to not "be bad."  They don't just play and study chess for fun.  The next time you study at chess, block off all distractions and do it with maximum concentration and intensity.... even if just for 30 minutes.  Then, after you've done that, ask yourself if you want to do that type of study for another few thousand hours.  Most of us will answer, "faggadaboutit."

just keep playing you'll soon be better 

If you are willing to subscribe ChessKing for 3 months ($22), I can help you with tactics. I have been training with it for  a bit more than 2 weeks and I have seen a boost on my tactical calculation. The date I joined chess.com was the date I learned how to move a piece  Less than a month, I have improved a lot thanks to ChessKing. The secret is the huge amount of puzzle of each theme. I did not know what a fork was at the time but after 200+ puzzle of simple 1 move fork, I understood the concept and could quickly spot one. Then, I moved on to the next one. Once I mastered fork, pin, skewer, double check, discovered check, I jump to "test" to practice 100 puzzles of mixed themes everyday. The secret of all kind of training is hard work. "Train smarter, not harder" is a myth.

"... 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

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ohh yes

Possibly of interest...

 

Study 

He has diamond so he can take note on the game or he can write his notes down on paper

It is not exactly bad to play bullet games, he should just play more rapid and daily.

take a break from playing and during the break, use tactics and solve puzzles

I'd have to say you're right and wrong. To improve, well it might not help you become a master, but it after you are pretty good at chess, you should try bullet. Why? Because masters play bullet matches too, which is part of chess. But I do say that it won't improve your rapid games very much...

That helps.

 

How long have you been playing and studying chess? Improvement can take time. Stop playing bullet and try playing at longer time control. 

 

Bullet chess is bad and won't improve your chess that much. Playing bullet will also teach you many bad habits and  will make you superficial at thinking.

I agree with the first half of that. Every time I've improved it was after a long time of not playing at all or even thinking about chess. There are so many other things to do, like golf and tennis in particular. That's easy for me to say probably because I dont take it seriously at all, but still if I take a couple months off and dont play at all, it helps. That might not work for a serious chess player though.

You already got good advice. I'll chime in.

 

It's important to keep it fun, but just some examples if you're trying to be really serous about it:

Join a club (not online) / play in OTB tournaments as often as possible. When playing online, if the time control doesn't allow you to blunder check your candidate moves, then you need to play longer time controls, otherwise you'll develop bad habits. You check by imagining your intended move as if it's been made, then calculating forcing moves (checks, captures, threats) to see if your opponent has a way to immediately win material (be greedy, don't give up any material). Everyone checks sometimes. Your goal is to check 100% of your moves in 100% of your games.

Get some well respected books. Some categories are tactics, strategy, endgames, openings, and annotated game collection. When reading set the positions up on a board. Try to follow the notation in your head as far as you can before moving the pieces. Take notes. Every few days review your notes.

 

Analyze every game you play, no matter the time control. Use an engine to find big tactical mistakes. Compare the opening moves vs a database to see who left book first and what the common moves are. Pick the biggest mistake or most instructive idea for each game. Save the position with some of your comments in a folder somewhere (online or on paper, doesn't matter). With a list of mistakes you'll start to see which types are common for you.

 

Starting with Steinitz, play over every game of every world chess championship match. You don't have to try to understand every move. Just try to pick one position or idea from each game you thought was instructive or interesting. Save the position with some of your comments.

 

When solving tactics, when you miss one, bookmark it, or otherwise save it somehow. Wait a few days and try to solve it again. It should stay in your "fail" pile until you can solve it on the first try of the day.

Pfren: Bullet wont help you improve, in fact it's detrimental

Snow-Wolf: I somewhat disagree. Bullet doesn't help you improve, but it's fun for masters.

Me: So... where's the disagreement?