I have looked at a few of your games. You start out OK and seem to know what you are doing, then at some point you make horrendous blunders and oversights.
I think you may have some form of mental retardation in which you seem to be of normal intelligence in day to day dealings, but in chess you are some kind of moron.
You need to find another hobby. You will never be anything but a putz in chess.
I have looked at a few of your games. You start out OK and seem to know what you are doing, then at some point you make horrendous blunders and oversights.
I think you may have some form of mental retardation in which you seem to be of normal intelligence in day to day dealings, but in chess you are some kind of moron.
You need to find another hobby. You will never be anything but a putz in chess.
... and someone said that kaynight was a litte harsh ... !!!
Whenever I blunder I realize shortly after how much I was focused on just a part of the board. What helps me out is giving myself a justification for the move before making that move.
My advice to you is not to define yourself by your ability to play chess, or whether you are "good at" anything for that matter. Unfortunately, you can't simply decide to be "good at" something, but you CAN decide to work hard and dedicate yourself to something. I believe the key to it all is love. True love is self-sacrificing and doesn't ask for anything in return. If you love chess, you will find a deeper happiness studying and playing regardless of whether you win or lose (and the associated transient feelings of success/failure), or what level your play is at. You are young, and I'd urge you to explore many things besides chess, because you may find love for another discipline/activity IF it's not to be with chess. Try to be open minded about your future and go with the flow - you have a lot to offer but the real journey is about self discovery and accepting who you are, rather than technical proficiency in any one thing. Good luck and be happy in what you do.
OP - many of us probably find the same. I play mainly blitz, and every now and again lose 100+ rating points on a bad run where I seem to play like a fool. I think you should take it as a good sign that you held up at 1200 for a while before dropping again. Progress at chess can be very much like that.
You do need a strategy to cope with losing runs though if they affect you badly. Maybe like stopping if you lose 50 points in a day or something like that, and doing something else for a while? It can be like a bad addiction when you just keep coming back and being beaten. An awful lot of chess is to do with your state of mind.
Oh and ignore dodger111 comments; he probably means well, but we can all make awful mistakes sometimes.
Oh and ignore dodger111 comments; he probably means well
Yes... It sounded like a compliment
The bottom line is that you are not going about learning chess the right way. I played out a couple fo your games and you do not seem to have much clue what you are trying to accomplish. In particular, I notice that you do not seem to have the fundamentals of how and where you should position your pieces and routinely do stuff like wall in your own bishops or put your knights in useless spots. Playing Capablanca-Alekhine isn't going to help you. You need some beginner chess lessons....
No I know it wasn't a compliment; he may think you should try something else. I was giving him the benefit of any doubt. Not that there seems to be much.
Macer: the OP accentuates he cannot be good at anything. There are serious issues here.
Well... everybody's good at something (or at least that's what many people say). It's just that sometimes the thing that you're good at is not easily displayed or quantified, or not seen by most people as something one should be good at.
I rage quit the entire site because I lost 100 points in a single day. I remember the problem was the same thing, me making stupid mistakes. Try not to get caught up in an adrenalin rush when you have an amazing attack! Anyway I learned to look at everything. On my new account, I went down to about 1092, then slowly have been bouncing back. A good thing to do is also to not focus on rating so much. Just enjoy the game and study.
Well... 2 is easier said than done, and 3 the OP is probably doing already.
"I study, but when the test comes, I just go full retard."
Have you thought about trying relaxation exercises such as deep breathing? Maybe stress is making it harder to concentrate. Just a thought.
The only advice i can give you is to relax and play, it takes time to apply all the knowledgment you have in actual play.
Always do a "sanity check" before making the move.
In january '14 I decided I wanted to get good at chess, so I started watching videos on youtube (openings on chesswebsite and games on chessnetwork), studying openings and playing on this site. And I really started to love this game.
I've deleted and recreated my account countless times now, I just start spiraling down and go right to 600.
This run I thought it was a little different, I managed to stay around 1200 for some time, and now I've just started loosing every game. And it's not that Im outplayed, I almost everytime have the game in my hand, or am in advantage, and just waste it with STUPID mistakes.
I'm not stupid, when I watch pro games I sometimes see the good moves, of course I'm not still really good with calculations 4-5 moves ahead...like in school and uni, I'm among the most intelligent, I study, but when the test comes, I just go full retard.
Just watch my last games (I played some bullet just for fun, same there), it's so bad.
WHY CANT I BE GOOD AT ANYTHING????
this game is the last thing the gives me some thrills, without that I have nothing
1. Quit playing fast time controls
2. Tactics...tactics...tactics.
3. Play Turn Based Games, so you can analyze
I looked at one of your games. You lose focus and likely get tired resulting in carelessness:
To get better one must learn according to their needs. Learn some endgame theory and work on calculation and positional assessment. You are too willing to burn bridges in a bad way, try being more flexible such as not going for a queenside (or any) stonewall formation unless you have a concrete reason behind it.
If you don't already, perhaps you should make a checklist of actions you take on every move. For example, always look for checks and captures first, then consider development, control of space and/or key squares, etc. Adding structure to your thought process in this fashion may help you eliminate these mistakes. Longer time controls as suggested by tmcmanu, although I might go for something even longer than 15 10. Perhaps even 45 45.
This is actually really good advice, since I like being metodical it could be a good route to go on. thanks
Thanks to everybody, and to RonaldJosephCote, thanks for letting me find out I'm 14yo, really, until today I thought I was 21...maybe the beard and the fact I go to uni made me think that (nice reading comprehension skills bud)
I can understand that the main problems are:
-too short time controls
-not enough knowledge of tactics
-I too easily lose concentration
-dont learn from my mistakes
BUT MOSTLY
-I never had the Chess 101 lesson, namely I lack the basics that are tought by coaches to kids, since I started following chess on youtube. I would go and enroll in a chess club, but I dont have the spare money and time to do so, unfortunately.
Thanks anyway to everybody, I didnt even realize this post got to 3 pages, normally nobody responds to me anywhere..
I can understand that the main problems are:
-too short time controls
-not enough knowledge of tactics
-I too easily lose concentration
-dont learn from my mistakes
BUT MOSTLY
-I never had the Chess 101 lesson, namely I lack the basics that are tought by coaches to kids, since I started following chess on youtube. I would go and enroll in a chess club, but I dont have the spare money and time to do so, unfortunately.
Thanks anyway to everybody, I didnt even realize this post got to 3 pages, normally nobody responds to me anywhere..
If you don't have time and money it will be harder to improve . Corfitz gave very good advice .
Anice subject to be in debate.Craze don'tworry we all make mistakes.I am a master at that (in blunders)some examples.Just now from a one knight
advantage i lost that piece advantage on on line chess.my climb in live standard was steep one.yesterday i was rated 1666.now 1647.3 games in a row 1 D,2L.The draw i could have easily won just in two moves.no alter
native for opponent.The other two I could have drawn.But accept blunders are part of chess.Even Anand and Carlsen commits blunder,what
to say of us.Last before joining this site I had a weird game with an opponent who was 1% better than me as per me.After 15 th move i had
6pawns,1rook,1knight and a bishop.He had in addn.to this the queen ,a rook and a pawn.By 30th move I had a rook,bishop and 2 pawns and
he had a rook and 3pawns.end game- I had nothing and he had a pawn.
I salvaged a draw in the king and pawn ending with right technique.So
remember chess game is like that.Nothing to worry.But surprises are
galore in chess - at least in all my games.Even after joining this site I had
placed my queen for easy plucking by a bishop or knight on one or two
occassions.But mind you I have got the favours returned by many players
more times than I have given them.
I work with a literal retard from time to time and even retards can play a somewhat reasonable game. I was black here: