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chezzplyerr

Hello fellow chess.com members! What should I do if I lose chess.com games continuously? Tell me, should I quit or give me advice?

tygxc

Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
Whenever you lose a game, stop playing and analyse it thoroughly so as to learn from your mistakes.

siddirocks

Right now your statistics say you won more games than you lost. Simply stop making up problems and sabotaging yourself.

BryyMurph
When you feel you are losing discipline due to impatience, stop playing or you’ll go on a losing streak. Only play when you are in control
chezzplyerr

siddirocks, have you seen my previous games? you can see I'm losing many games. Thank you for your feedback and understandings. Have a great day, chezzplyerr

ChessMasteryOfficial

To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's almost all they need):


The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.

A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).


So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:

1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”


If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.

Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.


Lastly, while avoiding blunders is crucial, I also share a few basic principles with my students. These principles help them figure out what to do in each part of the game - the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. Understanding these simple principles is like having a map for your moves. When you use this knowledge along with being careful about blunders, you're not just getting better at defending. You're also learning a well-rounded approach to chess. Keep in mind, chess is not just about not making mistakes; it's about making smart and planned moves to outsmart your opponent.

goldenduckhunter

rating is trash of course you’d lose; go watch Gata kamsky on his twitch and YouTube channel. Your mind will be blown 🤯

Cold_W1nter

I personally have these same "losing streaks" whenever I'm right on the verge of a break through. Usually, within a couple days I start to win again and often play better, it's just all part of the process.

CraigIreland

Keep playing. Your rating will adjust until you no longer lose.

magipi
chezzplyerr wrote:

siddirocks, have you seen my previous games? you can see I'm losing many games.

You lose games because you resign on move 2.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/93878951257?username=chezzplyerr

What is this, were you trying to copy Magnus Carlsen?

chezzplyerr

Hi magipi, I resigned because I had to go somewhere. So that's why I resigned.

XOXOXOexpert

Have a vacation.

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Alain460879

Bro I keep resignation because I keep getting blunders and misses and this game is the worst damn I cant win so help me please so I can win many times as I can do so please do it right now thank you.

BigChessplayer665
Alain460879 wrote:

Bro I keep resignation because I keep getting blunders and misses and this game is the worst damn I cant win so help me please so I can win many times as I can do so please do it right now thank you.

Don't resign ussualy when your a beginner you don't know when to resign and resign at wrong moments end if you can actually win (don't focus on the blunders focus on the winning )

chessplayer681

My whole archive is full of losses, like 95% of the time.

I've tried to analyse every game, but I don't have Premium.

The only things I win against is bots, and I can't even take down level 4 engine.

My rating has gone from 700 --> 300.

This is relatable.

chessplayer681
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:

To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's almost all they need):


The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.

A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).


So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:

1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”


If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.

Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.


Lastly, while avoiding blunders is crucial, I also share a few basic principles with my students. These principles help them figure out what to do in each part of the game - the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. Understanding these simple principles is like having a map for your moves. When you use this knowledge along with being careful about blunders, you're not just getting better at defending. You're also learning a well-rounded approach to chess. Keep in mind, chess is not just about not making mistakes; it's about making smart and planned moves to outsmart your opponent.

chessplayer681

*bobby fischer en passanting insted of checkmate

BigChessplayer665

you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.

sometimes I like to say blunder like a 2000 not a 800 lol you willblunder every game in blitz and rapaid so "reducing " them is not really going to work you have to actually play better moves and spot when your opponent actually blunders 

If you can spot a blunder and convert(correctly ) that should work up until maybe 1300-1600 then you have to learn how to start playing more forcfully and use pressure to your advantage