Is it possible to lose skills?
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This is your problem; you're a wuss.
I don't understand the one mistake and you've failed forever comment. You can replay the tactic or move to the next. Tactics trainer is probably the best tool to improve quickly
The question was perfectly clear. I am questioning deleting the thread because of this endless trolling.
In answer to the OP, yes, it is possible to lose skills in chess after a period of inactivity and infrequent play. It will take a few weeks of intensive practice to get back to shape. You need to solve tactical problems, even the tactics trainer (and do not worry about the rating).
I'd block the trolls, BigOto. You cannot delete the thread. To answer your question, I would say that as you get older, it is easy to forget your chess knowledge.
But he's a teenager, and the skill loss is only due to inactivity, not age.
I am still playing, just not as much. I do make moves here every day, usually I have 3 games active at once on this site.
What you call endless trolling and random pictures is not that at all.
1. I posted a pic of crepes to illustrate that a thread merits attention by its content. You basically said, "Well I don't practice because I can't handle the pressure, and haven't played in a while, why am I losing??" Then you are so presumptuous as to explicitly demand that we respond only to your question. Threads on chess.com are property of the community as a whole, not your own to delete or moderate at your whims.
2. I posted a pic of steel being made because I agree with theoreticalboy, you need to suck it up if you want to get better. look at the pic of the Egyptians handing out bread, because they haven't been able to go home in days, camped in harms way where, if the army decided, they could all die in an instant, fighting for their freedom to play on chess.com which Mubarak took from them.
3. I posted the masks because you're being dramatic. Endless trolling... one mistake and you fail forever... get over it. Also look at the squirrel drinking beer because its hilarious.
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