From Peak to Rock Bottom!! Why Is My Chess Getting Worse Instead of Better?

⚠ Has this ever happened to you?

You go on an amazing winning streak. then suddenly — BOOM — everything collapses! You lose game after game, your rating crashes terribly, and you feel like you’ve become a total beginner again.

And you ask yourself:

❗"Why??  I practice every day! I play for hours... What’s going on?"

Here’s the brutal truth:

In this blog, we’ll reveal:

✅ The hidden reasons why your chess collapses despite constant practice.
✅ Practical solutions to break this cycle and start real improvement

♟ Part One: Why Aren’t You Improving Despite Playing Daily?:

❌ 1. Playing Without Awareness = Training Yourself to Blunder

Every time you make a mistake and hit “New Game” without analyzing, you’re actually training your brain to repeat that mistake.

🔍 Real example:
How many times have you lost your queen to a simple fork, pin, or skewer?
Did you stop to ask yourself: “How did this happen? Could I have prevented it?”

✋🏻If you didn’t… get ready to repeat it. Again. And again. And again.

❌ 2. Relying on Opponent’s Luck

Instead of building solid plans, you wait for your opponent to blunder. But when you face someone who doesn’t blunder easily — someone with clear plans — you fall apart quickly.

🧠 The truth: Players who improve fast are the ones who play with purpose and plans, not the ones waiting for random mistakes.

❌ 3. Ignoring Endgames and Tactics

Everyone loves openings… but in reality, the endgame is where you bury your oppo

nent… or get buried yourself. ⚰

❌ 4. The Wrong Mindset

"I’ll get stronger if I just play more” →❌ Fatal mistake.

✔ The truth: “I’ll get stronger if I understand more and review more.”

♟ Part Two: The Ultimate Fix — How to Actually Improve and Escape the Failure Loop:

💡 1. The Golden Rule:

"Every game you lose without reviewing... you lose twice."

🔍 After every game, hit that “game review” button. Review your mistakes: (Inaccuracies – Mistakes – Blunders – Misses).

Find the turning point where the game flipped. and Search for the better moves you missed — try them — and understand why they were better.

💡 2. The 80/20 Rule:

✔ 80% of your time should go to:

• Endgames.
• Puzzles.
• Game Review.
• Strategic concepts.

✔ Only 20% for live games.

💡 3. Endgames = Your Secret Weapon:

Learn simple but deadly endgames, like:

• King vs King and Pawn.
• King vs King and Two Bishops.
• King vs King and Two Knights.

Understand how to avoid stalemates, or force them when needed.

💡 4. Stop When You’re on a Losing Streak‼

If you enter a losing streak — STOP immediately‼.
Do not try to “win it back” by playing more — this will drown you deeper.

Log off, Get up and Wash your face, Go for a walk, Touch some grass, Look at the sky. Let your brain breathe away from the screen.

"Trying to recover losses" is a psychological trap that will destroy you.✋🏻

💡 5. Sleep = Your Superpower:

According to cognitive neuroscience studies, deep sleep improves:

• Focus by 30%.
• Decision-making speed by 25%.
• Logical thinking accuracy by 22%.

❌ Playing while sleepy? Expect blunders in nearly every game.

💡 6. Escape the Noise:

(TV / Phone notifications / People talking around you...)

🧠 Your brain wastes energy fighting these distractions instead of focusing on chess.

✔ Play in a quiet place — you’ll instantly notice a massive improvement in your decision quality.

💡 7. Your Body Plays With You!!

Chess isn’t just a brain game.

✔ Jogging/ walking/ 15–30 minutes of daily exercise boosts :

• Oxygen flow to the brain.
• Dopamine and norepinephrine production (the focus and energy hormones).

Players who take care of their physical fitness can focus longer and make sharper decisions under pressure.

💡 8. Perfect Environment = Perfect Focus:

• A well-lit room.
• Good ventilation.
• A screen that’s easy on the eyes (not too bright, not too dim).

❌ Playing in the dark with a blinding screen = eye strain, headaches, and focus deterioration.

✨ Conclusion:

✔ Playing alone doesn’t make you a stronger player.
✔ Rating doesn’t go up by luck. It goes up through understanding, learning, reviewing mistakes, improving your environment, getting good sleep, and taking care of your physical health.

📌 Choose your path:
"Either play with awareness..., or stay stuck in the same loop forever."

👉 If this blog helped you, share it with your friends, or write in the comments: What’s the mistake you keep repeating the most?