Advice for bad losing streak
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jdc58
Aug 19, 2020
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I’ve been an active user of Chess.com for two years. In late June I hit my highest ever score - 1283 and came close to that high score again a few days ago. But I’ve also gone on two huge losing streaks since then, and can’t understand why. My rating is now 1037 - down more than 200 points in a few days. What advice do forum members have? Grateful for comments from others whose form has dipped so drastically.
Aug 19, 2020
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#2
Take a break for 1-2 days, when you come back, warm up by solving a couple of tactics. Only play when alert, ie. don’t play late at night and chasing rating points when you’re on tilt! It’s an easy trap to fall into!
after a string of losses i try to do a bunch of puzzles between then and the next time i sit down to play more games. this helps reinforce some fundamentals and also helps rebuild my confidence which i suspect is a big factor in going on tilt
My lowest point of my bullet rating is 580. Now, I got a lot of wins and got my bullet rating to 869.
Aug 22, 2020
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PawnAvalanche08 wrote:
yeah, once I reached 2200 I went on a sudden tilt mode and dropped over 300 points. it was horrific. but then I went into the habit of only playing 2-3 games a day. and for some reason, I found out that playing at 4am in the morning is better than playing in the afternoon! 😂
Correct, Play when you are most energetic, If someone wants to maintain their ratings, avoid playing rated games when tired. Play Unrated games.
