Am I getting worst?

Your last game (38 moves on 11/10/23) looked solid until move 23. Bxe7 where you activated black's bad Bishop. A better move would have been to fork the King and Rook right away with 23. Nf7+ followed by 24. Nxh8.

Then on move 29 you could have done Ra8+ (check & counterattack to protect your forked Knights on d4 & h8) followed by 30. c3 (the knight on d4 would then have an outpost and allowed to continue blocking d5 and the knight on h8 would be defended by the Rook). Later on, you could have attack black's reverse salient formation by picking off the weak backwards pawn on d5. Even if your Knight on d4 was exchanged with the Bishop on subsequent moves Black's pawns would have a reduced chance of getting very far (i.e. not promoting).

What do you think about before you move your pieces?

It was a good game to learn from. Keep on chugging!!

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.

The first thing is to stop blundering as ChessMasteryOfficial said. No amount of puzzles or videos being watched on Youtube will help you if you move your pieces to squares were they can be just taken for free. Here is a video on how to blunder less from Chess Vibes: chess vibes blunder less video Using the process he teaches in the video will significantly reduce the number of blunder you play in your games. The second part of not blundering is to take free material whenever it is given to you. Of course always watch out for it being a trap, but if you look for the trap and can't see it then it is probably a free piece.

Second is to continue to do puzzles. This helps with calculation, and recognizing tactical patterns. Here is an article that has the definitions of all tactics: Chess tactics definitions (you really only need to focus on the basic ones as most other tactics are based on one or more of the basic ones) (these are pins, forks/double attacks, skewers, and discovered attacks) Always calculate out any exchange that play in a game. Many times beginners will find an exchange that benefits them, but will perform the exchange in the wrong order which then results in a loss of material.

Third learn and apply the opening principles. You should be able to be fully out of the opening in ten moves or less. When in the opening on every move you need to think does this move follow at least one of the opening principles. If not then it is probably not a good move. Moves that follow more than one are probably better. Of course there are exceptions to this. For your level those exceptions should 1. if the move is responding to a threat that would result in the loss of material or checkmate for you. 2. You are wining material with this move. I would not necessarily recommend going pawn chasing at your level. This is because this could result in you losing material if not calculated out correctly. If the material gain is at least a minor piece then (equivalent of 3 pawn advantage) then go for it. Of course also keep an eye out for traps when you see it. You are technically not out of the opening until you have gotten your bishops, knights, and queen of the back rank, and you have connected your rooks together (via castling typically). You don't need to learn any specific openings at your level. Here are the opening principles: opening principles article

Fourth: For endgames you should learn the overkill mates, and that is about it for right now. These are:

Two Queens, Queen and Rook, or Two Rooks vs king (technique is the same you just have to watch out for the opponent's king getting close to the rooks when doing it with a rook): https://www.chess.com/article/view/inch-by-inch-row-by-row

Queen and king vs king : Queen and king checkmate

Rook and king vs king: King and Rook checkmate

Bonus Endgame principles: Principles of the Endgame

Hope this Helps.

Also I recommend you play at least 15|10 time controls instead of 10 min time controls.

You've done 100 puzzles in 2 and a half years. Less than 1 puzzle per week. Seems a bit of an overstatement to call it "countless".

And 3 lessons. About 1 lesson every year. Nice.

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Worse bro. Worse. Am I getting worse.

buddy i never took chess seriously until about a quarter of a year ago and the max i can do is 3 lessons a day so yes i've done countless puzzles for what I can do without premium. Also you cannot be talking you've been playing chess for seven years and done 3400 puzzles which is just a bit more than 1 a day. Lastly in the past year you have only played one game so you really don't know what you're talking about. Next time don't criticize other people when you really don't know what you're talking about.

if you had two and a half years to do puzzles as a basic member then you would've done around 2739 puzzles

It sounds like you're already on the right track by doing puzzles and watching YouTube videos. These are great ways to learn new chess concepts and improve your tactical skills. However, it's also important to get some real-world experience by playing against other people. This will help you apply the things you're learning in your puzzles and videos to actual games.

I have been playing with computer since last 2 months but still, I do not have enough confidence to face a real player. What should i have to do?

I used to have that problem too, I did jump into it, but my nerves made me lose a lot in the beginning (still do, lol) what helped me a lot is playing correspondence games and unrated games with time control. Make sure you have the time to play properly, my bad habit when playing mainly bots is that i could put the game away when I wanted to, and that made me play at bad times where I would get distracted or frustrated.

Also you can play unrated games, and over the board with your friends and family for some practice against lower skill players (they play differently than bots.) Try to remember that this game is not about being or feeling smart, learn from every game and you will soon get so used to losing some of your games you won't be as bothered about being outplayed.

Edit: I should mention I'm still not very good at chess but I'm having fun with it. You can learn, play and have fun with it at the same time good luck

Work thousands of puzzles.....and UNDERSTAND why you missed ones you didnt. If you don't see it .......there's something you don't understand about goal of making move. You want to trade pieces....and come out ahead. Many times that is by a pawn.....you come out a little ahead on an exchange. When you have an advantage..... Trade equal pieces to get rid of them. The less pieces are left on the board the greater that advantage is to you..... You do not have to win exchanges. It only takes a one pawn advantage to win a game that's properly played.

If you can execute a sequence of moves where you trade two or three equal pieces and still come out one pawn or point ahead ....that is a good thing to do.... I'm not saying that's the best thing to do in every circumstance..... But it's a valid option

I'm getting terrible the More I play the worse I get

I know enough to know I am not playing well, to the point I believe at 1240 on rapid I am overrated. But I am in the process of changing how I think about the game and expanding what I know. So errors will be more frequent. Totally expect to go down before going up.