Anyone else here struggling when playing black?

Currently playing in Guest mode at Beginner level because there are almost no beginners there, and I want to experiment playing black to see how the high skill players open and attack as white, and formulate a better response.

But I continue to get my clock cleaned as black.  The wins only come when white blunders/moves too fast w/o thinking, etc.  

Anyone else having this problem?

#1
"The wins only come when white blunders"
++ You can only win a game of chess after your opponent errs.
There are more ways to err with black than with white.
White can afford to lose a tempo, then white becomes black.
Black can afford to lose a tempo, still a draw.
White can afford to lose 2 tempi, still a draw.
Black cannot afford to lose 2 tempi.

I really can’t play black very well at all, and commonly resign the practice games I play.

Unless my opponent blunders, I can’t win.

#5

"really can’t play black very well at all" ++ Then learn to do so

"commonly resign the practice games I play" ++ That is bad. Thus you never learn.

"Unless my opponent blunders, I can’t win" ++ You can never win a game of chess unless your opponent makes a mistake, regardless of color. Focus on not losing.

There's a knack to it.

All of my best games were with Black.

I’m the same way. I play better as black mainly because I choose to enter into sharp, tactical and decisive lines.

With the white pieces, I’m still learning about positional accuracy and middle game planning/strategy that I forget there is a chess game going on and tactics lurking.

i dont really care

Youre 6-7 as black.

Youre 7-7 as white.

Makes you wonder what’s getting cleaned while playing white. Toaster? Windows? 

How has learning both sides improved your life thinking skills? 

Here's what happens when chess and real life collide:

Weird scenes at the Canadian Open - Chess Forums - Chess.com

Beauty story eh.

One should always play the Groin Gambit Declined. 

i blunder as both though

I have an anonymous mentor here who PMs me from time to time, helping me to improve.  I recently bought a beginner’s chess book from a reading list he tailored for me, and am studying it.

You are just like him: a kind and selfless soul who makes the time to help and encourage a stranger, when there is nothing in it for you, monetarily or otherwise.

God bless you, friend.  If only there were more people in this world like you and my mentor, humanity would be doing so much better than it is currently, today.

Wishing you a pleasant week …

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply and share perspective.  I appreciate and value your input, immeasurably.

Cheers … 🙂