Hi! I'd like to give you some advice even though I'm at a lower elo than you. First of all, you should be aware of the moments when you play better. I mean, at the morning, after work, when being happy and optimistic... As well as that, it may be a good idea if you try to worry less about elo. It probably stresses you out a bit and this makes you feel upset about messing up and losing a lot. Another technique could be studying new things and trying to apply them on your games so you can see a huge improvement and gain confidence. I wish you find this useful and sorry for my english ;)
How do I stop the awful losing streaks that keep setting me back?
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Aug 31, 2023
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It's important to understand that these fluctuations are a part of the learning process, and they happen to players of all skill levels. Improvement in chess takes time, and setbacks are a natural part of the process. Stay consistent in your study and practice routine, and be patient with yourself.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
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Your mindset is holding you back. You may think you are focused and playing well however there is a big chance you are irritated without realising it.
Sep 1, 2023
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#9
It's a better thing to do improving, that's how i learned alot from them and it's a headache losing, looking for better tactics will be best tho
Sep 1, 2023
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#10
Hi! If you could afford a little investment I would train you to avoid that and improve your play.
if interested please send me a direct message.
Good luck!
Sep 1, 2023
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#12
It's natural. People often comment on this phenomenon. Improve, and you face better players, and openings you aren't clued up on. Lose. Rinse repeat. From that point you either learn more, or you don't. If you learn more, you'll start winning again, until you reach a new level of superior opponent, and the great cycle of chess improvement begins again.
Sep 2, 2023
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#13
I was 5 points from 2000, and two pawns up with a great position. I saw a move my opponent had to attack my queen and knew my response, opponent played it and I forgot it attacked my queen (WTF!)! After that I kept losing dropped to below 1900! Hoping this losing streak ends soon! I find big swings of over 100 points are when I tilt, usually cos I'm too tired. Better to analyse and do puzzles in such situations. Good luck with 1600!
Sep 2, 2023
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#14
The rating on chess com here are very biased trying to get you addicted so i suggest you try bellow:
set the rating filter lower in custom to avoid playing higher rated player
rematch a player clearly worse than you
AVOID new accounts its a tail head landmine potential of a cheater account
cap your daily playing to not overplay chess to keep your brain from getting tired
Don't play more than 2-3 games a day. And preferably against someone you know personally. Otherwise your concentration will drop and you will get depressed, which will lead you to play carelessly. Be confident in what you are doing, fun/happiness will increase your concentration.
Sep 5, 2023
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#17
Start in the beggining, Try a 30 minute rapid game. This will make you use more of your time and hereby blunder less. This is a nice trait to have.
Next you should probably get some openings. Here are some links to get you started:
https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-giris-french-defense/course/48354/
https://www.chessable.com/ruy-lopez-masterclass-edition/course/3489/
https://www.chessable.com/the-devious-ponziani/course/92093/
If the french defense isn't your cup of tea then:
https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-magnus-sicilian/course/30136/
Those openings helped me improve from a 400 to about where i am now in a year or so.
Hello, I started out as a beginner in March 2021 and have been playing rapid 15 | 10 games on here consistently since then. I have played close to 5K games. I short term goal is to get to 1600 and I got close (1590). However, I keep having these awful losing streaks that I simply come up all the time. I could lose 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in a row or lose like 12 of 14 games, something like that. This happens all the time. Note that these losing streaks may be of the course of two or three days and not all at once. I may go on a nice little 4 game winning streak and turn around and lose the next 4 games, smfh. I don't know what it is.
I have been trying to self diagnose but can't seem to pinpoint the issue. I always analyze my games and there doesn't seem to be a commonality amongst the losses. It's usually a dumb blunder but not always. I know that when I am playing well, I see the board well, when I'm not, I don't. That's the best way to describe the differences b/w winning and losing for me.
If I could stop these horrible losing streaks I could definitely surpass 1600. Until then, it's one step forward, two steps back, rinse and repeat.