I want to give up (with chess)

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r05es
I watch hours of chess content weekly, my puzzle rating is 1100 and love the idea of the game but I’m stuck in 300 elo bullet chess game and get destroyed. I miss things, don’t see attacks, blunder, etc.

I wanted to play 5 games a day this year but I’m 0-9 and don’t want to keep going cuz it ruins my mental health being this bad.

Idk what to do
jg2648
You have to learn to crawl before you walk, and walk before you run. I’d recommend pausing speed chess and slow your games down so you can spend time understanding positions and figuring out what the positions are calling for and then finding the moves to accomplish that. Speed chess relies on pattern recognition and intuition built up by knowledge of concepts and theory previously learned, but it doesn’t seem like you’ve taken the time to do that yet.
GMegasDoux

Settle for a slower pace of play, inclued increment, play fewer games on the longer time control. I am almost half my rapid rating in bullet. Trust me it feels better to actively think in games and not blunder because you dont have time to look at the board. Get good then play on faster controls. Playing fast without getting good just cements bad thinking patterns.

nicknload

never give up man i hate losing but eventually you will win

BigFoxy90

I'm at the same point and I'm 1500. Was 1600 but tilted brutally recently. I've been contemplating giving up all week now. But ultimately I'm probably too hard headed. I don't know. Just a friendly warning, it does not get any easier the higher up you go.

tygxc

@1

"I watch hours of chess content weekly"
++ Do not watch chess, play and analyse chess. You cannot learn to drive a car, ride a bicycle or swim by watching videos. Chess is the same: you have to do it.

"I’m stuck in 300 elo bullet chess" ++ Do not play bullet or blitz. Play 15|10 rapid.

"I blunder" ++ Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. That little mental discipline alone is enough to reach 1500.

"I wanted to play 5 games a day" ++ Play one game per day,
and if you lose it, then analyse it thoroughly so as to learn from your mistakes.

ea914

Do not give up ever!

hhy2004Liverpool

Don't give it up!Patience is key in everything.

ripley12345
BigFoxy90 wrote:

I'm at the same point and I'm 1500. Was 1600 but tilted brutally recently. I've been contemplating giving up all week now. But ultimately I'm probably too hard headed. I don't know. Just a friendly warning, it does not get any easier the higher up you go.

I agree, you will have some good days and some bad days. I recently was rated 1970 in bullet, then dropped to 1700 in a few days. It took a couple weeks and a lot of work for me to climb back up so don't give up. If you're new to chess it's better to play slower time controls and get more comfortable with the game; I find drills helpful with learning chess concepts. If you find yourself consistently losing every game, take a break for a while. Continuing to play when you're in a bad mental state won't help, it will just exacerbate the situation.

1Lindamea1
BigFoxy90 написал:

I'm at the same point and I'm 1500. Was 1600 but tilted brutally recently. I've been contemplating giving up all week now. But ultimately I'm probably too hard headed. I don't know. Just a friendly warning, it does not get any easier the higher up you go.

Chess is a marafon, not a sprint. Losing 100 elo is absolutely normal. You will gain them back in some time. You already are top 5% of players here, don't give up

ChessMasteryOfficial

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 this simple algorithm:



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. I provide my students with more advanced algorithms that incorporate these fundamental principles. 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.

Thepasswordis1234

#7 actually, I learned how to swim because of videos (not because the swim classes my mom signed up for)

WeirdcoreChild

Why am I on this site, I don't even like chess, I prefer checkers. I only joined because of someone I used to be friends with. Maybe I should just let him go and live on...

Thepasswordis1234

good idea! chess is boring

MaetsNori

I agree with those who say that you should be playing slower chess in the beginning.

I didn't start playing speed chess until I'd already been playing for many years.

In the first few years, I only played 3 time controls: untimed, classical, and rapid.

I didn't play my first speed chess game until I felt that I was already pretty decent (around 1400 or so in strength) ...

HCBKC

Don't give up because at first, play games for 15-10 minutes instead of fast games and then gradually reduce the time.