Is It Normal To Have More Losses Than Wins?

I know i'm still new on this site, but I have played a lot of games OTB. I came here after discovering Gotham and am looking to improve but the win-loss column under my rapid stats is kind of disconcerting. Is that normal and will it get better as I progress? Will my wins eventually at least match if not surpass my losses?

Yes it is. Too many players have more experience than us. We need to learn more tactics and strategies and the play will perform earlier than late.

I have more losses than wins and have more of less dismissed my record as a point of concern.  It’s bad and will likely remain so given the talent pool we are playing against.  I just don’t play well in a rated game, too nervous and my skills are poor, and my experience is limited.  I am not competitive at all.

OTB strength does not equate to on-line rapid success 

Quick look at your stats indicate your entry rating was too high (over estimated your abilities), average win is 385 opponent;  you lose consistently as black.  Study more, play less (3:1), analyze each game to guide your study.  Wins come with hard work, not pushing wood.

Reminds me of a Bridge saying: 90% of the Bridge Players have a weaker partner. 🙂

Very true.  You play?

in all time controls except rapid(soon to be though), i have more losses than wins

to answer your question, yes it is extremely common and normal

@CenterMass51075

Not anymore. 

- Is It Normal To Have More Losses Than Wins?

A game involves two players. For every person who wins, somebody else must lose.

So of course it's perfectly normal.

Suppose somebody told you "Half of Americans are below average intelligence."

Would that sound like something to be concerned about?

Even after they point out that "Average" means "half the people are better, half are worse"?

@Blaubaer...haven't played since covid restrictions were implemented.  On-line is not the same.  Regards

@CenterMass51075

Better times are coming again🙂 greetings

That's a perfectly normal man.

Focus on not hanging any pieces. Especially in a 10-minute game. Before each move make sure none of your pieces can be taken for free, then check if any of your opponent's pieces are up for free. If you practice just this alone you'll reach 1000 really quick.

"Will my wins eventually at least match if not surpass my losses?"
If you lose more than you win, then you play strong opponents.
If you win more than you lose, then you play weak opponents.
So win/loss ratio tells nothing about you, but something about opponents you got paired with.
A better measure of progress, or lack of it, is rating.

You've got to steak your life on every game, meat every one as a challenge, if you lose, don't hold a beef against someone and don't get cut-let your play rise above, you'll soon find the skewers and chop up opponents.

Yes! You should definitely have more losses than wins! As a beginner, if you win most of your games, you aren't playing strong enough opponents. You won't improve much by simply beating players weaker than you. At every step in your chess journey, you should keep trying to play people somewhat better than you. That's how you will learn and improve

Very normal, I keep my seeking settings at +150 and -25 for blitz so I have more losses then wins.

yeah its kinda depressing lowkey just get better

I can't speak for everyone, but I know I've had a rough time since I started.

You speak for me, as well.  Family and work obligations preempt any time I could read about chess and playing better than I do, which is awful (I am the blunder king).

As I fail to improve and continue my epic blunders, my interest in the game has gone down quite a bit.  “Chess isn’t for everyone,” the good players tell me, and I seem to be the proof.