Is it time to give up Chess?

you have to figure, can you beat yourself a month ago? answer will be yes even though you dont see it yourself, you are progressing just keep doing it eventually you break the 1200 mark easily all you have to do is look all over the board even if you lose a few times on time doing it, eventually your mind picks up those patterns faster and with it you will destroy anyone below 1500.

I have not really had experience in this, but, I will say this. If you are not enjoying playing chess, then maybe it is time to stop. If you do enjoy it but your play is deteriorating, then maybe practice against the bots so that your rating is not affected by this.

Rating naturally varies a lot. I'm been stuck on a rating level for a year or more before. Sometimes rating naturally swings a lot (especially down) and it can be hard to recover or to keep winning just to stay at that exact level.

Rating is NOT the same as learning though!

Maybe you are at the same rating level, but now you are more experienced than when you first got to that level and this means you are more likely to increase rating in the future. One month on a certain rating range isn't that uncommon.

Chess takes a lot more determination than quitting just for that. Now if you are really disappointed with your progress (or lack of) during that time, then instead of quitting, I recommend thinking about what things you believe could help you improve and then look into learning about that.

Do you struggle against a particular opening? Study some of its mainline ideas. Do you commonly miss tactical opportunities in your games? Solve chess puzzles to increase your tactical pattern recognition. Having trouble coming up with the right plan mid-game? Learn about positional ideas and how to plan - either learn about pawn structure, or learn about the imbalances IM Jeremy Silman became known for.

I could give other examples, but what it comes down to is recognizing where you might be able to improve and then taking steps to help you reach that improvement you want

Thank you, everyone, for your valuable input. Appreciated

To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's 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.

Solid advice, thanks @KeSetoKaiba and @ChessMasteryOfficial

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

Please help I feel the same way but I only enjoy it when I do well

Me in chess fluctuating go lower than average rise higher than before and a repeating but if by oppents does not attack me I am fine but it like I going through tilt all the time

Although there was this game