I’ve been playing chess for almost a year and just keep losing

You’re welcome

Im still learning only been playing for a month

Every chess player does it occasionally, and 300-rated layers do it all the time.

Look at this game:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/142599147280?username=legoboyn12

Especially look at your moves 10 and 15. That's too pieces blundered away in a short game.

U know what just watch gotham chess.

One of the many reasons why we lose games, is impulsive moves. Make a habit of pause and reflect deeply on your intended move. Think what opponent can and might do. There can be some threats, we might have missed by thi king more only about our strategy, and not taking ever changing dynamic scenario on board with every step.

thank you CV-Chalam for those great words

dont be sad losing is just part of your training it makes you learn and focus more about the game just dont give up even if it took years its my opinion hope this well help you (:

👍 exact

I sympathise. After hitting tilt and going down 80 points or so in two days, I was tempted to shut down my account. However I backed away from too impulsive a decision and decided to sleep on it.

I have no memory of this game wtf

Let’s gooo! They won!

If you consistently play chess and still don't improve, it means you must take a break from chess for a few weeks or months. "IM Levy Rozman has also mentioned several times that he took a break from chess." Because of this, he was able to improve himself at chess.

Or you can analyze your games and try to rectify your mistakes.

If ur up material it’s probably best to trade.

Watch Igor Smirnov (RemoteChess Academy) on YouTube (far better than Gotham Chess), do puzzles and lessons, and check out my blog. Don't despair.

https://www.chess.com/blog/Ethanchock7/how-to-un-plateau-yourself-and-win-more-games

I have been playing for 20+ years and still play like trash

Chess in general is a game where you have to lose (a lot) to improve and learn from your mistakes. Take time to review your games. Dont just ask why did I make that move, ask why did my opponent move here, what if I would have done that.

Chess.com has a lot of resources to help review. Ex. They have a play bot from a custom board, you can set up your game and see what would have happned if you played differently.

I'm just watching you move your pieces like you have another full set under your sleeve, don't Let them hanging, move them together, you rarely can deliver mate with just 1 piece. And don't quit your games, use them to practice, you are learning, but your opnents are not gm, they can also blunder

In your last 3 lost games, from most recent to least recent, starting from one against @merecy6, here are some mistakes your opponent punished:

1. You resigned for no reason. Maybe you didn’t know what en passant was, so in that case, that’s your mistake.

2. You left your queen hanging in favor of attacking a queen that was already defended. That’s already a risky tactic if their queen wasn’t defended, but it was, so that was just a blunder.
Later in the game, you moved your knight to a square where it had 2 attackers and 1 defender. This shows you should count attackers and defenders, and make sure trades are beneficial.
Later, you blundered a rook.

3. This game was against a much higher rated player, so they can punish much more advanced mistakes than your average opponent. Mistakes like the one you made in this game. You moved a knight so that, when it was captured, your opponent had a revealed attack. A lower rated opponent wouldn’t have seen that, so you don’t need to prioritize learning from that mistake