Keep losing and getting worse - Chess Forums

16 hrs ago

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I’ve been playing online for nearly one year. I played well at first, but now I just keep losing over and over again. I have done tons of puzzles and have a rating of around 1600-1700 on the puzzle section if that actually means anything. Getting really tired and frustrated at not being able to see the “best” move in the middle game. That’s where I seem to fail.
Anyone else have the same experience? If so, how did you get over your slump?

KeSetoKaiba

13 hrs ago

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#2

It very well could be a slump or some form of chess tilt which is burning you out. If you really think it’s tilt, then check out my playlist for preventing tilt (especially my second video) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTXwNMbhsy4uh2e7swLXpYA-7_2AXTeF3 but since you mentioned puzzles, I’ll comment that puzzles only gets you so far. There’s many other important aspects of chess. This video shares something that held me back for years and I discuss puzzles a bit:

https://youtu.be/kHC2sCF6900?si=9xoBPNjMnJj-EXHg

TheDestroyersOf_all87

12 hrs ago

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With me it's the other way around: I'm one of the worst puzzle solvers of the world, chess puzzles, the ones in video games etc....I'll never understand why everyone is better at puzzles than me. I try my best but I'm going nowhere in that deparment. I played a few puzzle battle matches and I got down to 150 twice. I can solve 14-15 puzzles there but everyone on THAT level can do that too! From 15 onwards you have to solve 3-4 correct moves in one single puzzle.

Playing chess and finding some tactics is so much easier for me.

RussBell

8 hrs ago

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#4

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

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Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond