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well new low right now ---- my own fault --no on but to blame but me -- 50 losses in row -- ouch -- playing 5 min i get timed out more times than naught - but usually the opponent win  by pinning into a no win with 5/6 seconds to spare  i always hoping he/she would time out but i lose whatever focus i have hoping the timer will time out then not see the move the other put on me htree moves ago -- oh well off to cut the lawn before it rains then i will be back later to see if i can at least get out of 100 again

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected  chess coach and chess YouTuber who helps beginners out : 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q

Send me one of your games and I'll be happy to analyze the game for free on my YouTube channel. This is a great way to get better.  

Here’s more  ideas to help you get better.  

-I recommend two books for you: “50 Poison Pieces”   and “Queen For A Day: The Girl’s Guide To Chess Mastery.”  Both books are available on Amazon.com.  Both books are endorsed by chess masters!  

-If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.  

-Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. Always as, “If I move here, where is my opponent going to move?”. Do this for every single move!  

-Play with a slow time control, such as G/30 so you have plenty of time to think before every move. 

-Feel free to ask my question on my live chess livestream Youtube channel, every Sunday from 1-2pm PST. 

Why play five minute games?? Unless you don't blunder, play with more time. I like 20 minute games.

Play Longer Time Controls...

For many at the beginner-novice level, speed chess tends to be primarily an exercise in moving pieces around faster than your opponent while avoiding checkmate, in hopes that his/her clock runs out sooner than yours.  And/or hoping to notice and exploit your opponent’s blunders while hoping they don't notice yours.  The reason for this is that there is little time to think about what you should be doing.

It makes sense that taking more time to think about what you should be doing would promote improvement in your chess skills and results.

An effective way to improve your chess is therefore to play mostly longer time controls, including "daily" chess, so you have time to think about what you should be doing.

This is not to suggest that you should necessarily play exclusively slow or daily time controls, but they should be a significant percentage of your games, at least as much, if not more so than speed games which, while they may be fun, do almost nothing to promote an understanding of how to play the game well.

Here's what IM Jeremy Silman, well-known chess book author, has to say on the topic...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive

And Dan Heisman, well-known chess teacher and chess book author…
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http:/www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/dan-heisman-resources

and the experience of a FIDE Master...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-blitz-and-bullet-rotted-my-brain-don-t-let-it-rot-yours

for some good stuff on general chess improvement, with a view toward learning what you should be doing, browse my blog.....

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

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Why does no one actually bother to look at the dokerbohm's profile? He worked very hard to get both rapid and blitz down to the magical 100. Losing 1000 games in just 10 days is not easy, and nobody appreciates it. Harsh.