It's not abnormal. You're processing information and systemizing it, which takes time and isn't linear with time. You could play more or you could play differently. And by different I mean playing without considering any of the things you've learned. See if you can (you will most likely not be able to) and then realize you are just on your way to noticing stuf other stuff now that many of the things you learned are becoming "unconscious" automatic responses.
Step backward between getting better?
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I feel you. One mistake in trying to become better in chess, is only memorize tactics. You also need to pay attention a lot cause tactics depend on the situation. So always check whether tactics even work in the given situation
It's normal. Analyze your losses and try to understand where the games went wrong and why. It takes time to learn how to correctly incorporate new knowledge into games. It's also easy to forget basic principles when trying to apply new principles. One step backwards and two steps forward is a natural part of the development process.
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It's normal. Analyze your losses and try to understand where the games went wrong and why. It takes time to learn how to correctly incorporate new knowledge into games. It's also easy to forget basic principles when trying to apply new principles. One step backwards and two steps forward is a natural part of the development process.
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In answer to the final question of the original post, yes, you should play more and study less. At beginner levels, you'll learn quite a bit by doing. At least half of your chess time should be spent on playing, and reviewing your games afterwards.
Second thing: What speed are you playing your games? Way too many people play fast speeds and wonder why they aren't getting better. As with any skill, you have to learn to do it correctly with all the time in the world, and only after you get good at it, then you can speed it up.
And I'm not just talking 5 minute blitz. Even 15 minute games are too fast while trying to improve your thought process. An hour (or more!) would be an ideal speed for training games, but 30 minutes should suffice if that's all you have time for. But if you find yourself running into time trouble at 30 minutes, don't think "I need to learn to play faster". You should think "I need to play with a slower time control". As I said, only after you learn to play well can you speed it up.
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In answer to the final question of the original post, yes, you should play more and study less. At beginner levels, you'll learn quite a bit by doing. At least half of your chess time should be spent on playing, and reviewing your games afterwards.
Second thing: What speed are you playing your games? Way too many people play fast speeds and wonder why they aren't getting better. As with any skill, you have to learn to do it correctly with all the time in the world, and only after you get good at it, then you can speed it up.
And I'm not just talking 5 minute blitz. Even 15 minute games are too fast while trying to improve your thought process. An hour (or more!) would be an ideal speed for training games, but 30 minutes should suffice if that's all you have time for. But if you find yourself running into time trouble at 30 minutes, don't think "I need to learn to play faster". You should think "I need to play with a slower time control". As I said, only after you learn to play well can you speed it up.
I started with rapid, 10' games, then I realized I was losing on time too often, so started playing faster making more mistakes... and getting away with it most of the times. But it was a downward spiral so I switched to dailies. Now I am playing mostly daily chess taking my time for each move. Maybe too many at the same time, that's another mistake...
and thank you all for your feedback!
Hi all.I started playing like 1 month ago (before I knew how to move the pieces and win but never tried (seriously). I played a lot then I started to study, try many problems (1300 in one month) and read books, seen videos and studied (not opening lines, only principles, some basic openings and a handful of famous games) and played more I felt my game worsening. My accuracy worsened and I am making more blunders. I believe it will pay off in the future but now tryong to apply what I am learning (probably wrongly) felt as a step backward in my game. Is that normal? Should I study less and play more in this phase?
Thank you!