When i sleept bad my rating goes down. When i got tilted my rating goes down. When i face new openingtricks my rating goes down. But just because my rating goes down do not mean im getting worse. Rating tend to move up and down. I think it would be more harmony to turn the rating number off and just play and try to learn the better moves. Like if you loose try to find out why, and try to remember the better moves that dont make you loose.
Why am I getting worse at chess?
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Nov 19, 2021
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scarmickle wrote:
This is probably just venting because I’m upset but I have been playing chess for a handful of months and worked my way up to a high of 780 in rapid. I felt like I hit a wall at 750ish but now I’ve lost over 100 points and I feel like I’m worse than I was just a week ago despite playing more and trying to do whatever I can to get better. I was having fun now I’m just getting mad and I’m losing more than I’m winning. So frustrating.
It's totally normal to lose points, I've lost many and came back now. If you took a break from chess, it's probably because of it. Chess should be played in a regular basis so that we improve day by day. Just remember "think well before you move".
Nov 19, 2021
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#24
EKAFC wrote:
scarmickle wrote:
It happens to everyone. When this happens, it is important to critically look into yourself and see what could be better. When I had a dip when I was 800 and went down 100, I realized that playing the Jerome Gambit wasn't working so I tried something else. When I dipped from 1200 to 1100, I realized that I didn't have a solid opening for White so I tried a Queen's Gambit and worked on it. When I was 1400 and tanked to 1300, I got the "Woodpecker Method" and did it for a week before I got too busy to continue and I was able to reach 1500s.
Chess is a journey. There will be highs and lows. You just need to push through it and be a little critical about what is going wrong. Chess Vibes even did a video on why you lose games where he used himself as an example and using a spreadsheet, organized it see why he lost and have a plan to prevent another loss
I agree
The best thing of all...
Is to forget about rating at all. )
Maybe my rating could be higher but it will take so much efforts and nerves from me... that it will deprive my playing of all pleasure.
So is it worth to fight for rating raising then?
The big question. )
scarmickle wrote:
This is probably just venting because I’m upset but I have been playing chess for a handful of months and worked my way up to a high of 780 in rapid. I felt like I hit a wall at 750ish but now I’ve lost over 100 points and I feel like I’m worse than I was just a week ago despite playing more and trying to do whatever I can to get better. I was having fun now I’m just getting mad and I’m losing more than I’m winning. So frustrating.
You answered your own question: You are getting worse, because you are playing more.
Nov 21, 2021
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#27
Happens when I play too fast or do the exact same moves no matter what. I play with confirm moves and do a couple more looks before accepting.
Nov 21, 2021
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#28
Dr. GM John Nunn, was inventing an opening, playing it against GM Seirawan, and losing, [it's in a Seirawan lecture in Youtube], so Nunn asked "what was I doing wrong?", to which Seirawan answered "I don't know, chess is a mystery".
I used to have a 1700+ rating here, I played a lot one time, losing a lot, and my rate got to almost 1490. and now it's 1800+, beating 1900+ players like they were amatures...
Dude - take it from GM Seirawan - rated 2600+ at pick time. - Chess is a mystery. It's not you, at All.
I think there IS luck in chess. not straight-out luck - like in dice games. but there is, up to a certain extent.
That being said -
when you have a winning-strike - you haven't become a GM.
when you have a losing-strike - you haven't become worse. at all. you may have gotten even better - mistakes help us get better [by not repeating them again - it's called 'the elimination technique']
When things start to go south and frustration begins to set in, I know from experience it's probably time to stop playing chess for a day. This is not always easy to do, because the temptation is always there to play on until you get a win. You want to end on a high.
But some days you've just got to say to yourself, today is not my day.