Dropped from 900 to 700 in blitz in 2 months- please pick apart my games and help me.

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Brave_Brave_SirRobin

I am frustrated.  

I have been playing chess for some years now, and have been improving- albeit slowly- since I started. 

But I am in a funk, and I don't know how to help myself. 

I regularly play on both Lichess and Chess.com.  I do puzzles on lichess often, and used to do them often on chess.com. 

I have read opening books for the scotch and the Scandi, I watch alot of chess videos, I analyze nearly all my games, taking notes on what I blundered and missed.  

But according to the analysis, I am not making blunders in many of the games I am losing.  

I know, my opponents are playing better.  But what, specifically, am I missing that keeps my rating going lower 3 of every 4 games this last 2 months?

Emperor-Bluto

in your last loss, you were black, it went

1e4

you answered with the Scandi as you call it

1……. d5

and resigned before white played his 2nd move.

so you played perfectly and still lost.

that’s chess i guess!

Brave_Brave_SirRobin

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How about this?

Brave_Brave_SirRobin

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/123509433738?tab=analysis

Emperor-Bluto

why should you have played Bxc2 on move 11 instead of move 12 ?

magipi
Leftehnuhnt-Lmao wrote:

why should you have played Bxc2 on move 11 instead of move 12 ?

On move 11, Bxc2 wins a pawn. On move 12 it loses a rook. That's why.

Psychic_Vigilante
Brave_Brave_SirRobin wrote:

I am frustrated.

I have been playing chess for some years now, and have been improving- albeit slowly- since I started.

But I am in a funk, and I don't know how to help myself.

I regularly play on both Lichess and Chess.com. I do puzzles on lichess often, and used to do them often on chess.com.

I have read opening books for the scotch and the Scandi, I watch alot of chess videos, I analyze nearly all my games, taking notes on what I blundered and missed.

But according to the analysis, I am not making blunders in many of the games I am losing.

I know, my opponents are playing better. But what, specifically, am I missing that keeps my rating going lower 3 of every 4 games this last 2 months?

You have a blind spot for Bishop moves. You either miss bishop moves/threats by the opponents bishops or/and you are not playing optimally with your bishops. Practice bishop tactics a lot and also study bishop endgames.

Mazetoskylo

You have played 30 blitz games today, which is too many even if you move your pieces randomly.

RED-RIVAL
Rating is not an absolute measure of your strength, It is just a number calculated based on your wins and losses. The only way you’ll actually improve is by accepting it as it is and focus more on the game. Chess.com ratings are not as accurate as FIDE’s so abnormal rating fluctuations can happen unexpectedly. This is nothing to worry about. Chess is a slow-paced and highly strategic game that involves a lot of patience. You should consider playing more rapid and classical games to understand your strengths and weaknesses better. Losing is just a part of the process, but it pays off in the long run.