Also realize that contrary to the public, chess ratings are very weakly correlated to IQ. Kasparov's iq was only 135. The main things about being an elite chess player is memory and starting young.
Advice for chess rage; if you ever suffer from it.
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1. Your ELO is not everything and does not determine your skill. Hold on, ELO is a great way to tell if somebody is great, but it should not be the only factor of you playing chess. There are some people that are 2000 and higher that make mistakes and play like they’re 1000. If you psychologically just focus on Lilo, you’re going to lose more. This is a problem I personally had. Remember this, the ELO system was not introduced until the 1960s. The only way you could tell the best chess players were good like Frank Marshall, for example, was just by how they played not by their rating.
2. Know one to take a break and limit your time with chess. Trust me, I’ve heard crazy addiction stories; even crazier than mine; while mine is not as crazy, it’s still interesting to share. If you psychologically lose one game and you tend to get frustrated over that loss, you tend to wanna play more games and that’s gonna end up, causing you to lose even more and make you even more mad. Just take a break, I know that a loss is a loss. My advice if you do wanna get good at chests and you feel like blitz or bullet isn’t doing good play slower time controls like rapid. I in fact, still play three minute blitz, but for you, it might be different.
3. Chess is not just about winning. I know the feeling of winning is a great dopamine release, but winning too much can be boring and you feel like you have to lose once in a while. In chess, your mindset should not be focused on how I’m going to just win every game, because this is what creates an unhealthy mindset of I only played the game to win not to learn. The more you learn the more you’ll actually win.
4. I know this advice may sting some, but no one to take long-term breaks. Listen, take a couple days off from Chess and go do other activities and focus your mind on something easy and fun. Now, if Chess is affecting your daily task to the point or chess is not making you feel happy then maybe you should consider giving up chess and I know that sounds hard; but for some, it may be useful. For me personally I took a long break from chess, but never gave it up. But this is for those who feel like chess isn’t giving them any enjoyment.
Not to end things off I saw an actual video about chess addiction and I thought it was really interesting that I posted on the forms and share my thoughts and give advice that I’ve personally experienced and how I overcame it and I hope this helps you.
If your opponents ever get mad in the chat, just remember to be understanding. If you rage and feel like you say bad things in the chat, always turn it off. I personally have it off.
Hope this my advice helps anyone who struggled like I did.