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Sit on your hands when you are seated at the chess table.
Write a list(keep it with you at all times): Title it Things To Check Before Making A Move.
The first thing on the list must be:
1. Am I sitting on my hands
2. Do I have my current list memorized
3. If it my turn have I reviewed my current list at least once
4. What is my opponent threatening to do?
5. Are any of my pieces or my opponent's pieces undefended.
6. Is the piece or pawn that I am about to capture defended backwards by one of my opponent's pieces.
5. Remember pawn moves are permanent because pawns cannot move backwards
There are many more, but you can add to the list as you see fit.
brewerdylan19 wrote:
Yes I played in a tournament just a hour or two ago and I lost all three games. I lost two of them because of blunders. The first one I was close to check mating him and I noticed that my queen was in threat by his queen, then I started looking around the board a little and totally forgot about the Queen and so he took it and it cost me the game. This guy was also had a elo of 1505(Which is decent for almost beating in my first tournament. The second one was when I was playing against this really weird schizophrenic dude that kept whispering to himself and I kept getting distracted and we also switched boards because we were playing didn't have the graph notations and I was trying to catch up with writing my moves down so I started rushing and playing really reckless. So basically my losses were because of blunders. I'm wondering what I can do to keep from getting distracted. I'm a good player, I beat my dad a lot but it's the mistakes I make that always make me lose. Is there a mental checklist I can go through? should I wear earplugs while I'm playing? Start writing down what's in threat Or is that not allowed? I'm also really add.
Looks like you'd benefit from reading this article by IM Jeremy Silman.
WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
Looks like you'd benefit from reading this article by IM Jeremy Silman.
This.
great article!
stuff to take to heart, for sure...
pestebalcanica wrote:
What is supposed to be a blunder anyway?
Broadly speaking, any move which unnecessarily, obviously, and significantly concedes something, usually a good amount of material, to the opponent. The exact definition is not always clear-cut.
Jun 18, 2016
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WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
What is supposed to be a blunder anyway?
Broadly speaking, any move which unnecessarily, obviously, and significantly concedes something, usually a good amount of material, to the opponent. The exact definition is not always clear-cut.
Broadly speaking a draw here, with black to move, is to be considered a blunder.
pestebalcanica wrote:
WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
What is supposed to be a blunder anyway?
Broadly speaking, any move which unnecessarily, obviously, and significantly concedes something, usually a good amount of material, to the opponent. The exact definition is not always clear-cut.
Broadly speaking a draw here, with black to move, is to be considered a blunder.
Your point being? Material is even but Black doesn't have an immediate win (1...Ng3+?? indeed proves to be a blunder after 2.fxg3 Qxg3 3.Rc2! Qxh3+ 4.Kg1 Qg3+ 5.Rg2).
Jun 18, 2016
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WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
What is supposed to be a blunder anyway?
Broadly speaking, any move which unnecessarily, obviously, and significantly concedes something, usually a good amount of material, to the opponent. The exact definition is not always clear-cut.
Broadly speaking a draw here, with black to move, is to be considered a blunder.
Your point being? Material is even but Black doesn't have an immediate win (1...Ng3+?? indeed proves to be a blunder after 2.fxg3 Qxg3 3.Rc2! Qxh3+ 4.Kg1 Qg3+ 5.Rg2).
1...Nf4! 2.Rg1 Qh4 3.Rg3 Nxh3 ( Δ Nxf2 )
pestebalcanica wrote:
WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
WindowsEnthusiast wrote:
pestebalcanica wrote:
What is supposed to be a blunder anyway?
Broadly speaking, any move which unnecessarily, obviously, and significantly concedes something, usually a good amount of material, to the opponent. The exact definition is not always clear-cut.
Broadly speaking a draw here, with black to move, is to be considered a blunder.
Your point being? Material is even but Black doesn't have an immediate win (1...Ng3+?? indeed proves to be a blunder after 2.fxg3 Qxg3 3.Rc2! Qxh3+ 4.Kg1 Qg3+ 5.Rg2).
1...Nf4! 2.Rg1 Qh4 3.Rg3 Nxh3 ( Δ Nxf2 )
And hence the subjective nature of the term. Black missing the win here might be not considered a blunder for a beginner, but sometimes would for a grandmaster, such as in John Nunn's chess puzzle book.
Yes I played in a tournament just a hour or two ago and I lost all three games. I lost two of them because of blunders. The first one I was close to check mating him and I noticed that my queen was in threat by his queen, then I started looking around the board a little and totally forgot about the Queen and so he took it and it cost me the game. This guy was also had a elo of 1505(Which is decent for almost beating in my first tournament. The second one was when I was playing against this really weird schizophrenic dude that kept whispering to himself and I kept getting distracted and we also switched boards because we were playing didn't have the graph notations and I was trying to catch up with writing my moves down so I started rushing and playing really reckless. So basically my losses were because of blunders. I'm wondering what I can do to keep from getting distracted. I'm a good player, I beat my dad a lot but it's the mistakes I make that always make me lose. Is there a mental checklist I can go through? should I wear earplugs while I'm playing? Start writing down what's in threat Or is that not allowed? I'm also really add.