Getting more angry losing at chess than any other game

I don't get angry when I lose. But I get irritated with myself for making a really silly blunder. Then I become a little sad, because the blunders I make now I would not have made 50 years ago. It's rough to get old.

I think it's a matter of temperament. My brother and I play all kinds of games together (not chess anymore...I studied, he didn't), and I've always been emotional about losses. He just doesn't care....win or lose, he goes to the next game. I'll talk to him the next day and say "In game 3, I should have gone X,Y,Z, and I would have had the better chances to win" and he'll reply "I don't remember that game."

You see it at the professional level too. Naka does a Jim Carey impression, calls himself a "moron" after the game, sometimes storms out before giving an interview. Kramnik can be 3 queens down, and he looks exactly as enthusiastic as he would in an art gallery or on a roller coaster or making love to his wife. 

I know one really interesting thing about the difference between chess and other games. So the thing is that chess is not based on luck like a poker or counter-strike etc... That means you can blame only yourself for your faults (and sometimes the internet by the way ).

like you I also kick the cat when I lose , but I am just the same if ive missed an easy pot on the pool table , this feeling tends to be brief , as the rspca have me watched closely whenever I get this way lol

don't be down on yourself too much though as it shows you are passionate about the things you love and you feel it when it hurts , without that desire to do better then you never can get better

(no cats were hurt in the making of this post ,,,legal disclaimer )

but like most things , I find music helps express things far better

you need to resign more, so that you can get used to the feeling of losing.

Don't be angry please...

we may need the wisdom of batgirl to confirm this but im sure no great chess player has ever gone unbeaten

Chess requires such intense concentration that when we lose we feel as though our reward for hard work is a kick in the teeth.  That's why I believe that 99% of chess players take the game way, way too seriously.  The 1% that should take it seriously are master and above (FM/IM/GM).  However, I've seen 1500 players that give up their social life and play every single day of the week year round.  I think that's extremely unhealthy.

losing streaks in chess make me more mad than losing anywhere else

I need to get a life

Yeah I have the same problem

Your anger / happiness when losing / winning at chess, depends on how important you consider the win or the lose. And on how much effort you gave in a specific game of chess. - if chess is 'your life' then... as Sokolov said "If I don't kill myself tonight I gonna live a 1000 years:

minute 2:15

You're angry more when losing at chess because it IS 'the game of kings' or 'the royal game' or some indication of wisdom apparently, so your heart consider chess as more important.

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Quote by Anatoly Karpov: “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.”

Quote by Anonymous: "Chess sucks! "

If you enjoy a certain activity more than other activities, you will naturally become more emotionally invested, which means you'll be more angry if you lose in that activity.

Some people learn to control this and move past it and realise its just an activity to enjoy, and some don't.

It's up to you. 

But.. that would make him a losing kind of person: a 'lose-er' or 'losinger'. I wish there was a word in English for that. oh well. cheers!

It sometimes bugs me if I miss something I shouldn't have, or lose from a won position due to indecision or overly conservative play, especially against lower-rated players. It makes me realise where there are massive gaps in my knowledge, and feel like I'm not making much progress. You just have to address issues as they arise, and as you have time. If you have time... Such is life.

focus on 'learning' rather than 'who won'.