10 games isn't much to be meaningful.
But this is a common complaint. It could have a lot of reasons. Maybe you are playing at times when you aren't able to focus. Maybe you are distracted by real-life problems. Maybe you are trying to incorporate new ideas into your game and are getting them jumbled/misapplying them.
The last thing that u mentioned is probably most influencing. Some things that u learn need to be your second nature to be good player. Thanks for your post, it's nice to hear that more people have same problem.
Yeah, it's a common problem for people. I suggest increasing the time limit as you try to use and practice your new knowledge. Remember after a win or loss your rating will go up or down, but that doesn't mean you know more or less at the end of the game than you did at the beginning. As long as you can continue to learn and recognize your mistakes you'll be improving. And eventually your rating will show it. Your rating always only shadows your true skill, and week to week fluctuations don't mean much.
My personal opinion is that fast games are the worst thing a player can do if the player is trying to improve. I have proved that this is the case for myself. This includes 30/0.
thanks everybody, it is good to know that this is "natural" reaction. Anybody knows when should this stop ?
@waffllemaster funny thing is that is not hard to recognize mistakes in my recent games. every game I make at least one blunder, so there is no point in analyzing.
thanks everybody, it is good to know that this is "natural" reaction. Anybody knows when should this stop ?
@waffllemaster funny thing is that is not hard to recognize mistakes in my recent games. every game I make at least one blunder, so there is no point in analyzing.
Well analyzing is not only finding mistakes. It's also trying to understand what causes the mistake...
and while you are going through a bad patch but still want to play why dont you try playing only unrated games that way your grade is safe till you feel ready to enter the crucible again
I am also getting worse.sometimes other factors influence your performance.I am sleeping little and drikning a lot last days.I am 80 points lower from my previous ranking
It's just psychological. When you lose a lot you tend to do less calculation and make more passive moves in subsequent games. The two biggest reasons I lose at chess are fear and over-confidence. The best play is self-assured and objective play where you try to find the right moves. Try to disregard what's been happening lately and play each game as an enjoyable curiosity where you try to find things that interest you in your and your opponent's position. If you play that way, appraising the situation coolly, you will tend to enjoy your losses a little more because you didn't blunder the games away. I actually enjoyed one of my recent losses very much because it was against someone much better than me but I put up a long and efficient struggle. That allowed me to play my next game calmly. I try not to make massive improvement an explicit goal, bur rather to play chess as a passtime and try to take note of my errors for future reference. My rating is still fluctuating between 1370 and 1420, but rising gradually. Just chill and try to remember why you love chess is all I'm saying!
good advice tokyojim and nice to see how your style grew when forged in the fire you mentioned v stronger player
It's normal. You're going to get better and then you're going to drop down a little bit and continue there. Look at the mastery curve:
Keep having fun with Chess and the progress will come if you also take some time to study. Good luck! :D
It's just psychological. When you lose a lot you tend to do less calculation and make more passive moves in subsequent games. The two biggest reasons I lose at chess are fear and over-confidence. The best play is self-assured and objective play where you try to find the right moves. Try to disregard what's been happening lately and play each game as an enjoyable curiosity where you try to find things that interest you in your and your opponent's position. If you play that way, appraising the situation coolly, you will tend to enjoy your losses a little more because you didn't blunder the games away. I actually enjoyed one of my recent losses very much because it was against someone much better than me but I put up a long and efficient struggle. That allowed me to play my next game calmly. I try not to make massive improvement an explicit goal, bur rather to play chess as a passtime and try to take note of my errors for future reference. My rating is still fluctuating between 1370 and 1420, but rising gradually. Just chill and try to remember why you love chess is all I'm saying!
excellent advice right here.
Hello guys. I started to play chess more actively like 5 months ago, and so far studied it very hard. I thought I made big leap in progress because I can find "killer moves" in chess videos, I can play good games against higher rated opponents.... but it seems that the more I study, the worse i get. Last 10 games that I played here looks like I'm moving random moves: I often gives away pieces for completely free, I overlook checkmates in one etc. I think that I know a lot of theory about game in view of fact that I have been studying only for 5 months, but I can't beat opponents that I could say 2 months ago. It is very frustrating and discouraging for me. Why is this happening ?