Help me - I never played well again

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Avatar of carn79

Hello, I'd like some help!

I was a very good player ( in february I reached 1880 rating in 10 minutes games).  Not only that, I felt like I was making some brilliant moves. At some point, my rating started to slowly drop. It dropped so much it reached 1590 after a lot of games. My win-ratio became like 10% when it used to be 80%. Since then, I keep deleting my account to create a new one once in a while, but my chess never improved again.

What should I do? Should I give up chess? Be honest, I don't mind.

Avatar of CrackLionIX

I can't give much advice without knowing more about your situation. But is it possible you care too much about your rating and win ratio? Deleting your old accounts won't make you a better player. Sometimes the fear of losing points (or tilt from a losing streak) causes you to play worse chess. In those situations the best thing to do is just take a little break.

Also, rating fluctuates. When I first surpassed 2000 I dropped down to 1900 shortly afterwards, but I kept playing and my rating got back above 2000 soon enough. If you keep studying and practicing you'll improve, even if your rating doesn't immediately reflect it.