Its very hard to do that. You have to be strong mentally and have enough strength to calm yourself, pull yourself together and play good like nothing happened. I rarely do that in a game. Usually when I throw by accident I get angry and throw every other piece on purpouse. Its a bad thing to do I know and I should definitely work on that. But I can give you a piece of advice. When you notice you arent doing well lately, take a break from playing rated games for atleast two days. When you come back its so easy to play and Ibhavent figured out the reason why is it like that yet.
How do you snap yourself out of playing badly?
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Arnaut10 wrote:
Its very hard to do that. You have to be strong mentally and have enough strength to calm yourself, pull yourself together and play good like nothing happened. I rarely do that in a game. Usually when I throw by accident I get angry and throw every other piece on purpouse. Its a bad thing to do I know and I should definitely work on that. But I can give you a piece of advice. When you notice you arent doing well lately, take a break from playing rated games for atleast two days. When you come back its so easy to play and Ibhavent figured out the reason why is it like that yet.
I never play casual games, but I'll try it when I do get to a tilt. Maybe I'm too focused with winning as opposed just playing well.
I cant say you that result of the game doesnt matter when it does, but you will have better resulta definitely if you focus on playing well instead of winning. Why? Because in order to win you must play well (mostly) and even if you lose after good game you dont feel that bad. Especially as you climb up the ladder competition gets stronger and some of the cheap tricks we used to play wont work against them. Just yesterday I had game like that. My opponent played pretty bad at start, he was passive and that resulted in +4 adventage for me in the endgame. It was bishop vs knight endgame where I had 3 on seven pawn adventage. He didnt resigned yet which made me frustrated. It was clearly winning for me. All I had to do is trade some pawns and promote what I have left. Simple as that. But noo, I had to be cocky and finish the game fast to embarass him. So I decided without thinking I will just push my pawn and promote it, he cant stop me. Meanwhile my opponent took the rest of my pawns and got himself a queen too. I lost the game. And there is no one to blame except me. Still I had a lesson to learn. Even tho he played poorly up to move 50 and would lose against anyone else (his luck was to have me as an opponent hahah) he didnt resigned and had hope which brought him a win. He composed himself at the end and took the opportunity I gave him. And I had to learn to play like him after move 50 or else I wont ever win. So moral of the story is to be patient because games can be long, never resign and always play the best move on the board. I deserved to lose that game or else I would never learn that.
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In OTB chess i eat a candy, smoke a cigarette and go back to table to play better.
pirc42 wrote:
In OTB chess i eat a candy, smoke a cigarette and go back to table to play better.
I'd like to know what candy you eat.
Give yourself a break from chess for 2-3 days and play 2 games, if you lose then don't play for another 2-3 days while doing puzzles. Then surely, you will be back in form for sure.
Arnaut10 wrote:
I cant say you that result of the game doesnt matter when it does, but you will have better resulta definitely if you focus on playing well instead of winning. Why? Because in order to win you must play well (mostly) and even if you lose after good game you dont feel that bad. Especially as you climb up the ladder competition gets stronger and some of the cheap tricks we used to play wont work against them. Just yesterday I had game like that. My opponent played pretty bad at start, he was passive and that resulted in +4 adventage for me in the endgame. It was bishop vs knight endgame where I had 3 on seven pawn adventage. He didnt resigned yet which made me frustrated. It was clearly winning for me. All I had to do is trade some pawns and promote what I have left. Simple as that. But noo, I had to be cocky and finish the game fast to embarass him. So I decided without thinking I will just push my pawn and promote it, he cant stop me. Meanwhile my opponent took the rest of my pawns and got himself a queen too. I lost the game. And there is no one to blame except me. Still I had a lesson to learn. Even tho he played poorly up to move 50 and would lose against anyone else (his luck was to have me as an opponent hahah) he didnt resigned and had hope which brought him a win. He composed himself at the end and took the opportunity I gave him. And I had to learn to play like him after move 50 or else I wont ever win. So moral of the story is to be patient because games can be long, never resign and always play the best move on the board. I deserved to lose that game or else I would never learn that.
I agree, sometimes we get swept up by the idea of a quick and easy win especially when we get an advantage in the opening. Real chess is when there's a struggle, and we're not really playing the game if we're trying so hard to finish the game asap.
KevinChess wrote:
Give yourself a break from chess for 2-3 days and play 2 games, if you lose then don't play for another 2-3 days while doing puzzles. Then surely, you will be back in form for sure.
I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Sep 12, 2021
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#11
I watch a video on someone that will help me to focus on the strategic principles that I forgot or i do some tactical puzzles;these usually boost my confidence and focus up greatly and i play a lot better and more aggressively.
Marie-AnneLiz wrote:
I watch a video on someone that will help me to focus on the strategic principles that I forgot or i do some tactical puzzles;these usually boost my confidence and focus up greatly and i play a lot better and more aggressively.
Thanks for the tip. Can you recommend a video on strategy that you really like?
Em-m wrote:
Have you ever experience playing badly in a game where you are aware you're playing bad but can't snap yourself out of playing like crap? Like you miss simple tactics, play hope chess, and revert back to bad habits. What are some tricks you do to get your senses back in the game?
You have to learn to focus. Sometimes I might lose four or five and then win six. One trick is to alter the speed at which you make moves. Another is to alter the opening.
Take a break and go play some Minecraft, it may sound silly but jumping in a single player world always does wonders for my mental health I usually end up in a more calm and optimistic attitude
Sep 12, 2021
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Well i'm french speaking so i often use the master class of the french federation....
https://www.youtube.com/c/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rationEchecsFra/videos
or this FM in french:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SylvainRavot/videos
Blitzstream an FM has a ton of good videos with many GM:
https://www.youtube.com/c/VideosEchecs/videos
You must find one that really boost your confidence and look at it for a good 20-30 min.
Sep 12, 2021
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#16
For you it could be the mat in 2 or 3 or a specific tactical theme?
Just 20-30 min it help a lot for your confidence;unless you are really tired.then a little nap or meditation is the best.
Sep 12, 2021
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You may like a video with GM Sébastien Mazé who only use positional play to win games (not one calculation):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKKMiao0L18&t=70s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrqYqwkUZM&t=137s
Sep 12, 2021
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Optimissed wrote:
Em-m wrote:
Have you ever experience playing badly in a game where you are aware you're playing bad but can't snap yourself out of playing like crap? Like you miss simple tactics, play hope chess, and revert back to bad habits. What are some tricks you do to get your senses back in the game?
You have to learn to focus. Sometimes I might lose four or five and then win six. One trick is to alter the speed at which you make moves. Another is to alter the opening.
Thanks, I think I get what you are saying, doing something different at some stages of the game to get your head back
Have you ever experience playing badly in a game where you are aware you're playing bad but can't snap yourself out of playing like crap? Like you miss simple tactics, play hope chess, and revert back to bad habits. What are some tricks you do to get your senses back in the game?