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How to avoid from inaccuracies/mistakes? (Not blunders)

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LikeChess78
I have a question and I have to ask it here. How to avoid from inaccuracies or mistakes? When you play against a +1600 player/bot, playing without blunder is not enough and you lose on your mistakes and inaccuracies. Forexample I play to L12 engine and suddenly engine plays a move which makes my position bad and makes it about +2 or -2. Any tips for avoiding from the mistakes? Sometimes you don't know what to play and just move a pawn or move a piece a little... And also is there tips for finding your opponents' mistakes/inaccuracies? Thanks for your answers.
Hripfria202

If you say that against a 1600+ player playing without blundering is not enough, then you have never played against 2000+. Just look at my games. There are many mistakes from both sides - mine and my opponent's. Yes, a 1100 player knows better playing against a 1600 player. I don't count bots, because they can't do the mistakes, that people do. I count only games against a player in my message

DelightfulLiberty

Good question. Blunder prevention seem only half the battle, as often small incremental moves end up with a dominant position for one side.

blueemu

If you don't know what to do, moving a Pawn is just about the WORST idea.

Try reading this. Posts 4, 7 to 10, and 12. Then play over the three example games.

GM Larry Evans' method of static analysis - Chess Forums - Chess.com

LikeChess78
blueemu wrote:

If you don't know what to do, moving a Pawn is just about the WORST idea.

Try reading this. Posts 4, 7 to 10, and 12. Then play over the three example games.

GM Larry Evans' method of static analysis - Chess Forums - Chess.com

Thanks a lot! This was really helpful. It is helping me in my games

LikeChess78
Hripfria202 wrote:

If you say that against a 1600+ player playing without blundering is not enough, then you have never played against 2000+. Just look at my games. There are many mistakes from both sides - mine and my opponent's. Yes, a 1100 player knows better playing against a 1600 player. I don't count bots, because they can't do the mistakes, that people do. I count only games against a player in my message

It's rare you blunder against a +2000 and who doesn't understand your blunder. When I look at my OK played lost games, I see that I didn't blunder, but have done a few mistakes and my opponent has found them and have some great moves and after that, I couldn't handle the position and lost. And about the bots, yeah. Bots are different. I can win L8 1200 without trying hard. But winning against a 1200 player is completely different as some times they have nice or brilliant ideas and sometimes suddenly blunder or mistake.

LikeChess78
DelightfulLiberty wrote:

Good question. Blunder prevention seem only half the battle, as often small incremental moves end up with a dominant position for one side.

Tis means that one side plays some inaccuracies/mistakes and the other side understands them and gets a better position.

tygxc

@1

"How to avoid from inaccuracies" ++ Inaccuracies do not exist. A move either deteriorates the game state draw / lost / won, or not. If it changes the game state, then it is a mistake (?) or a blunder (??). If it does not change the game state, then it is not inaccurate.

"mistakes?" ++ Avoiding mistakes is the key to chess.
If you make no mistakes, then you cannot lose a game of chess.

"suddenly engine plays a move which makes my position bad and makes it about +2 or -2."
++ No, the engine cannot make your position bad.
You made your own position bad by playing a mistake and the engine exploits that.

"Any tips for avoiding from the mistakes?"
++ 'When you see a good move, look for a better one.' - Lasker

"Sometimes you don't know what to play" ++ Think until you know.

"finding your opponents' mistakes" ++ Always look at the downsides of your opponent's last move. Did it create any weakness? Did it give up protecting something?

LikeChess78

@tygxc Thank you, it was also helpful a lot. Is playing unrated 10|0 rapid games (as a 1100) ok? (With 1200-1350 players) Or I should play 15|5 ?

chessbde

@likechess78 if you dont know what to play at certain positions, maybe try this principle when you make a move 1. try to find an attacking move as an attacking move is almost always the best. 2. if theres no attacking move, prepare: what i mean by prepare is. developing a piece or putting one of your minor piece to its best square. hope it helps

ChessMasteryOfficial

Review your games to understand why certain moves were inaccuracies or mistakes. Use analysis tools or a stronger player/coach to help identify and learn from your errors.

DragonGamer231

It is nigh-on impossible to avoid making any errors in a game, but try to calculate your opponent's strongest replies and your strongest countermeasures several moves ahead to avoid blunders and take advantage of potential blunders by the opponent.