I'm 38 and spent my whole life trying to answer the same question.
Why do I stub my toe? :(
Why do I spend my paycheque on beer and cigars? :(
Why do I hang my queen? :(
Life and chess are full of mistakes -- that's what makes us human. I go into a game as prepared as I can be, but at some point you just have to lean on destiny. I have no reasonable answer aside from that.
I never blunder, I just make unsound sacrifices....
I never blunder, I just make unsound sacrifices....
You and me both, the difference between you and I is that it takes my opponent to accept the sacrifice for me to realise I made one... >_<
I never blunder, I just make unsound sacrifices....
You and me both, the difference between you and I is that it takes my opponent to accept the sacrifice for me to realise I made one... >_<
Yes.
To avocado_black: it just takes more practice to see everything on the board and what is truely happening (tactically). I can promise you one thing... the more you play, say a couple hundred games, the less blunders you will make as you will understand the game much more.
You could consider playing live chess (perhaps) instead of correspondance chess so you can get immediate feedback on your move. I personally recommend games.yahoo.com/ch - it has a nice user interface in my opinion.
Good luck!
-JOH
Sometimes I think I'm jinxed against specific players.
Like if a guy has a comparable rating to me, I'll play book moves in the opening, GM-calibre middlegame (not really), and then toss my rook away and lose the game.
If that happens once or twice, so be it. But how does that happen 10 times in a row????
Thank you very much, people.
Umm, well what I have to do is playing much more games and gaining experience, right?
I'll work hard in both chess and life. Thank you :D
Do you have some check system for preventing blunders ?
Michael de la Maza, in his book rapid chess improvement, seemed to have an answer to your question! he recommend training your chess vision skills with some chess drills to improve your vision of the board and the pieces contol of a particular square or squares.
tonydal said:
"No, look, there's a pretty good chance that no matter how you try to prevent it, you're gonna screw up at some point or other, no matter who you are":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqcT66Fkzw&feature=related
Use the analysisboard every time before your move. Think, why did he do that move, whats his plan. It's very important to figure out your opponents plan.
After your own move, check for blunders tweice. Think: If you where your opponent what will you do? Maybe you come to the conclusion that your move wasn't good enough. Take it back and do the same thing again.
Try to think 4-5 moves ahead. It seems imposible in the beginning, but with some practice I think everybody can do it.
All this worked for me. I still make some wrong decisions, but I'm making very few blunders.
say human.,
there say i was born a blunder,,,,,,,,,,.........
Do you have some check system for preventing blunders ?
When I realize that I made a huge blunder, I feel tempted to pound my head more than 100 times...
Don't play chess, but if you must head trauma of any kind will not help.
Maybe if you pound it before you move...?
No, look, there's a pretty good chance that no matter how you try to prevent it, you're gonna screw up at some point or other, no matter who you are. And the more effort you give it ("Okay, am I hanging something? Look really hard around the board now...what am I dropping?"), the less likely you are to notice the damn thing. Until right after you make your move (for some reason), when you feel that familiar chill down your back and you notice that you have choked (if only we could get that feeling to kick in just a few seconds earlier!).
Thats sooo weird! I ALWAYS realize i made a mistake RIGHT AFTER i made my move, its like your brains more focused when you made your move lmfao.
Borrowing heavily from NM Dan Heisman's Hope Chess discussion =>
Look at all Checks, Captures and Threats for both sides before you make your move. Should you find anything menacing for your opponent, analyze the forcing line and see if you can deal with it.
If yes, play the move you had wanted to play.
If not, re-consider your move choice such that it deals with the problem.
Hope this helps!
LOL Serbianchessstarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr HIIIIIIII
What's YOUR rating dear turn based afficianado.
Perhaps you should have a look at MY rating. MUAHHAHAHAHA
Your live rating?
Its inflated lmfao.. you got all 1200 rated players and just 1 1600.. nothing to be proud of.
This is the best check system in the world. If you use this 5 check system, you will not blunder. Consider these 5 before touching your piece: (This isn't a sometimes thing. For this system to be effective you must do it on EVERY move, especially if you're winning)
1) When you opponent moves, ask yourself why did he do that?
2) What changed in the position with his move?
3) Before you make your move ask, what will change in the position?
4) Before you make your move ask, what will be his best reply?
5) Look for checks and captures.
in addition it will also help if you continuously scan the board asking, where are my pieces, where are his pieces?
This advice is so good you should buy me a beer.
Use the analysisboard every time before your move. Think, why did he do that move, whats his plan. It's very important to figure out your opponents plan.
After your own move, check for blunders tweice. Think: If you where your opponent what will you do? Maybe you come to the conclusion that your move wasn't good enough. Take it back and do the same thing again.
Try to think 4-5 moves ahead. It seems imposible in the beginning, but with some practice I think everybody can do it.
All this worked for me. I still make some wrong decisions, but I'm making very few blunders.
this is extremely good advice I try to do this in my games, i'm limited to one analysis @ a time cause i'm not a member of this site. this to my thinking is the best way to play above your ranking
i agree with alot of the advice given here, especially use the analysis board effectively.....Perhaps the sub question in this forum is how can we avoid "blunders" in life!!! Just thinking outloud......many have commented on how chess in many ways is like life itself in a metaphorical way.....but perhaps i digress here, well time for my nap......
I go thru this checklist:
1. the piece you're moving, will it get captured without you capturing back.
2. the piece you're moving, was it protecting a piece that can now be captured.
3. can your opponent put you in check on their next move.
4. can your opponent pin a piece that's in front of your queen or king.
5. can your opponent fork your king & queen with a knight.
if you do these things before you move it will cut down on blunders (works for slightly long games (15mins or more, that'a why I dont like blitz games, doesn't give me enough time to think)
My dad drilled this checklist into me a long time ago, it works!
hope that helps
Do you have some check system for preventing blunders ?
When I realize that I made a huge blunder, I feel tempted to pound my head more than 100 times...