How to stop being a sore loser?

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weisenhower

Being a good loser is a skill and comes with experience. It's also easier to lose to a friend or a respectable player than someone who is insulting you, cheating, or otherwise being a bad sport.

StinkingHyena

Not to put too fine a point on it but being a rude loser is just a sign of immaturity. It is basically pitching a fit because you didn't get your way.

EscherehcsE

Play a lot of OTB chess. Manners will improve markedly if there's a chance that your opponent will suggest that the matter be taken outside for resolution.

Fitz_Mc
Perhaps titled players should be leading by example, instead of posting childish and nonsensical comments. Be gracious in victory and defeat and respect your opponent, it costs nothing.

InDetention

In order to stop being a sore loser, just be numb. Train like Saitama, and once hair loss and regret sets in, destroy all your opponents with the power of love, friendship, and plot armor.

 

Seriously though, online chess doesn't really matter. Imagine it to be a video game. You just respawn and get more lives. Who cares? Online chess is carefree and happy. Enjoy it!

BlizzardLizzard

The main thing you've got to understand more than anything else is how counterproductive being a sore loser is. It might give you temporary relief from a particularly painful loss but it will do more damage in the long run. Throwing a tantrum will not only give you a bad reputation in the chess community but will also lead to more loses and frustration. Keeping your cool and learning from your mistakes instead of having a meltdown will make you not only a better chess player but a better more successful person in general.

Orange_Ghost

always rage at opponent after losing!

SmyslovFan

Carlsen said that being a sore loser was one of his weaknesses, but he’d rather not work on improving that particular skill. The antidote is just to stop losing. That was Fischer’s solution. He didn’t lose a serious game fro 1972-1992!

Fitz_Mc
That’s actually quite coherent, I was expecting ‘so’s your face’
Stoic_Life68
I laugh when people rage. They usually all me a monkey because of my photo. My philosophy is if I won’t think about something on my deathbed then I don’t give it the energy of a negative emotion like anger. It’s a choice. My choice.
SmyslovFan
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