How to stop blundering?

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Insanistis wrote:

How to stop blundering? - Stop playing chess

Best advice I’ve seen in my entire Chess career.

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Gardelina11 wrote:

Be warned! I thought that puzzles will do me good, but instead it turned out to be disastrous for my game. I decided to decrease my blundering rate and I spent an entire day doing puzzles. My puzzle rating went up to 2400 from zero. When I went back to the game the next day, I practically tripled my blundering rate. I've never played so bad as if I had become suddenly blind.

I believe that the reason is that when practicing puzzles there is always a forced way to win and all other pieces not involved in the master plan are passive expendables that you tend to condition your brains to ignore.

However, in a real game, blitz or otherwise, you are not always having a forced way of winning when your spot an potential opportunity.

I wish there were more tricky puzzles where it is not clear if there is a forced way to win or not. One has either find a way to check mate or indicate that it's not possible. This would help with decreasing your blundering.

I strongly agree with this

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Insanistis wrote:

How to stop blundering? - Stop playing chess

yes i agree one hundered percent. I hate this stupid game and wish I could quit. My dad forces me to play though.

Avatar of Zipho_Lunika

I have an anti-blunder training program. It helped me reduce my blunder rate and also helped improve my rating from 2000 blitz to 2200+ blitz.

Avatar of Vikingr59

🤔 good question

Avatar of montun2016
Insanistis wrote:

How to stop blundering? - Stop playing chess

Not a very good idea - You need to keep trying! (unless you don't take chess seriously), and set goals so you will aim for that goal.

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To stop blundering, you need a simple system of discipline during games. Always perform a blunder check before moving by asking: “If I play this, what checks, captures, or threats does my opponent have?” Train yourself to scan forcing moves for both sides, since tactics usually arise from checks, captures, and threats. Avoid tunnel vision by considering at least two or three candidate moves instead of jumping to the first idea. Slow down at critical moments, especially when pieces come into contact or the position changes suddenly. In training, solve tactical puzzles slowly and carefully, simulating real-game thought. During games, make it your goal to play with zero blunders, not just to win. After each move, pause for a quick scan: “What did my opponent’s move change? What is hanging?” Finally, review your games and mark the exact point where your calculation stopped—that’s the habit to repair. This steady process cuts blunders over time.

Avatar of Just_an_average_player136

It's very hard to completely stop blundering even grandmasters do it from time to time what I go for is minimising it by asking myself what they are threatening after they move

Avatar of john-vick6

I have learned another one and i will suggest don't play when you are tired

Avatar of JKChessCoach

"...have been improving strategically, I find myself making a game blowing blunder almost every game..."
Could it be that you have been studying more strategy and less tactics lately? Perhaps your focus has shifted away from the tactical part of the game?