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I am much better at chess on chess.com than I am at over the board chess.

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kiwi-inactive
kiwi-inactive
Dec 28, 2013
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#21

I am definitely a better chess player online than over the board, though that doesn't bother me, I usually play against friends or family. 

Phil_Kessel
Phil_Kessel
Dec 28, 2013
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#22
wasted_youth wrote:

Hi Maxwell, I had a look at some of your 15 min games. I´d say you play most moves well above your present Live rating, but your games are interspersed with occasional horrific blunders or oversights - if you can cut those out, you´ll be winning a lot more games. You should definitely take more time to look at your opponent´s last move to make sure that you don´t miss anything. Here´s a good example of a game which you won:

 

 



Thank you very much for the advise and actualy looking into my games to give me feedback

Phil_Kessel
Phil_Kessel
Dec 28, 2013
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#23
wasted_youth wrote:

Hi Maxwell, I had a look at some of your 15 min games. I´d say you play most moves well above your present Live rating, but your games are interspersed with occasional horrific blunders or oversights - if you can cut those out, you´ll be winning a lot more games. You should definitely take more time to look at your opponent´s last move to make sure that you don´t miss anything. Here´s a good example of a game which you won:

 

 



Wow I cant belive I didnt see all those moves that I should have done!

Jion_Wansu
Jion_Wansu
Dec 28, 2013
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#24

Me too. I'm rated 100 points or so difference

Talfan1
Talfan1
Dec 28, 2013
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#25

over the board chess is the real testing ground of your abilities join a chess club be an active team member do not rush moves as you generally have at least an hour to reach 30 moves there will be no programmes no databases no books just you your foe and the board and as happens to all chess players when you lose get the stronger players in the club to analyse your game after you get into the swing of things online chess becomes a pastime and you really mean buisness when otb i promise that your otb rating will be higher after a bit than your online rating

blueemu
blueemu
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Dec 28, 2013
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#26

"Moving your rook to the open file and preparing to double up is a good idea, but again, you missed a free pawn, this time on c6."

20. Rxb5 isn't bad, either.

chess_can_be_fun
chess_can_be_fun
Dec 28, 2013
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#27

sounds like a personal problem

DrFrank124c
DrFrank124c
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Dec 28, 2013
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#28
discoweasel wrote:

Those actually appear to be Syrian Hamsters. They are the rodents of choice for discerning chess players.

Put two Syrian Hamsters in a cage together and they may start a civil war!

discoweasel
discoweasel
Dec 28, 2013
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#29

Yes. Syrian Hamsters must be kept separate. Learning the secrets of the hamster will help one's ELO rating significantly.

wasted_youth
wasted_youth
Dec 29, 2013
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#30
5Maxwell4 wrote:

Wow I cant belive I didnt see all those moves that I should have done!

Don´t worry, it happens to most of us. It just happened to me in a 30 min game. Spot the move which I missed as White, which would basically have ensured I won the game (after my missed chance it went on for another 50 moves and was drawn):

Black´s just taken my Bishop on d3; Qxb7 is obvious and is what I had planned; it should have lost me the game instantly, but my opponent luckily didn´t see ...Rb1. So what did I miss?

 

 
 
Just goes to show, I should have taken my own advice and looked at the whole board before moving.
SuarBG
SuarBG
Dec 29, 2013
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#31

Maybe you spend more time playing in chess.com compare to OTB? There is a big difference between playing out there and playing in the computer.