I don't think you should quit. Chess is something that you have to play to get better at, and if you quit, then you won't feel much better. But really, don't MAKE yourself study or play games, do it more casually
I hate chess. It's just a game of luck.
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You may be right. I was thinking about it this morning & I might just not play the weekly club games & take off until the NC Open at the end of this month, then play there. I think I will budget my time with 1 hour each day on chess study. That's not much so it will seem more casual. I'm going to really focus on the part of the games where my mind seems to quit (late in middlegames/early endgames), I'll just be more aware of it & maybe that will make a difference. I'll eat more healthy & exercise this month daily & see if that helps my concentration. Who knows, it could be connected.
what a load of whining...i hate to think what you lot are like in real life.
Hahaha. Yeah, it was a load of whining, I just had to do it! I feel much better now, thanks.
All you ever have to ask yourself before any tournament
"Are you feeling lucky, punk ?"
I may take a few weeks to work out, eat much healthier, get in better shape mentally, & walk into the NC Open with just that attitude. "Are you feeling lucky, punk"? I might refrain from actually saying it to my opponent though!
Phylar wrote:
Sounds to me like you've already given up. With that mindset I would say it is best to just leave the game behind. Unless you can change how you view the game, there isn't much point in attempting to keep it up.
But perhaps you can push back. Don't turn the game into work, keep it as a hobby of love.
You've, obviously, never been skunked in a tournament. It takes a while to recover.
I've never in my life went on a streak like that. I went back & checked even the last tournament a few years ago (I won a very weak quad in 2010) but the last game I played then was a draw vs a player a few hundred points below me. So I've went 8(!) games now without winning.Only 3 draws. Incredible.
During my last tournament I was very lucky, I won two games out of a lost position (it was a 1 h-game- tournament, though). Then a young fellow came by and asked me 'Why are you always winning ?' I think he was the 'angel of death', because I lost the next game...
MrDamonSmith wrote:
I've never in my life went on a streak like that. I went back & checked even the last tournament a few years ago (I won a very weak quad in 2010) but the last game I played then was a draw vs a player a few hundred points below me. So I've went 8(!) games now without winning.Only 3 draws. Incredible.
Maybe this will make you feel better? Worse, I hung around for about two hours to play in the final game and got a bye! Had I been smart, like you, I'd have taken off after that fourth loss and whined about it here.
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Mflann26 wrote:
I agree with the post chess is literally just luck. Sometimes you get the winning tactic sometimes the opponent gets the winning tactic. It's become so boring to me recently when I realised every game I win because of luck so not satisfying and every game I lose they got lucky. Gonna just be a normal dude and start playing xbox again soon cause this game for me right now is just becoming lame
You literally just proved that chess isn't a game of luck. You "get" the winning tactic by thoroughly examining the board.
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2013 thread by someone facing the truth for the first time who then closed his account. I wish him well.
Problem with getting better at openings is that everyone else is getting better, too. You need to study endgames.
"Drive for show; putt for dough."
Jul 27, 2022
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Ziryab wrote:
2013 thread by someone facing the truth for the first time who then closed his account. I wish him well.
Problem with getting better at openings is that everyone else is getting better, too. You need to study endgames.
"Drive for show; putt for dough."
That’s an interesting comment, never thought of chess in that context. Whoosh!
I think a lot of people are saying to basically never give up.
It's true, but I think that the resolution should be something more than not giving up. It just feels you're aimlessly chasing something just for the heck of it if you following this idea.
My thought process is that we need to engrave our mistakes in ourselves so we don't fall for the simple blunders. If you just "never give up" you're likely not acknowledging your errors, and you just do the same mistakes over and over
What do you guys think?
Ziryab wrote:
2013 thread by someone facing the truth for the first time who then closed his account. I wish him well.
Problem with getting better at openings is that everyone else is getting better, too. You need to study endgames.
"Drive for show; putt for dough."
65% of all shots on your card are within 100 yards of the hole. i play with guys all the time that hit it past me. after some holes i might say, "i had four, you had five, right? oh, but, nice drive".
as this relates to chess, i was once up a rook on a 2000+ player-and lost! i just didn't know what i was doing (still don't). i was friends with this guy, so i asked where i 'lost it'. he was very detailed about how my bad moves led to his win. it was a good example for me of how, while the endgame might seem so simple with less pieces, it is much more intricate than i ever thought.
You can either stop playing, or just decide to get better. If you're not improving then it's hard to imagine that your heart is really, truly in the game. You could also just persevere through your bad feelings (because they're just that, feelings) and improve your game if you really enjoy the game, though.