The important thing is to examine the losses and figure out WHY you lost each game. If you could eliminate one source of error from your play with each lost game, you'd be a GM in a year or two.
I hate losing so much
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Louutah16 wrote:
Not as much as we hate hearing about it.
No no I definitely hate losing more than you hate hearing about it. No contest.
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blueemu wrote:
The important thing is to examine the losses and figure out WHY you lost each game. If you could eliminate one source of error from your play with each lost game, you'd be a GM in a year or two.
No one becomes a GM in a year or two under any circumstance.
Yeah losing sucks
I joined over 2 weeks ago and already have 109 losses. And these losses are to 200-300 rated players who are regarded on this site as very bad
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JohnNapierSanDiego wrote:
blueemu wrote:
The important thing is to examine the losses and figure out WHY you lost each game. If you could eliminate one source of error from your play with each lost game, you'd be a GM in a year or two.
No one becomes a GM in a year or two under any circumstance.
That's because no one can "eliminate one source of error from your play with each lost game".
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#10
I hear ya, making silly mistakes, just ain't seeing the board. Then I beat myself up over it, pathetic.
the game is not fun on here anymore there are to manu cheaters.......
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#12
I'm guessing that's why I'm losing, but then I make dumb blunders so I really wonder.
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#13
You're going to have to get used to it. Unless you're at the very top of the pile, about half of your matches will be losses.
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#14
I always think of this clue clip. She started to adlib and they kept it in the movie.
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#15
Yea, so do I. Unfortunately, NO ONE will ever play chess competitively and win every single game. As far as I know, there has never been an undefeated chess player. Never will be.
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#16
Yeah, I seem to be running into a pattern, 2 losses then 2 wins, then 2 losses, then 2 wins.
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#17
I don't like playing people who are as good as me... I guess that means I don't like to lose but that's not how I'd describe my experience of it. What I dislike is having to work so hard. I feel like it takes a lot of energy to maintain your best level, and only 1 mistake to lose a game, and that's not very fun.
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BigFoxy90 wrote:
Yea, so do I. Unfortunately, NO ONE will ever play chess competitively and win every single game. As far as I know, there has never been an undefeated chess player. Never will be.
That's pretty much true in any competitive activity...except for Rocky Marciano.
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Real winning comes from self-motivation.
Suppose you played a brilliant game and lost on a knife's edge. Then that is a great lesson.
Also, it's an excellent lesson if you lose because you were lazy and blundered.
Winning is great for the ego; Losing is excellent for learning.
Sep 9, 2022
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Eton_Rifles wrote:
Real winning comes from self-motivation.
Suppose you played a brilliant game and lost on a knife's edge. Then that is a great lesson.
Also, it's an excellent lesson if you lose because you were lazy and blundered.
Winning is great for the ego; Losing is excellent for learning.
Great post! I would add that those lessons don't get learned automatically. When you lose, it still takes some effort and courage to figure out what your weakness is and how to correct it.
I hate it I hate it I hate it