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chessarran8

i am a very good taticen unforuntly i have a propblem with making silly blunders. what can i do to improve this part of my chess game. 

thank you very much for the help

JamieKowalski

I see you are playing longer games, so that is good. If you are not already doing so, you should be carefully analyzing all of your games right after they finish. 

You say you make a lot of blunders. I think it's important to identify what kind of blunders you most often make, so you can work extra hard on that aspect of your game. Do you most often drop pieces? Get them trapped? Leave your king exposed? Miss easy mates? Lost track of which squares your opponent's bishops attack? -- Try to find a pattern for your mistakes, and work from there.

chessarran8

i drop peices, i often over look thearts on pawns i make silly moves that sometimes get them trapped and yes miss the easy mates but im ussally pretty good with king saftey and watching squares

chessarran8

do you have any idea of how i can stop doing these things

stoppeltje

You know what chessblindness is? Stop for a few days.

JamieKowalski

Sounds like you're missing a lot of simple threats then. I'm guessing this might happen at points in the game when you're too focused on your own plan and not thinking about what your opponent's plan might be. The very first question you should ask yourself after he moves is "what is his threat?" If you have to, flip the board to see it from his perspective, and imagine what you would want to do in his position. 

chessarran8

ok thank you that sounds like a good idea

stoppeltje

Playing against cheaters is also possible... http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=496892487

TetsuoShima
stoppeltje wrote:

You know what chessblindness is? Stop for a few days.

that helps?

stoppeltje

If you can't see any tactics or pieces on the board. It's better to stop for a few days.

Deanograyjag

I had been going thru the same issues you are speaking about until I stopped playing for several days.  Especially at my rather advanced age, I was actually attempting to experience difficulties identifying piece placements, strategies, gambits etc. I know it sounds a bit far fetched but I explained this to my doctor because I was feeling fatigued and losing concentration easily while playing. He told me to quit playing for a few days and once I did, I began comprehending and playing much more skilfully. I now limit myself to just two games daily.

ThrillerFan

A book called "The Grandmaster Battle Manual" talks about this problem in Chapter 2.  Not necessarily easy stuff, but what to do following a loss.  Contrary to popular belief, it's easier to win a game immediately after another win than after a loss.  Streaks and ruts are not uncommon.  This occurs both online and over the board.

kdl88

Is it possible that you are just an over aggressive player without regard to your own pieces/king?  I see a lot of new players use their queen too much or just think king hunt only and not actually playing good chess.

I know when I personally don't see the board properly and start making mistakes, it's usually because I'm either over tired or have had a lousy week and have too much on my mind.  As others posted above, in that situation, taking a break is best.

netzach

Longer games, deeper-concentration (to avoid mistakes) and study are the ways to progress.

Tiredness or overeagerness/impatience most common cause of ''silly'' blunders.

chessarran8

thank you for the brillant and helpful comments 

kdl acctrally surpiseingly im a fairly defensive player only attacking when i fell happily devloped and safe

deano the prombelm with this is a play sussex junior chess tournemnets, however i could try and not play for so long at home

varelse1

What I do is think back over the position, and try to remember exactly what I was thinking before I made that blunder. What had me so distracted? Was I missing any subconscience signals that I was overlooking something?