And I guess the fact that I was playing in 3 minute time control didn't help either...
I need some help... 🥺
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play 10 min 1 min or 3 min is gona lower your chess skills
kooala22 wrote:
play 10 min 1 min or 3 min is gona lower your chess skills
thanks for the advice 
Yeah, I'd say the same as what kooala22 said. Playing blitz and bullet as a beginner is definitely fun, but far from the best way to effectively practice and improve. Playing longer games, especially those with increment (for example, 15 min + 10 sec per move), will give you more time to think on your moves and double-check for blunders. Good luck!
PorgAttack wrote:
So I often find myself up a lot of material in the opening (through traps and forks), only to blunder it all away and end up losing 😡. I try to think about my moves, but a lot of the time I just end up getting over-confident and miss simple things (like the fact that my rook is being attacked). Any advise? Thanks 😪.
I recommend playing a bit of rapid cuz i used to play a lot of rapid and got better way quickly and i didnt blunder my pieces as much lol.But i quit rapid just cuz its to long but if ya want to get. Better quickly rapid is da best way
Oh someone already said what i said
tbh when i was a beginner i played like 2 thousand bullet games on lichess and i just didnt get better so if ya dont want to get better i recommend bullet 😂
But ultra bullet is fun ngl
Thanks for your insights, they are greatly appreciated 🙂
Lud6969 wrote:
But ultra bullet is fun ngl
like 15 sec?
Jul 31, 2021
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What I noticed is often there is some hidden compensation when you win an exchange, rook, or even queen for 2 pieces. (ex, you play a trap, win a rook, your queen is stuck on h1 or something... still terrible position for opponent but desperation creates counter-play).
After you successfully play an opening trap, try to consolidate rather than pushing for a win. Even give back a pawn or a piece if you manage to kill your opponents counterplay and remain up material... Think "Now, if I consolidate, and he can't win, then I can't lose."...
Just a thought.
HeroinSheep wrote:
What I noticed is often there is some hidden compensation when you win an exchange, rook, or even queen for 2 pieces. (ex, you play a trap, win a rook, your queen is stuck on h1 or something... still terrible position for opponent but desperation creates counter-play).
After you successfully play an opening trap, try to consolidate rather than pushing for a win. Even give back a pawn or a piece if you manage to kill your opponents counterplay and remain up material... Think "Now, if I consolidate, and he can't win, then I can't lose."...
Just a thought.
That's a very good idea, I'll consider that in my next games
PorgAttack wrote:
Lud6969 wrote:
But ultra bullet is fun ngl
like 15 sec?
Yep
Reprobate wrote:
Yeah, I'd say the same as what kooala22 said. Playing blitz and bullet as a beginner is definitely fun, but far from the best way to effectively practice and improve. Playing longer games, especially those with increment (for example, 15 min + 10 sec per move), will give you more time to think on your moves and double-check for blunders. Good luck!
Thanks for the advice 🙂
Aug 1, 2021
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PorgAttack wrote:
HeroinSheep wrote:
What I noticed is often there is some hidden compensation when you win an exchange, rook, or even queen for 2 pieces. (ex, you play a trap, win a rook, your queen is stuck on h1 or something... still terrible position for opponent but desperation creates counter-play).
After you successfully play an opening trap, try to consolidate rather than pushing for a win. Even give back a pawn or a piece if you manage to kill your opponents counterplay and remain up material... Think "Now, if I consolidate, and he can't win, then I can't lose."...
Just a thought.
That's a very good idea, I'll consider that in my next games
Also, practically speaking trading queens can win you a game even if it's not "best", given that you are up material. If I am up material and don't have a clear way to attack, I often try to trade queens immediately.
But I also lost once a Classical game because I tried to trade queens in a situation where the queen was actually trapped (!) and all I had to do was find a tactic to win it (with my rook)... But I automatically wanted to trade queens... So watch out from making it too much of a habbit as well..
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Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
Same as all stop blitz play rapid
GraphicB2_Chess wrote:
PorgAttack wrote:
So I often find myself up a lot of material in the opening (through traps and forks), only to blunder it all away and end up losing 😡. I try to think about my moves, but a lot of the time I just end up getting over-confident and miss simple things (like the fact that my rook is being attacked). Any advise? Thanks 😪.
It is very good that you are able to get up material early (unlike me blundering mate on move 2) but in chess, especially the middle game and endgame, you should not only think about your moves. You should think about your opponent's moves. "What is he trying to do?" "Oh you are trying to skewer me right here." And then you can defend, and after you notice your opponents ideas and defend them, you can make up your own plans and attacks. It doesn't matter if your opponent defends or not, it's as long as your king stays alive and safe.
extra advice:
for example you just lost your queen to a misclick. Don't resign. Even if you lost all your pieces and your opponent has 3 queens, don't resign. You never know if your opponent will stalemate you or run out of time.
Very insightful! I do often tend to resign prematurely, so your extra advice is also quite helpful 🙂
Aug 2, 2021
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PorgAttack wrote:
So I often find myself up a lot of material in the opening (through traps and forks), only to blunder it all away and end up losing 😡. I try to think about my moves, but a lot of the time I just end up getting over-confident and miss simple things (like the fact that my rook is being attacked). Any advice? Thanks 😪.
Playing nothing but speed chess doesnt give you time to think.
So I often find myself up a lot of material in the opening (through traps and forks), only to blunder it all away and end up losing 😡. I try to think about my moves, but a lot of the time I just end up getting over-confident and miss simple things (like the fact that my rook is being attacked). Any advice? Thanks 😪.