i suck soooooo bad

i've been using the tactic trainer and playing a ton...just not improving. i'm beginning to think i can't get any better, very frustrating. any tips?

dump the diamond membership

go over your mistakes, try not to hang pieces to 1 movers first of all

dump diamond? i get to do as much tactic trainer as i want with it...and what does hang pieces mean?

Hang piece means losing a piece because it's unprotected or taken by a pawn with no compensation. At your level you just need to keep playing and getting more familiar with various positions and maneuvers. Also, it's hard work but after every game review your game with the computer to see where you went wrong. Try and learn at least one move every time you review a game. Don't just play a bunch of games in a row, stop after every game and review it first go through the moves and then again with the computer. And when your feeling burnt out take a couple days off from chess, it will let your brain catch up with your studying and clear your mind.

at least your honest, so one day you may stop sucking so bad !

tip: concentrate, take your time

Play people around your skill level untill you can beat them, then start moving up. Also learn what kind of chess player you are and perfect it. Explore openings that fit your play style. Hope this helps.

Find a mistake from a game where you took a long time and tried to find the best moves you could.

Before work: Make a goal like getting knowledge or fixing a recurring error.
During work: Work to fix it. Learn, drill, memorize, whatever.
After work: Evaluate how well it's been fixed.
Later: Review to help put in long term memory.

Play more serious games and repeat.

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With tactics.

Before work: Set a goal like learning a new pattern, attack, defense, etc.
During work: Solve puzzles, check solutions, answer why other moves didn't work.
After work: Save interesting puzzles related to your goal. Especially ones you missed.
Later: Review the saved puzzles to put into long term memory.

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That gives the general idea of it anyway.

Playing blitz and solving puzzles without engaging yourself in the learning process can be a lot of fun! But it also means you won't improve much. I should know, I did it for years (it was lots of fun!)

thnx guys...i'll try and not suck so much

A_L_I_V_E

Trolling can be funny (even if you're mostly annoying), but giving bad advice to people asking how to improve is just mean.

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It seems most people, me included, think he's a he. The avatar is Megan Fox.

I don't suck and I have a lower rating than you! ; )

Seriously, blitz is no way to learn chess. In fact, I'm getting more and more annoyed with the timer in tactics trainer here on chess.com Why shouldn't I be allowed to think about the best move! Grmbll

anyways...thanks for the tips guys. i just need to slow down

yeah klim i was just thinking that...

the problem here is that your rating is garbage for how long you have played

Yes.

So if you're (the OP) ever unsure, please feel free to disbelieve everyone here! There will be mistakes even from well meaning people.

Find a coach or author and see what they have to say about it.

When it comes to studying tactics make sure you understand well the pattern.Now blundering pieces can't be all attributed to poor tactical skills. It can be also attributed to habits/and thinking process.I will enumerate good thinking habits/tips that will help lessen your blunders.

1. Always look at the whole board. It's very common for starting out players to loose a piece because they did not notice a bishop on far corner can capture their piece. This can be avoided if you are looking at the whole board to see the position of pieces.

2. Before you make a move, think what your opponent might do if you make that move.Check if there is a tactical drawback. For example let say there is a square that if you put your queen it will improve the position of your queen. The problem is, it will be pin by your opponent's bishop against your king. As a result you will lose your queen because it's illegal to move your queen. Now if you make it a habit to think what your opponent might move before you move your queen chances are you will spot that tactical drawback and you will not lose your queen.

3. Always study your opponent's last move.

Now studying tactics it important, but you should also study endgames and strategy. A balance is needed.

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