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i also loose a lot of games but then i win a lot of games you can chek my history and check my username is barshufskyrocks

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i felt the same thing, watching a ton of youtube, training hours on end, nothing would work.

What i learned:

Don't play to improve, play to have fun, you will improve.

Don't watch many youtube videos on chess. Often you think about high level stuff, but fall vicitim to piece blunders.

Don't care about the elo, if you drop 50 elo it doesn't mean you have gotten worse, its part of the "ride"

If you feel you are getting demotivated, take a break. I didn't play chess for a month at all, and improved my blitz by +550 rating in this singular month

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Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

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does youtube even help

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pfren wrote:

Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

so what does help?

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lol

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Don’t quit chess. Fischer I think had a big ego but that didn’t stop him from playing. Here are some of my tips:

Learn ONE opening.

Read chess books.

Analyze your games.

Become conscious of the blunder check.

Study tactics.

The most important one at your level is probably learning tactics. But don’t just learn them, become so familiar with them you can spot one quicker than your opponent. Next is the blunder check. To be honest, even 1400s haven’t learned this
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schach-wunder wrote:
pfren wrote:

Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

so what does help?

The answers were already given. It has nothing to do with chess. Whether he takes the advice is up to him. It sounds like he is not ready though.

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Chess is a very complicated board game. You also have to remember you're playing online, and many players just aren't the rating theyre supposed to be, so you're gonna sometimes verse people who are too strong for you especially at that rating of below 600.

Also you mentioned you started playing chess only a few months ago. Like come on you gotta cut yourself some more slack. You can't expect to see rapid improvement in just a span of a few months. ive played chess on and off since i was a kid, and it took me 3 years to get from 1500 online to 1700. 
Just keep playing, analysing, watching youtube videos. You're doing more work than the majority of casual chess players, you will improve fast, but it's not going to be in 2-3 months. its gonna take a year before you see a large jump in your capability. But that large jump is made with small steps. If you don't stay consistent and give up because you blunder or mess up, then you won't survive.

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Watching videos is not enough. You have to take lessons from a video and then actively practice them. The rule of thumb for college classes is that every hour of lecture should be supplemented by three hours of outside work.

After you play a game, it is important to analyze it afterward, so that you identify mistakes, understand them, and correct them so they do not recur. I don’t mean just using the Game Review feature that can tell you when you made a mistake. Analyze the game on your own. What alternative plan was there? Why was your plan wrong? What features of the position indicate the correct plan? etc.

A mistake that I see people frequently make in chess.com is thinking that simply playing a game, doing puzzles, or watching videos is sufficient to learn. NO! You have to work to understand what is happening in a position. Simply doing these activities without actively thinking about the material is largely a waste of time.

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What you can try if you have anger issues because of chess (I suffer the same fate), is playing without rating loss. If you lose a game this way, it doesn't matter as you won't lose any rating. But it isn't a magic cure fix-all, because you will be less motivated to play long-term if you're not doing it to gain ELO. The reason I recommend it anyway, is because it teaches you to not care about losing.

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Norringo wrote:

Thank you for your support. Actually, I'm more searching tips for controline my emotions than advising me to quit chess. I think stopping the game isn't the solution. My ego is so big that I couldnt accept to give up because of my odious level.

Chess is a difficult game, and it literally takes thousands of losses until you get somewhat good. So I guess the only healthy way to continue is to understand that your chess rating has nothing to do with intelligence, and to accept that progress will take time, the same way it takes time to be able to become somewhat fluent in a foreign language.

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ahahhahahahaahahahah

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schach-wunder wrote:
pfren wrote:

Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

so what does help?

Put your brain to work, simple as that. By solving puzzles, endgame studies, analyzing your games properly, reading books and interactive courses... and so on.

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don't get lost. very simple

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I sometimes find myself in the same situation as you, chess Is Just really hard and the anger i get when i lose Just makes me play worse and the i lose the next game and so on, you should take chess as an hobby you do for fun. I can't really give you any other advice other than this also because i do a chess course irl and that Is the main reason why i get slowly Better at chess every time

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doesn't everyone feel lost in the beginning? relatable

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pfren wrote:
schach-wunder wrote:
pfren wrote:

Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

so what does help?

Put your brain to work, simple as that. By solving puzzles, endgame studies, analyzing your games properly, reading books and interactive courses... and so on.

None of that is going to help. Even a little.

The reason is those things are helpful only for those who are already receptive to those tools. They are in a place of learning. They follow typical advancement routines. They are of no use for someone who is not ready to learn. Addressing anger over losses, especially at a very low level of skill, is something that is far more important than puzzles or endgame studies.

What happens when he analyzes his games and reads books, only to keep losing? Once he gets the help he needs, once he learns to play chess as a hobby, recreationally, for fun, only then will the anger subside and the doors of learning will open.

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woah language buddy

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pfren wrote:

Playing frequently isn't an improvement method, and watching Youtube videos is passive learning which won't work for the majority of people.

HI IM FRIEND !!

i hope all is well for u and im happy ur still alive !

he right nor-ringo. and dont play chest to win. play it to enjoy the beauty of how cmplicated it is ! ...and remember there are no mistakes ...only happy accidents.

ohhh ! and btw ? ...if this doesnt work and u still feel miserable ? ...try playing the drums. Lhappy.png