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seeohh

I usually only play blitz 10 min. I few months back i was 1280 which is my highest rating. Now im betwwen 1100-1250. Sometimes I play horrible, gets mad, keeps playing and get losing streaks. I know its not smart. 

Problem is, I dont know how to progress. It all feels random. Win some, lose some. I play alot of tactics and my highest rating there is 1700, but that doesnt help me much in games. 

So, what should I focus on except hanging my pieces which I do to often?

notmtwain
seeohh wrote:

I usually only play blitz 10 min. I few months back i was 1280 which is my highest rating. Now im betwwen 1100-1250. Sometimes I play horrible, gets mad, keeps playing and get losing streaks. I know its not smart. 

Problem is, I dont know how to progress. It all feels random. Win some, lose some. I play alot of tactics and my highest rating there is 1700, but that doesnt help me much in games. 

So, what should I focus on except hanging my pieces which I do to often?

 

Try taking some of the lessons. You haven't done any in more than three years.

seeohh

Try taking some of the lessons. You haven't done any in more than three years.

Thanks, guess you mean drills? https://www.chess.com/drills

notmtwain
seeohh wrote:

Try taking some of the lessons. You haven't done any in more than three years.

Thanks, guess you mean drills? https://www.chess.com/drills

Well those are good but also the lessons- https://www.chess.com/lessons

seeohh
notmtwain wrote:
seeohh wrote:

Try taking some of the lessons. You haven't done any in more than three years.

Thanks, guess you mean drills? https://www.chess.com/drills

Well those are good but also the lessons- https://www.chess.com/lessons

Thanks, ive done some of them recently. Since you wrote 3 years i didnt understand. 

IMKeto
seeohh wrote:

I usually only play blitz 10 min. I few months back i was 1280 which is my highest rating. Now im betwwen 1100-1250. Sometimes I play horrible, gets mad, keeps playing and get losing streaks. I know its not smart. 

Problem is, I dont know how to progress. It all feels random. Win some, lose some. I play alot of tactics and my highest rating there is 1700, but that doesnt help me much in games. 

So, what should I focus on except hanging my pieces which I do to often?

 

All youre playing is blitz, bullet, and rapid.  How are you expecting to improve when youre not giving yourself time to think.

seeohh
IMBacon wrote:
seeohh wrote:

I usually only play blitz 10 min. I few months back i was 1280 which is my highest rating. Now im betwwen 1100-1250. Sometimes I play horrible, gets mad, keeps playing and get losing streaks. I know its not smart. 

Problem is, I dont know how to progress. It all feels random. Win some, lose some. I play alot of tactics and my highest rating there is 1700, but that doesnt help me much in games. 

So, what should I focus on except hanging my pieces which I do to often?

 

All youre playing is blitz, bullet, and rapid.  How are you expecting to improve when youre not giving yourself time to think.

So playing slow chess improves my blitzgames? 

 

seeohh
IMBacon wrote:
seeohh wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
seeohh wrote:

I usually only play blitz 10 min. I few months back i was 1280 which is my highest rating. Now im betwwen 1100-1250. Sometimes I play horrible, gets mad, keeps playing and get losing streaks. I know its not smart. 

Problem is, I dont know how to progress. It all feels random. Win some, lose some. I play alot of tactics and my highest rating there is 1700, but that doesnt help me much in games. 

So, what should I focus on except hanging my pieces which I do to often?

 

All youre playing is blitz, bullet, and rapid.  How are you expecting to improve when youre not giving yourself time to think.

So playing slow chess improves my blitzgames? 

 

All youre playing is blitz, bullet, and rapid. How are you expecting to improve when youre not giving yourself time to think.

Thanks for nothing

Praxis_Streams

Took a look at your most recent game (against Muabote). Here are some quick thoughts:

1.) Chess is a marathon and not a sprint. I've been playing and learning for years, and I'm still just a class player. Don't expect to be amazing fast, it won't happen.

2.) Follow the principles. These principles apply to everyone, no matter what their rating is. For example, in the opening we should develop and control the center with every move. Additionally we should avoid moving any piece twice until we move each piece once (or, develop all of your pieces before you start attacking). 

In your game against muabote, you played 6...Ne5. Why? It doesn't follow opening principle (moving the same piece twice before you're fully developed). It's a one move threat that forces your opponent to move his/her Q to a better square. Why did you play it?

 

3.) I personally believe mental fortitude is worth about 100-300 points. On move 23 your opponent forked your R on g6 and B on d7. Why did this happen? Well, we ignored development (principles, see note 2 above) and this is the outcome. 

Did you look at 23... Bb5? Did you look at 23...Rd8? I think you got caught by a surprise that you didn't see coming, and you just absolutely crumbled mentally. You never win by resigning. You have to be mentally tougher, and figure out the best chess move whether you're ahead behind or even. Your opponent may have blundered back and lost. You have to keep fighting. 

 

As you move up the rating ladder, you'll find that your opponents continue to get tougher and tougher mentally. They'll lose material and keep putting the pressure on you. You'll threaten a piece of theirs, and instead of defending it, they'll counter attack something of yours. This mental toughness is a hallmark attribute of strong players. If you want to be strong, you need to develop that toughness. 

 

 

batgirl
seeohh wrote:

So playing slow chess improves my blitzgames? 

Most definitely.  

It's not the answer you wanted but it's the best answer you're going to receive.

seeohh
jfiquett wrote:

Took a look at your most recent game (against Muabote). Here are some quick thoughts:

1.) Chess is a marathon and not a sprint. I've been playing and learning for years, and I'm still just a class player. Don't expect to be amazing fast, it won't happen.

2.) Follow the principles. These principles apply to everyone, no matter what their rating is. For example, in the opening we should develop and control the center with every move. Additionally we should avoid moving any piece twice until we move each piece once (or, develop all of your pieces before you start attacking). 

In your game against muabote, you played 6...Ne5. Why? It doesn't follow opening principle (moving the same piece twice before you're fully developed). It's a one move threat that forces your opponent to move his/her Q to a better square. Why did you play it?

 

3.) I personally believe mental fortitude is worth about 100-300 points. On move 23 your opponent forked your R on g6 and B on d7. Why did this happen? Well, we ignored development (principles, see note 2 above) and this is the outcome. 

Did you look at 23... Bb5? Did you look at 23...Rd8? I think you got caught by a surprise that you didn't see coming, and you just absolutely crumbled mentally. You never win by resigning. You have to be mentally tougher, and figure out the best chess move whether you're ahead behind or even. Your opponent may have blundered back and lost. You have to keep fighting. 

 

As you move up the rating ladder, you'll find that your opponents continue to get tougher and tougher mentally. They'll lose material and keep putting the pressure on you. You'll threaten a piece of theirs, and instead of defending it, they'll counter attack something of yours. This mental toughness is a hallmark attribute of strong players. If you want to be strong, you need to develop that toughness. 

 

 

Thanks for nice input and time it took you to analyze. 

Praxis_Streams

No sweat. 

 

Another quick point - sometimes I get so frustrated because my rating isn't increasing. Typically this happens after I've gone through some intense chess training and I start to get burnt out. When I get into these funks, I tend to sling moves out way too quickly without enough analysis or thought, and consequently I start losing more.

 

In these moments, I like to take a short break (anywhere from a day to a week) to remind myself why it is I play chess in the first place. Is it to get a big rating? Or is it to enjoy the game? 

 

If you base your enjoyment on elo, you're going to be frustrated quickly. We all inevitably win and lose. If you instead base your enjoyment on playing good chess and on improving (whether you win or lose), you'll have a better time. Further you might find that the rating starts to take care of itself. 

 

tl;dr: sloooooow down, take a little break, remind yourself why you enjoy chess, and come back refreshed/stronger.

Joey_Fuego

Play daily games. My blitz is 1100 but my daily is 1450, I have been playing more daily games and have seen some improvement in blitz, so give daily games a try.

seeohh
jfiquett wrote:

 

 

quickly. We all inevitably win and lose. If you instead base your enjoyment on playing good chess and on improving (whether you win or lose), you'll have a better time. Further you might find that the rating starts to take care of itself. 

 

Ive had alot of fun matches were I lose. I dont mind losing to better players as long as i play well myself. But lack of progress in the long run is frustrating. Often its solved with new crazy opening or generally aggressive play. When im at my best I dont play to win, but play not to lose. Its rare people at my rating dont make huge mistakes eventually. 

Doing lessons and play some slow chess seems to be the answer.