I'm kinda bad at chess, I keep losing and I do classes, but I still lose how to get better?

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Try to stay positive and don't cut yourself down! Negative self talk is not going to help you improve.

Speaking of improving, a tiny piece of advice. I watched a bunch of your games, and most of the time as black your first move is pawn to e5, followed by on your second move defending that pawn with another pawn. You want to be defending the e5 pawn with a knight on the second move. The reason is, as black you act after white, so you are a move behind in everything you are doing, and you need to make sure to develop your minor pieces (bishops and knights) quickly and castle your king to safety. If you aren't able to develop as quickly as white, you are going to be at a major disadvantage.

Overall though, you ARE improving. And some of your games have pretty high accuracy for your rating level. You just gotta stay positive and keep at it!

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Change chess teacher.There is nothing better than a human to teach you. Go to my profile , I was 250 started taking classes, go to 1000. However you can do it without classes too, I stopped going, practiced on my own and reached nearly 1600. Here is what you should do-

1) learn openings

2) solve puzzles

3) check before moving wether any prove of yours is hanging

4) play 2-4 rapid (10+0 or 15+10) daily, no more or less than that

dont do-

1) play too much

2)play bullet

3)keep playing when u are losing

4) move on to next match before analysing mistakes

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Recommendation chess habits by chessbrah. It helps massively.

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Read some of the classic instruction books. I recommend Fred Reinfeld’s Complete Chess Course and Irving Chernev’s Logical Chess Move by Move, Practical Chess Endings, and The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played. Take a few weeks to read and understand these. You will be better off than if you played others at your level for a year.

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SAMAR12_11 wrote:

Change chess teacher.There is nothing better than a human to teach you. Go to my profile , I was 250 started taking classes, go to 1000. However you can do it without classes too, I stopped going, practiced on my own and reached nearly 1600. Here is what you should do-

1) learn openings

2) solve puzzles

3) check before moving wether any prove of yours is hanging

4) play 2-4 rapid (10+0 or 15+10) daily, no more or less than that

dont do-

1) play too much

2)play bullet

3)keep playing when u are losing

4) move on to next match before analysing mistakes

Sorry for the late reply, how many games did it take you to reach 1000, I have played 300 games and I'm only 400

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HumanParticipationAward wrote:
I have played 300 games and I'm only 400

A month have passed, and you still play random moves without thinking.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/140520109416?username=humanparticipationaward

https://www.chess.com/game/live/140520097632?username=humanparticipationaward

https://www.chess.com/game/live/146367198415?username=humanparticipationaward

There were some good advice given in this topic, but good advice is worthless if you don't follow it.

Avatar of I-play-trash-openings

ok

Avatar of Quite_Playable_1

Just play seriously every day. Chess study is not relevant at that beginning stage.

Avatar of JolahIsEverywhere

i wouldnt say that you are bad at chess. you're just comparing yourself to a lot better players instead of looking at all the people who you are better than

Avatar of Miguella-Blade

I would recommend you to choose another hobby

Avatar of Zipho_Lunika

Don't listen to the haters. Keep playing champ. They said I should quit too when I started...now I'm far above them.

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I looked at ur rating graph (the rapid rating since it's more important than blitz or bullet) & since u started this thread u've made enormous gains. Some VERY good stuff ur doing is playing way more SLOW time controls than speed chess. Heck, u gotta have time to think & speed chess just reinforces bad thinking habits.... repeatedly. & u do puzzles, that's good. Imagine ur studying a chess book, lets pretend it's on pawn structures & the middle game plans that u should follow based on those pawn structures. Ur games r where u test out the new ideas ur learning. If ur playing blitz or bullet u don't even have time to think & plan anything about the new strategies ur studying because ur hurrying to move because ur time's running out! In blitz ur not focused on those pawn structures in that freakin book ur worried about the clock & other junk. Slow chess let's u USE WHAT UR LEARNING in ur games. That reinforces good thinking habits. So pick a good strategy book at ur level, NOT AN OPENING BOOK. Maybe basic endgames. If u do study an opening book it should be general opening principles like fast development of ur pieces & targeting (controlling) the center squares, etc. But go through 1 book at a time, not fast because quality is way more important than quantity, & really try to absorb the lessons & apply them in ur SLOW games. People that do this automatically get better at speed chess as a byproduct of their increasing knowledge.

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First off, wow.

In this hypersensitive world, I’m old school and just got to start with close that account, create a new one and pick a username that does not self deprecate yourself:

Human Participation Award—It screams no confidence.

I too have bought classes, and struggle at times. I’ve played since 2021 — and I have lost — lost, lost, and lost again.

This fresh account, I went to Lichess after revisiting my Gotham Chess courses for White & Black. I was and still kick arse over there. I’m 1000 Blitz and nearly 1500 Rapid.

Employed same moves and openings; I win all the time.

Here, ugh, I thought was ready to do same but stuck in 400-500 Blitz and it blows my mind.

You have to look at your games, really go back and look. Review. Especially the losses. I love this site as it gives you insights, and I see how rarely I lose to checkmate in Blitz vs. time.

I see what variations give me trouble. Oddly enough, it’s the lower rated ELO that aren’t familiar enough with basic and most common lines that have pieces all over the place; practicing my openings is often useless because they aren’t playing the common 3-5 moves or more that are popular & common, and you can even look that up on here.

I lose on time trying to attack with a Vienna vs. a black opening that’s scattered pawns and cockeyed. By the time I adapt, I’m down to under a minute and rushing to get moves off.

Lastly, are you practicing M1, M2, M3 puzzles? I know I haven’t been, and how many checkmates I have missed would easily have me up 100-200 ELO alone.

Find the flaws and work at it. Know your strengths, I have variations which I win 75%+ of the time.

Lastly, play Rapid if want to improve. Take your time. Blitz—It’s fun. I love it, but games are won in middle game with tactics. Rapid gives you time to think about those tactics, pick best moves, etc.
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Only one way to stop losing is to stop playing.

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Don't stop pl

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I meant don't stop playing

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Sounds like Chess Plateau.

https://www.chess.com/blog/Ethanchock7/how-to-un-plateau-yourself-and-win-more-games