It's actually considered a blunder. There's a hierarchy of error explained here:
https://support.chess.com/customer/portal/articles/1444907
Is missing tactical opportunities a mistake?
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baddogno wrote:
It's actually considered a blunder. There's a hierarchy of error explained here:
Sadly, I missed too many backrank mates that I could have had if I paid more attention to the board.
DowdyTheFifth wrote:
I consider is a miscalculation whenever that I do that, which happens to be often ;)
Calculating feels more and more like knowing what tactical opportunities the opponent has.
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It's a less than optimal move, making the course of the game less sure in the ultimate goal of mate.
DrSpudnik wrote:
It's a less than optimal move, making the course of the game less sure in the ultimate goal of mate.
Maybe that's why the games I inadvertently won doesn't feel so satisfying since I always intuit that I missed tactical opportunities earlier in the game.
OP,since this is clearly a trollful question,let me help you with some other threads you could create:a)is losing material for no compensation considered a mistake? b)is missing a forced draw bad when you are in a terrible position?c)Is f6 a bad reply to e4?d)is getting checkmated bad?if you need more,let me know!
Apotek wrote:
OP,since this is clearly a trollful question,let me help you with some other threads you could create:a)is losing material for no compensation considered a mistake? b)is missing a forced draw bad when you are in a terrible position?c)Is f6 a bad reply to e4?d)is getting checkmated bad?if you need more,let me know!
stay tuned. also I want to make a thread on how to handle anxiety while at the board.
now that would be very very interesting!go for it
"There are no accidents, only mistakes."- The turtle guy from Kung Fu Panda
Riv4L wrote:
Apotek wrote:
OP,since this is clearly a trollful question,let me help you with some other threads you could create:a)is losing material for no compensation considered a mistake? b)is missing a forced draw bad when you are in a terrible position?c)Is f6 a bad reply to e4?d)is getting checkmated bad?if you need more,let me know!
stay tuned. also I want to make a thread on how to handle anxiety while at the board.
What about if blobbing on a glob is intergalactically correct?
If the glob gives you permission it's always correct.
AlexandraThessa wrote:
It is not a mistake. If you follow your plan and it is correct plan you will win at the end. So it makes no difference. In fact, on contrary, if you look for mate in one move in a won position you may not have a clear plan what to do.
This sentence crashed my brain.
I think it's relative to the difficulty of the tactic. If you missed a mate in 1 that was staring you in the face then I'd call that a blunder, but if the tactic was a very subtle combination that only a genius (or a computer) would see then I wouldn't class it as a mistake if you missed it but it might have been brilliant if you'd found it.
Time4Tea wrote:
I think it's relative to the difficulty of the tactic. If you missed a mate in 1 that was staring you in the face then I'd call that a blunder, but if the tactic was a very subtle combination that only a genius (or a computer) would see then I wouldn't class it as a mistake if you missed it but it might have been brilliant if you'd found it.
You ever get the feeling where you found an amazing tactic in your game but you know that you won't be able to find the same tactic again? that's how I feel usually.
Riv4L wrote:
If you realized that you could have mated your opponent but you didn't after a move later, is that a mistake?
I couldn't be bothered if the move accomplished its goal. I'd rather go for a move that would surely bring me immediate dividends than seek mate somewhere which might not be there, or which amounts too much risk both on the clock and on the board.
I recently finisheed an Online Chess game where I started an attack. In my calculations is saw a move of my opponent would lead to mate in one. So I totallly expected a different move. He made the wrong move and the mate move I had disappeared from my mind.
Not a mistake but, rather a blunder in every sense of the word.
Perseus82 wrote:
Riv4L wrote:
If you realized that you could have mated your opponent but you didn't after a move later, is that a mistake?
I couldn't be bothered if the move accomplished its goal. I'd rather go for a move that would surely bring me immediate dividends than seek mate somewhere which might not be there, or which amounts too much risk both on the clock and on the board.
Yeah, his phrasing was unclear.
I think he means that after you miss the mate, it's no longer possible.
Not that you missed a mate in 1 and instead played a mate in 2.
If you realized that you could have mated your opponent but you didn't after a move later, is that a mistake?