losing games to my own bad play

LOSING IS MY MIDDLE NAME friday session afternoon 4 losses 2 wins now just above 100 after my med nap see what i can do to get to at least 120

sometimes i think this is just like online roulette they let you win a couple then you lose just enough to negate any gains but just enough to keep you playing -- chess is roulette

try and learn one line of one opening. Just one line. Try the Scotch game or something, idk. Just something to get you into a better posotion for the middle game

MANY HAVE TOLD ME THAT but it seems no matter what i start with i end losing about 7/8 move into the game -- so no matter what opening i try they all work the same - except sometimes i meet a more stupid person than me and i get lucky-- like tonight 5 losses and 2 wins so now officially back at 102 -- one more game tonight than off to la la land

sat morning four wins three losses -- still at bottom of barrel signed up for this new school thing here i got a email about see what that does - sounds interesting will play couple more game this morning

well maybe just try consistently opening with 1. e4. You often open with 1. g3? or 1. g4? which aren't the greatest opening moves. If you're looking to improve your game, just try playing e4 or d4 every time. (and playing e5 or d5 as black.)

the reason i do that is everyone opens with e4 so there has to be something else that would throw off opponents ---- iam looking for that weird opening that will i hope catch them off guard as playing the same opening as everyone else seems to be counter intuitive to the game -- but then my results may prove you are right and we all have to play the drone way of thinking and play e4 every time i will try next ten games with e4 see what happens thanks for the advice and taking time to type it

weather its rigged or not iam not that good to really think it is but then again strange happenings come to light when i play as i have stated before that make me think maybe manipulation is more of the word to use

this sunday morning 4 straight losses against 130 type players in a row - will try a tournament where every one i play is 500/1000/1299 type players -- that makes it much easier and fun to lose every game to them without feeling to guilty

have a great day everyone

Your thought process is interesting at your level, but probably all your wrote above pointless at your current level. You want to throw the opponent off by something crazy, you call chess Roulette and at your playing strength, it is probably a roulette and chances are you can't throw anyone off by anything crazy as you aren't addressing the root issue, causing you all your losses - hanging pieces and inability to see whatever is happening on the board. I hate to say that but it is exactly what it is - blindness to most threats happening, both players ignoring significant threats of capture, typically for 5 or more moves. So it is pointless to focus on any openings at this point as long as you leave your pieces hanging for 5 moves. That's why you call it a roulette. It is like two guys with guns blindfolded or in complete darkness blindly shooting at each other, probably missing with hundreds of bullets before accidentally one of them shooting the other. I am sorry but maybe you are too old to see the board, or there is a technique to better focus on the major threats on the board. Ask yourself - are any of my pieces under attack? Are any of my opponent's pieces under attack? And then capture them. If you can't do it fast enough, practice in longer games.

Does rank even matter at this point? It is like trying to improve your aim with a rifle while blind and just randomly wasting bullets, thinking, maybe I should change my strategy! Lets walk to the left and shoot the target, then maybe walk sideways or crouch a little, or start jumping, or climb a tree (all the while still blind). 
Until you start learning how to actually AIM, it will be a huge hit n' miss, but sure, some days, you will randomly get more kills so you can rejoice.

yes listen to #375

WOW-all this shooting and guns you American's and your guns( just kidding) i live across from detroit so i get the usage of the point of guns in anything to do with anything --- and i do see your point (the point is very valid) maybe its just that am too old and sick to train myself to follow the norm any more -- its just that trying to do something that is done by everyone else when everyone else can do it better, smarter faster and is younger, more brain supple to adapt-iam getting to deep here -- back to the show

sunday nite three wins one loss-- something that at least makes the week's end something to feel good about - new meds tonight so i might be able to play as long - but i am trying something that someone here posted about e4 first move and have tried that in the last 6 games i got four more games to go trying always e4 as first move so we will see if it helps

tanks for to all for all the comments -- i do have moderate thick skin and can handle it till the meds kick in then ---- who cares !!!!!!!!!!!!iam in la la land

the only problem about taking meds is you don't dream -- and i used to dream in full colour and even sometimes i would more then 5 games in a row in my dreams

back to play a couple games till they kick in

hey just stick with it and have a bit of confidence : )

improvement takes time!

thanks for spitting out facts but trolls on these forums will just say you're bad

How aptly put, oh wise Janko!

Do you really want to become a better chessplayer?

Then stop playing blitz games. Three minutes is not enough time for you to see your opponent’s threats.

I went over many of your losses. In most of them, you missed winning moves because you were taking only seconds to move.

also, it would be helpful to learn basic opening principles and then apply them.

Your opponents are not cheating. They are also making beginner’s mistakes. You simply are making as many mistakes as they are.

Yeah, the guns example seems to be the norm these days lol. Hey man. Do you. Play for fun. and have fun doing it. I play to get out of my head. I made my goal of 500, but now I'm back down in the 400s again. Sometimes I get frustrated but I'm not really trying to be a master at it. I just love the tactics and tricks that come along with the game. Peace in your journey my friend.

well thanks for the thoughts above -- sunday night all the gains i got this afternoon all gone now only thing good about this session was i got over 30 moves in most games- instead of losing in the first 8-12 moves i make to 30 moves then lose ha ha ---still -- my 24 hour games going well i lose every time but i go deep 35/40 moves and even odd time over 40 moves so i like that type of game

I feel bad for your life experience, I have seen no one in this forum address that. It‘s miserable.

Take some rest.

If chess helps, don‘t overdo it. I know a lot of people have said this, but keep trying rapid. I don‘t think you are getting enough time to see threats.

Again, I am repeating what @mikewier and a bunch of other people said. I‘ll follow this forum.