losing games to my own bad play

Look up the fried liver attack on you tube for the fork.

ok thanks

i will for rest of day stop playing 3 minute games in-between my moves on my 24 hour games -- just making too many mistakes in the 3 min games to be even worth it -- concentrating on what some of my helpers(other players are telling me what i am doing wrong in my 24 hour games - so as to get deeper in each game instead of trying to think i can win any of those ok then back to the games

just waiting for the site to go back online or at least speed up a little almost impossible to play right now -- but then thats ok i have a book to read anyways my next move is starting a new 24 hour game anyways

this not playing 3min games is hard --the 24 hour games are better i know in my head but the rush is not there tell i get to move 30 then it kicks in -- unfortune for me is that i lost two of those 24 hour games one the guy used that stupid fried liver thing and i fell for it and it was over less than 8 moves ---- but i still have hope in a couple others right now at 27 moves and another at 25 moves one right now is in its 57 move so from that i take solace a little bit -- still need lots of help --

well I see your daily rating is shooting up, so I suspect that it might be playing short time controls that is causing you to lose games. Playing faster time controls, like 3 minutes, is easier once you have a lot of experience playing chess, as you recognize a lot of patterns.

Seriously, consider playing more rapid (Maybe just one rapid game a day). It's slower - you have 10 minutes on your clock, so you'll have more time to think (which is clearly helping in your daily games.

Whatever you choose to do, good luck! You are clearly improving your daily rating, and hopefully that will translate to live chess in the long run as well!

thanks for the tip -- today my play in 24 hr games there are not going really good i seem to be on the defensive end of play in every game - but then again once i get to mid and late mid level of play they my opponents know they will win by the way i am running scared in every game --my only solace is the fact i get to move 30 now more than i don't get to move 30 - its snowing hard now so i have to go out and shovel the driveway before it gets to deep back after that i hope

saturday morning play going about 50/50 with me mostly playing defensive moves - i think iam beaten in about three games now just holding out to see if i can get to 30 moves but i am getting all tied up with decisions not clear enough to make a difference--meds taken early so nap time coming about now

Saturday afternoon late is going ok -- most games are still in flux but i think i will get to my 30 moves and up level in some of them will play sunday morning next see how i do then

sunday afternoon another early meds day again so only a few games played -- seems like a lucky day for me most things are going right not all but most i guess i have to be thankfull for that after med nap-- i going to 100 year musician friend of mine birthday party where he hopes to sit with the local band and record that he can still play at 100 --- what hope it bring to me and maybe all to hear about that and well i going to see it -- he is a very contended man done all things he wanted to do save one he told me at his 90 th birthday that i attended -- he wanted to sail on schooner or large sail boat around the world - and see the sun rise and fall form open sea --- what little of problems have i --when i hear that--- see you late tonight back at the tables if i am able

sunday night the wheel of fortune have left me -- playing really badly now in about four games will lose those before i get to 30 plus moves iam afraid -- also i lost some money playing poke tonight already --so i knd of depressed about that -- again my own fault was up about 180 dollars then i blew it trying to make a comeback when i hit a couple of bad hands - that i shouldn't have played -- its always the same i think my luck is coming along and then wham bam thank-you mam- i lose it all --- well chess is the same at least i don't lose money on this site now no beer or entertainment for a few weeks till next pension check comes in -- sometimes i wonder about myself ---maybe is it worth it

monday morning has turned into a downward slide of play for me -- about four games i have on the go all 24 hour games all now seem like lost causes in just a couple of moves each --- i might if i run around the board stall some of these games till i get to 30 moves but some i have boxed myself in a corner and now its a matter of time which fork or queen move my opponent will use to force me to resign -----!!!!!!!!!! yeps !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday afternoon -- the main object of my playing 24 hour games is too see if i can get 30 plus moves as many games as possible -- this is about a 60/40 % game proportion but one added feature of this way of play over 3 min games i am used too is i can read a book on chess between moves in very small portions - i one i am reading right now is --"chess fundamentals by jose capablanca" at first when i was trying to read it, i was totally confused, but now i only read a very small part of a page one concept maybe and while looking at the board waiting for the next move i see more clearly what he trying to say -- still losing every game - but at least i feel iam advancing be it ever so slowly in learning a little more with each session i play ---e.g. today the part of always move a piece before a pawn really sunk home so i will put that into my next game -- and see what happens --- another always move both rooks to the centre behind queen and or bishops lines - will try to implement that next --- so help is coming just very very slowly

THuRSDAY MORNING - lost one 24 hour game - started two more 24 hour games -- waiting for my other forum post to be answered about opening moves -- nothing as of yet -- i am looking for specific unusual openings of fives moves maybe six to open -- that will up my game against 1000 to 1200 players instead of standard e4/d4/f4 etc etc back at it i guess till the afternoon meds kick in then nap time and read a chess page or two

THURDAY NIGHT lost another 24 hour game - so i started two more tonight - downward swing i am afraid is coming but i will keep going with these 24 hour games -

FRIDAY MORNING getting close to losing two more games one i am really deep (over 30 moves) in so that's not so bad and the other one i am at about 22 moves and its going not so good so i will keep fighting till 30 moves

just learned about the cheating built in program in 24 hour games --- if this is so -- then i-am devastated-- what other long game does not have the built in feature-- need to find one

Yes, in daily games you're allowed to analyse the board without an engine. Personally I never use this feature and don't mind if my opponents do. If that's a deal breaker for you, you can always stick to slower rapid time controls.

I mean, it's not really cheating. There's no engine helping you; it just lets you move the pieces around.

If it's an issue for you, lichess.org has daily games as well (idk what they're like though, but you can check it out)