BTW Idk if you saw but the #1 reason your daily rating is slipping is because you lost a bunch of daily games on time today (check your game history)
losing games to my own bad play
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well that may well be - i don't check my past games --down to 478 -- so couple more down the pike i guess -- trying that new e3 opening read in forums yesterday really not much i can do about losing out to time i play the games as they are presented maybe 5/6 times a day -- about 10 games going on at a time so thats about 50 /60 moves a day - thats a lot for my feeble brain -- plus read the forums - i do have to sleep when the meds take hold so i - i will miss those games i guess -- as long as i get to 30 moves per game i will be happy -- i ones i miss out on with timed out i have to accept them as they are
thanks for the input
one thing i did noticed dropping under 500 was that i am playing a lot more even ranked players than before mostly in the 450 to 700 range before when i was over 500 i was playing 1200 1000 1300 players so some good can of it
Jan 31, 2025
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LOSTATCHESS wrote:
...i don't check my past games...
That might be a thing to consider doing - Chess.com gives you one free game review per day. That way, you can really understand where you made mistakes and where your opponents are finding their wins (trust me, it really helps boost your rating).
sorry you feel that way - and yes you are right nobody gives a crap --- why do you ?????
TIME TO JUST IGNORE YOU
to my many friends who priv. message me from time to time ignore him like wise
sat morning started two new games 24 hour and reached 30 moves in one other game - so pretty good morning for the start for the month
keep on plugging all you under 500 players
just reviewed my games page and i have noticed as was pointed out to me from an above poster the number of losses due to timing out -- really not sure how to correct this - i play four five times each day on every game thats maybe 10 games each time i play -- so maybe 5 moves per day per game - what should i do so as not to lose so many games to time outs - i play all the notified games that come up when they do in my main page --- i know iam missing something about these 24 hour games --- should i play a different longer game ?????
Feb 1, 2025
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A good habit is to move in all your games where you have under 24 hours remaining. If you do find yourself consistently losing on time, try switching to 3 days or 7 days games.
thanks for the advice on 3 day games i will try those
SUNDAY MORNING -- all games moving on as before just ok --two games just got over 30 moves so happy about that --couple of games i seem to be pinned in a little -- trying the e3 starting move to see if it works any better -- very cold /Icey outside so deiced the porch and cleaned the car windows -- will get back to chess when rest of work is done
Feb 2, 2025
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Oh, by the way - I checked out your most recent rapid games and I have a little bit of advice.
Firstly, you have 10 whole minutes on your clock! That means you can spend waaay more time analyzing each move (Right now you're only spending a little bit of time on each move. Try spending 5-10 seconds for each move, checking to see if you're hanging a piece or making a blunder - you have the time).
Secondly, at your level games tend to be more wild. I noticed you tend to resign quickly in the opening when you drop a piece like a bishop. At your level, you have a chance of winning the bishop back, so hope isn't lost!
Edit: This is directed to LostAtChess, not you ChessAGC_YT
ChessAGC_YT wrote:
Bro ur 500 don't give me advice. Those were mouseslips or me not paying attention.
Erm.. If you're referring to the comment above you... He's not talking to you, but to LOST. Also, hes not a 500 but more than double your rating. I'll call your parents soon.
Feb 2, 2025
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ChessAGC_YT wrote:
Bro ur 500 don't give me advice.
wanna play a game?
so much yap yap come on guys enough is enough ---and yes i have given up playing 10 min games i see that now i am terrible at best on those formats -----the 24 hour play system is the way to go for me -- so no more 3min 10 min games -- just 24 hour and 3 days for me --
MONDAY MORNING -- moving on with games -- some of which i have crossed the 30 moves stop so thats good -- i have more games playing now over 30 moves than i have under 30 moves so that's an advancement i think ?-- am i getting better ? hummmmmmm - not to think that far ahead -- maybe i could change my policy to 35 moves next week per game as a beacon to shoot for --what do you think ????? - back to couple of games that just came to my turn to play --
Keep grinding and don't give up!👍👍👍
thanks for the support and thumbs up -- if i was a good player i would say i was grinding along but i am not even up that point of being good so grinding would imply i was doing well just slowly moving up the food chain here -- but i slip more than i slide up so i keep trying since i am still above ground and have few things left in life that i can do that still i havn't exhausted yet -- work is done -- race sailing is done -running is done -- going to exotic places is done -- and finally my music is done -- lost all heart in it --all i have left is chess and poker and visit from grandkids (hopefully new one is coming in april ) and writing a few fiction short stories for friend's children --- so i keep at it even if people here say that being under 500 is waste of time-- brain power and waste of space for this site --- hey i know i am getting better ---- just results on this bell curve they have here -- is not showing that yet ---- but i say yet with conviction
after studing for while i read article about accuracy what is meaning to the game it does -- and i noticed that everyone of my games even the few i won ---i was lower by alot to my opponent in terms of accuracy -- 78 to 44//68 to 39 etc etc i need to see what i can do to improve that small point about all my games ( iam sure in some minds its not a small matter but to me so far i need to just improve a little )--- how though is still the mystery -- need to look up articles on accuracy i guess?
really luck has very little to do with winning -- either you understand the game or you don't --either it comes as second nature to see the moves before they happen or you don't -- learning and luck have only about 10 % of the factor of the game-- its a natural played game for those that have the gift
i don't
having said all that saturday morning equal wins and losses -- but i feel if i play more i will lose a more games this morning -- time to break and go outside and chop some wood a tree fell down last night and its across my driveway its a small tree only 6 inch in dia so with help from my neighbour won't take long he is really strong and knows alot about chainsaws -- will be back
Nope. There are three groups:
* Those that understand the game
* Those that don't understand and work to fix it
* Those that don't understand and make no effort to learn
You are in group 3 when your posts make clear, you should make the effort to move to group 2.
You can start to make that move by increasing the tactics you do. The free tier has 5 puzzles a day. You are averaging 2 days of puzzles a month.
You can also review your games. If you don't want to pay for a premium subscription, you can export the PGN of your game and analyse it on lichess for free.
But your opponents are likely to be reviewing games. Not doing it is a recipe for misery.
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