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early this morning trying something different i played the bot dj ron 10 times in a row lost every one of those games in the first 12 moves or less -- sort of a depressing way to start the day out i think won't don that again -- maybe i should try the bot dj ron, it with full help on -- just to see

after morning coffee and meds i will do that just to see what happens

xscouse

I just had a look and DJ Ron has a rating of 1350 so it's hardly surprising you were beaten ;-)

Have you looked at Lucas Chess? You can download it to your computer and one on the bots available is Maia which is supposed to be very "humanlike". You can take the Maia 1100 bot and "dumb it down" to a rating were you win some lose some. Use the analysis feature to see how you did and maybe you'll see a pattern of mistakes you frequently make.

KestrelPi

On a related note, I noticed that many of the players you are playing are much higher rated than you. Today you've been winning a lot more, and you're playing games with people around your level. That's probably a good approach!
But yesterday you played someone at 1195, 662, 1071, 1363, 1141, 917, 1004. The closest you got to playing someone your level was someone who was in the 500s.

There's some merit to playing people higher level, but you probably shouldn't make a habit of playing people much higher level because it's going to be frustrating, and probably less educational than playing someone just slightly better than you. If you lose to someone a bit better, when you analyse the game you'll probably come up with 2 or 3 things you can improve on for next time. But if you play someone much much higher rating you might not easily be able to grasp the play happening that will help you improve.

I don't know how you found these games, but did you know that in the settings for daily games you can control who will show up in your random challenges? Near the bottom of the daily settings you can change the maximum rating above yours for outgoing challenges.

LOSTATCHESS

i thought with daily games you get what you get in partners - i guessed wrong i will modify that right now thanks for the tip

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monday and monday night games just barely staying afloat in a couple of games - couple of the games i rushed my moves so my own fault -- maybe late tonight it will get better

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tuesday night and during the day was play as usual i lost another game today -- but made 30 moves in two other games without losing my queen which is another goal i have added - 30 moves and not losing your queen -- see what happens wed morning good luck all

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WED MORNING one game looks like it lost before i get to 30 moves and the other two lost games are both over 30 moves each so thats to bad -- need to work on saving my queen more till the end that is after 30 moves - but that for me is harder said than done -- back to the games till my first medical appointment today

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WED NIGHT - plat about the same no loses yet tonight and one more game went over 30 moves - soi feelgood about that

Qoiuoiuoiuoiu

Nice!

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THURSDAY MORNING - lost another game this morning - so need to get a couple of games above the 30 moves mark to make up for it way below 440 ranking now but that's ok knew that would happen need to push on with a couple of new games today

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thursday night seems a little slow playing for me - lost one but starting two others see what happens need to stop look and relisten to myself when making moves

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON- is going very badly -- have resigned 4 games due to my losing my queen before 30 moves each game --- just stupid play on my part --- and another game just after 59 moves i gave up, my opponent just kept slipping out of anything i did to check mate or even put him in check . will maybe tonight will better i need to get a couple of games over the 30 move barrier with my queen intact - lets see if i can do that -- or will it be a real bummer and i fall below 400 pp yeps !!!!!

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON- lost a couple more again i managed to get two games over 30 moves still with queen intact -- time for med nap

ArthurSwan16

I have recently started playing thirty minutes games which I am enjoying as I have a lot more time to think about my moves. Whether this will improve my game in the long run is anyone's guess but so far my win/lose ratio is approximately fifty-fifty

SacrifycedStoat
“There is no such thing as winning a chess game, only your opponent losing one” -someone
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thanks for your input 30 min games sound intriguing maybe i will try a few - i think that is right about the winning/losing quote -- that's why i don't play to win any more --- i play to accomplish my goal this goal right now is being able to get to 30 moves and still have my queen intact -- and its going about 50/50 right now happening so again thanks for the wisdom

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MONDAY AFTERNOON-- lost two more games - but one was goal meet the other was not lost the queen under 30 moves - but i'll keep plugging

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MONDAY NIGHT lost another one so down to 438 need to keep going and the new games with fresh start ideas

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TUESDAY dropped to 438 -- will try another time slot soon, maybe 30 min. game it sounds interesting

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LATE TUESDAY playing very poorly tonight losing material and position getting tied up and crowded with nowhere to move in almost every game -- some have turned hopeless now - not a good night