monday morning and i have three wins two losses -upward is so slow !!!!!!!! watched a couple of videos about centre positions etc etc so i will try to keep doing that see how it goes -- centre mountain position then hill position etc etc see if that helps ---- maybe ??? god i need a couple of wins in row without a loss ----------
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i agree with u , i always lose becase of my careless
monday night i thought i was going to have a few good games --- thought wrong 4 losses in row so 100 here we stay maybe i will try one or two games more ---the depression is starting to kick in so hope the meds kick in before hand -- see you later
last three games two wins one loss -- tried something new at least A couple of wins to end the evening on- gives me some hope --i really am amased at how so many people here are really bad at this game and still keep playing it myself ia addicted to it -- and it keeps me from playing poker where i lose money all the time that i really don't have to spare pension retirement home illness et etc etc e-- so playing this game even though i am really bad at it and have no brains to play the level at which you need to figure out things - is really a must for me -- but others here who are under 150 and stay there all the time like me - i don't get it why do you do it -- you are obvious to the higher game and yet you keep playing hoping to improve--- does that really happen to people who don't get this game right away -- like the many forum posts about people stating they only played for 3 weeks or 6 months and now they are 2000 or something like that- do sluggers from the bottom ever get out at least to 1500--- hummmmmmmmmmmm-- i don't think so -- but people keep dreaming about it just like the lotteries world wide over --- we could be that guy/girl/them who won or gets to 2400 in one year -i am no different - i just try not to get tooooo depressed playing this game well at least till the meds take hold----- tonight i took them a little later than normal so this why the post is such -- one more game than off to reading till the meds do kick --- well maybe after i play the 9pm poker stars freeroll game
You do have brains to figure out things. Just playing game after another without analysis is not an effective way of learning. You need to study basics on youtube for example and learn where to put your pieces, make sure youre not hanging material and you will make progress.
thanks for the tips -- you are right study more play less --- wed morning off to good start have risen to 150 again first time in days - so either the new opening i am trying is working or i got lucky playing people whom leave pieces hanging more than me -- which is probably the case will try a few more mis morning to see what happens
wed afternoon play went ok more games won than lost -- but really no great improvement in play--- maybe a little more aware of diagonal positions than before but still that move #15/20 is still very tricky for me -- see you later tonight
Thursday morning play--- slowly creeping up more games won than lost over 160 now -- after lunch see what else i can do after i do some more puzzles they seem to help at least focus my mind to play another game
thurday night paly lost alot more than i won --so now under 130 again meds kicking in so one more game thats it
FRIDAY morning more games won than lost something new for me -- back up to 150 again -- this afternoon after my med nap -- will try to see if i can keep going upwards or get stopped dead in my upward track as most times in the past i do see you later
Viktor Korchnoi had a saying...
"if you don't pay attention to what your opponent is doing, you will end up complaining about your bad luck."
Not sure if this applies to you, just thought I'd throw it out there.
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
tree gone but my sat .afternoon play is bad again as usual -- all losses so far -- will try a few more then stop
Everybody loses games due to their own bad play.
thanksgiving sunday afternoon-- lost more than i won tried 10 min games hard to get out of the 3 min game thinking mode --will try a few 3 min games before med nap
late sunday afternoon before thanksgiving arrive played a couple games (3min)lost them all again as usual -- going to give tournaments a chance again as long as i don't get straddled with 1500 to 1800 players right away -- which no learning or fun time at all --- but i will give it a chance again see what happens
first win in three days --wopee- upward we come ha ha ha