Lost a lot of elo is struggling to climb back

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I was playing chess and when I lost I tried to regain lost elo but I kept on losing until I was back at 1200, any fix for this?

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Take a break and try to have fun, relax and think about the position
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i think your point does make sense but given the rating im in, im not sure how to have fun chess, i seem to be struggling alot more w/ black compared to white(i use london system like its oxygen), any other openings?

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Im more of an aggressive player, you might not like these but it’s alright

Italian, pretty good for quick piece development
Scotch, you can sort of play a scotch gambit even after the Italian, personally like it because it has some interesting attacks
Ruy Lopez, it’s not as aggressive in my opinion, but it’s pretty good


Openings just change how the game will go, if you know how to play the game then the opening will be useful

It’s less likely to have an exciting aggressive game with the London than smth like the scotch, but if you like it then go ahead, keep using whatever is best for you

Think chess more like a game and less like a competition, rating points don’t matter much, as long as you’re decent and learning you should be good
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Take a break from rapid and try playing against bots until you get your skill back
Avatar of HangingPiecesChomper

i chomped on hanging pieces to 2500

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Idem 👍

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Take a break from chess entirely for a week.