I'm really interested in becoming better at chess but everytime I start a live game I get nervous about making the wrong move and that anyone can review the game and before I know it I'm totally lost. I can't focus, I can't see any good moves. I've created countless accounts and scraped them because I don't want a bad game in my history.
That's Erik's fault for not allowing us to hide our games. 
I suggest that if you're ready to learn chess then you should be ready to lose a lot of games for years
Well you need to lose to learn. So I guess you gotta be okay with that or just stop playing the game.
No one is going to go through your bad games and critisize your moves. Just play your best, and don't worry too much if you lose.
Is that a monkey or a porcupine?
it can be whatever you want it to be, thats the beauty of individuality
embrace the losing - it's all Zen....you win, you lose, you draw, you wipe the board, reset, and it's still chess. Be willing to play anyone, and don't be ashamed to lose to anyone. Last Friday, I went out to a club and lost five rapid games and eleven blitz games......my only win was on the clock (I was better prepared for a particular line and was able to bank an extra minute during the opening, navigate to a bland position, and run down the clock....not glamorous). Just think "Zen"........and try not to beat yourself up too much
I'm really interested in becoming better at chess but everytime I start a live game I get nervous about making the wrong move and that anyone can review the game and before I know it I'm totally lost. I can't focus, I can't see any good moves. I've created countless accounts and scraped them because I don't want a bad game in my history.
I'm really interested in becoming better at chatting up women but everytime I start a conversation I get nervous about making the wrong move and that anyone can see me making a fool out of myself and before I know it I'm totally lost. I can't focus, I can't see any of my good moves. I've been to countless bars and left them because I don't want to be reminded of a bad experience in my history.
Yep, me too.
I'm really interested in becoming better at chess but everytime I start a live game I get nervous about making the wrong move and that anyone can review the game and before I know it I'm totally lost. I can't focus, I can't see any good moves. I've created countless accounts and scraped them because I don't want a bad game in my history.