hahahaha. Thank you kaynight!!
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Dude you been here a week played 21 games and thinking about quitting already?
Mind2Mind wrote:
Oh no. I just changed my name.
Hmmm. Now I wonder who you were.
Apr 3, 2015
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#6
Dome2Dome. I changed because I was in WAY to many games and was getting frustrated with my game play so I quit. haha. As you can tell, it is bothering me that my ratings aren't where I feel they should be. At any rate after I quit so many games my rating was forever in the dump.
I assume you mean correspondence games?
Apr 3, 2015
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#8
Yes. I use to play them VERY strictly. Meaning no opening books, no analysis boards, no engines etc. BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM - playing WAY to fast. So I asked some higher ranked players (1900+) and they explained using an analysis board is fine. Feels like cheating to me, but I guess it is a great way to teach yourself to see better. And you still have to find the canidate moves yourself.
Yeah that's why I don't play it. I don't see the point of playing a game where you can essentially cheat. That won't help you improve. Playing long standard games and analyzing your losses and lots of study is what you should do.
Apr 3, 2015
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#10
I saw you have high ratings. I am going to take that to heart. We have a large chess club about an hour from me. They play on saturdays. Maybe OTB attention with a real USCF rating would be much better.
I have one decent rating the rest suck lol but I live in the country with shaky service so my blitz will always suck not that I care really. There are groups on here devoted to playing long tournament style games like 90/30 or 45/45. If you want to make the drive OTB would help as well.
Apr 3, 2015
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#12
There will never be a problem with quitting chess due to disappointment if neither the player, nor their mentors(parents) set any unrealistic goals for the players when they are new at chess. Similarly no one should be constantly encouraged to play chess if they do not have an inteinsic interest in the process of the game itself.
We all most likely heard stories about some parents wanting their children to become chess masters or to win some big name championship that they make chess a chore for the kids and make it impossible for the young player to be well rounded in their interests.
Not everyone can become a master or win a championship. Nor should everyone expect to achieve those goals just because they spend a lot of time studying chess. This will always end in disappointment. If not from failure to achieve the goal, then from the feeling of "so what do I do with my chess knowledge"
If however you play for enjoyment and the process of chess as opposed to just winning then you'll enjoy and appreciate chess much more. It will become a way to relax instead of a source of stress.
so quit. then come back when you feel better
Apr 3, 2015
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#14
It can be a very valuable exercise to regularly look how you're spending your time each day and ask yourself, "Knowing what I do right now, would I choose to start this as a new hobby/activity/goal today?" If so, then continue. If not, then eliminate it from your life and pursue something of more interest and value in line with your goals.
The OP's not quitting. He's got a diamond account since March 23 2015. 11 days. My 7th marriage was 11 days.
Apr 3, 2015
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#16
Hahahahahaha ... Well said. Was just disappointed at the time. I am sure it happens to all of us from time to time. Thank you for all of the quick comments.
Oh i do not worry of my chess, if i do lose many hopeless games i think about my ex-boyfriend, is a worse thought than chess ;7
Sophiexxx wrote:
Oh i do not worry of my chess, if i do lose many hopeless games i think about my ex-boyfriend, is a worse thought than chess ;7
I would rather think about my bad chess than my ex girlfriend 😄
You are funny :) actually i try to think about none of the two :)
I am curious how other chess players handle feeling disappointed in their playing. Not just in one game, but over all. When you are feeling down about how you play in general and consider quitting.