Slipping in a game

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Countless times I've slipped up in a game, giving up major pieces, as well as a win. How many of us get tunnel vision while playing and do this? Why does this have to happen?

marioleal

Every chess player does this.  The higher rated players do this WAY less.

The idea is that being good at chess is about consistancy.  As you build your consistancy, you'll see your rating climb.

Hugh_T_Patterson

I'm taking lessons from a really hardcore Russian Chess Coach. He claims a good portion of this has to do with board vision. By that I mean that we look for immediate patterns withing a certain area of the board rather than the entire board. It makes sense from what I've been learning so far.

Cratercat

I agree with Marioleal's remarks. I think it's a phase you more or less have to go through with your game until you are simply just more blunder-aware.

Regular tactics will definitely increase your board vision if you're not doing this already. I also think if you play a lot of blitz without a balance of slow time control games, the transition from blitz back to slow time controls can make blunders abound.