The pshycological drain we call a "loss"
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Jul 19, 2007
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ugh... crazy. that only happens to me when playing for money in a tournament :) maybe that says bad things about me, but i never feel bad losing to a friend.
To me, losing isn't as bad if I play well, and then still lose to someone who just played better. The worst part about most of my losses are the glaring blunders that cause them. I am losing a couple of correspondance games right now because I moved quickly and practically left pieces hanging, which makes me sooo frustrated at myself.
haha well he wasn't my friend, he's this random kid i came across once and he beat me, he was good. i got soooo much better, and ended up running into him again and again, i've only drawn him, never won, and every game we have played they turn out to be very very good matches, occasionally making us bitter rivals and entertaining for others to watch. But gosh...i knew i had gotten better...he used his same strategies and argh, yah haha. I felt so weak :/
first things first: do NOT quit chess just if you lost a match even a big one! and yes i have lost a lot of matches. but te worst one was when i lost a match in a tournament and couldnt make it to the finals
My worst loss? I lose all the time so I am accustomed to it lol. I try to look over the game I played and see what I could have done and shouldn't have done. When I do pull out a win it is a very exhilarating feeling!
The person who posted this topic was talking about the emotional blow he took from a loss and AlecKeen was telling him "Its only a game. Forget it."
There are 100 lessons in losing, yet only one in winning. -anonymous
Yeah man, i know how you feel. My brother and I always have very tight games, I havent beaten him for a couple of months now. We were playing the other day, and I came up with a brilliant tactical combo that left me up a rook for a bishop, and two pawns ahead....with a better position towards the end of the middle game. So overconfident of a victory I was, that I made not 1, but 2! blunders, wich, cost me the game. yes, after hours of awsome play, I blew it, and i just felt wipped out mentally. The psychological aspect of such a loss can be very overwhelming...but I only take these losses as a lesson. and soon, yes, very soon i will show my bro whos the boss at chess!
I lost...BAD...yesterday to an old rival of mine over the internet. We played a 2 hour chess match that seemed to last for like ever until finally i made the one wrong move and everything collapsed over me. The feeling to lose that big of a game that bad in the end totally drained the very energy i had to play anymore and the energy to continue...it's a horrible feeling. Anyone ever have that bad of a loss? Almost made me feel like i never wanted to play chess again! Good thing I went to sleep :/