What do you feel when you lose a game?

Losing a game of chess is only depressing for a few minutes. Then I bounce right back.

People nowadays tend to take losses badly. A lost chess game represents an opportunity for improvement. I had to lose thousands of games before becoming a half-decent player.

Winston Churchill pointed out that one essential prerequisite for eventual success was the ability to go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

I don't feel anything because I've accepted I'm not a great chess player and will never be. I just enjoy the competitive aspect associated with the game. And the positive effects on stimulating my brain instead of mindlessly scrolling thru Instagram or something else

Nothing. As a former gambler, if I don't lose money I don't feel bad if I lose a game or have a losing streak in chess.

Its upsetting but then want to come back and get better

it kinda bothers me only if i play my game horribly which i did many times in bullet and blitz (yes they may be speed chess, however i just think its too lame/pathetic to make obvious blunders in opening because i tried too hard to win on time).. in general i honestly don't care that much

debilitating depression & all-consuming rage with a touch of existential angst... for a split-second & then i'm straight back to my standard sea of tranquil, composed equanimity.  😆

I would never expect that after a difficult game of chass I would have heart palpitations (either losing or winning). But if I lose a difficult game it feels worse. That's the somatic part. Psychologically I also feel bad, because I can recognize some of my blunders without having to analyze the game afterwards. And that I could have played better.

But I am a low-ranked player and it's all in the process of learning. So in the long run it's rather didactic.

This. Unless I choke or go on a tilt. Then side effects can last up until I recover my rating, or an hour, and include in general, high blood pressure, and being a jerk.

It's certainly frustrating when you had a chance to win and didn't convert it. It's usually because I'm trying too hard to win and do something impatient. I just check the analysis and try to take it onboard.

Wise and accurate as usual. For me, the anger after a few minutes is replaced by a drive to win some games back.

Well it all depends on how good I was playing. Many things determine on how I feel after losing a game. Usually I just feel defeated and about a few minutes later... I seek vengeance by playing and trying to win an other game against an other player.

+1

Rage... usually its mix of Russian, polish and very rarely Lithuanian swear words. and if they go for ladder mate, missing clear mating patterns, I'm on tilt big time

Its like...six inches of cold steel in the guts.

Lol me too... once in a while.

Usually I don't care, but if I got absolutely destroyed then it makes me want to question my existence and the universe.

I usually am fine with it, but I only rage when I do a misclick and lose the game because of that

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