What do you think about after you lose?

Losing happens.

Someone has to win and someone has to lose (unless there's a draw). So, what goes through your mind after a lost game of chess? What are you thinking? What are you feeling? Is it a mix of thoughts and emotions? I'm just curious. Thanks.

Losing does happen...

I feel a pressure in my heart...I feel as though the sun knows me not, and will not rise to see me any longer...I feel empty...

The only losses I care about are OTB tournament losses. I usually think, after such a loss: "I hope I get a rabbit in the next round so I can beat the living tar out of him and feel good about myself".

Yeah, selfish.

Rainbows and butterflies.  It's the only thing that lifts me out of my despair.

I think over the game who was really winning or losing, or who outplayed who, when the evaluation changed and why.  Of course even if I played better I accept that I lost, but I like to remember where exactly and what I misunderstood.  (Sometimes I win after they play better, and I note that too).

If it was just a dumb oversight I might feel pretty bad.  I'm competitive so for a few days I might be down on myself if the game was important to me, I'd remember the position where I messed up and feel frustrated, sad, angry etc about it.  (It's nice to remember even GMs have embarrassing moments where they play a real lemon, very rare, but everyone has to deal with this).

If it's a friendly game, like at a club, and especially if I feel like I played close to my ability during the game, losing doesn't bother me.

How hard I  SUCK at chess.

I also think about my Mother and Father...how they raised me...how abortion never crossed their minds...how chess is some sick form of torture that I was not warned of...YES...I too, lose...But...what does that matter?...?...?...?...

Trysts, people might worry about you, is there a family member or friend you can talk to?  I think you need to stop seeing chess, he's bad for you

1.  They cheated.

2.  Maybe I should have cheated.

3.  This is just a game.  Cheating would be dumb.

4.  On to the next game!

STOP SEEING CHESS??? This is not happening!!!!

  And yet another Academy award performance.  

If I lose, I can't help wondering if my second former wife isn't somehow to blame.

Thank you, Joseph! Do say "Hi" to Helen for me! But, before I accept this award, I want to thank god, my agent, and a bottle of rum, without which I would have never disclosed my private thoughts concerning my hallucinations...Thank you...

When I lose a game, I feel a strange mix of loathing for myself and hatred for my opponent.  Then I type 'gg' and move on.

Beer

nice one

First thing that goes through my mind might be; crap how did i lose this position? Ok must look at this and remember the vital point where i let is slip away. Ok i think i worked out where it was going wrong. Ok next game, cant let a loss worry me to much, its just a game when it all comes down to it.

If I'm really annoyed with it, i play the game over many times and take notes to make sure i NEVER make that kind of mistake again.

When I'm on a losing streak i tend to start playing lower players until my form improves, because when u r on a bad run even lower players are giving u heeps of trouble.

My head feels empty, and then I wonder how I lost. And then I just wonder if a can force myself to see about two moves farther into the game:)

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