Lesson: I’m blind
What’s Your Most Memorable Blunder – and What Did It Teach You?
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Blunder: The first time I fell for the Scholar’s Mate
Lesson: 400 elo me found a new opening
Lesson: 400 elo me found a new opening
Mine would be hanging a queen 
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4 days ago
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#6
My biggest blunder is not winning against Hikaru when I should have been winning, ended up drawing instead
Starting to play chess
Come on guys, this topic has sense only if you bring concrete position.
Getting scholars mated
I was playing in a very small tournament in VA & my opponent was rated in the 1200s. At the time I was maybe 1800ish. Before this event I'd made the mistake of looking up my tournament stats, in particular my record against the different rating ranges. It showed I was 16 - 0 vs everyone under 1300. Not even 1 draw, 16 straight wins. It caused me to not work as hard over the board, kind of goof off a bit. U can't do that. I blundered a knight in the early middle game & resigned immediately. I didn't even try to play on for a draw (I think I got a pawn for the knight).
Lesson: Don't focus on past results, they have nothing to do with ur current opponent. If u do drop a piece at least play on a few moves until the position clarifies/calms down so u at least know if it's really lost. Play hard always & don't assume u have an easy round. Ever.
3 days ago
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#12
I was playing OTB. As I picked up my queen I saw something out of my eye and thought, "oh, that'll be interesting for my next move" and plonked my piece down on the adjacent square to where I intended it to go and was instantly taken by my opponents pawn after we both exchanged "wtf" type of glances.
Lessons learned: Never let go of your queen until you're 100% certain that you're not going to blunder it.
When you lift your piece, you're committed. Play in the present, no the past, not the future.
3 days ago
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#13
nelgin wrote:
I was playing OTB. As I picked up my queen I saw something out of my eye and thought, "oh, that'll be interesting for my next move" and plonked my piece down on the adjacent square to where I intended it to go and was instantly taken by my opponents pawn after we both exchanged "wtf" type of glances.
Lessons learned: Never let go of your queen until you're 100% certain that you're not going to blunder it.
When you lift your piece, you're committed. Play in the present, no the past, not the future.
lol
I feel kinda bad
Let’s be honest — we’ve all blundered a queen, hung a mate in one, or mouse-slipped our way into a disaster. But sometimes, those painful mistakes teach us more than any victory ever could.
👉 Share your worst (or funniest!) chess blunder, and let us know what you learned from it. Did it change how you approach certain positions? Make you double-check every move? Or just give you a good laugh afterward?