WHY CAN'T I GET BETTER AT CHESS

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DarkPhoenix-123

Thanks for sharing that article with me. I'll try my best to follow it.

mockingbird998
DarkPhoenix-123 wrote:

ok i'll check it out but i'm in a chess match right now but Thanks

 

You're welcome happy.png

 

DarkPhoenix-123

Can i play a chess match against you   (i know i'm supposed to take a 15 min. break but could I?)

 

DarkPhoenix-123

Nevermind

 

StormCentre3

Solve puzzles and you become a good puzzler solver and not much else. 

DarkPhoenix-123

So are u saying i should play more matches ?

 

nklristic

You need to do different things to better various aspects of the game. Just playing games and nothing else will not do, just as solving puzzles and nothing else will not do... Try to find some balance.

DarkPhoenix-123

Thank you all so much I won 3 matches today and one of them was against a 1500. I really appreciate everyone's help. I now understand how to get better at chess thanks to all you guys.happy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.pnghappy.png

41-Obrez

Monkey see, monkey do. Go over your games and try to see what your opponent did well (if you lost) and try to copy what they did in your next game(s)

DarkPhoenix-123

Okay I will get even better. I'm feeling very positive now

StormCentre3

Won a few matches and move up. 
Expect to lose till it’s figured out.

Expectations of winning are the downfall for many a player - unless being very, very good.

IMKeto
DarkPhoenix-123 wrote:

Thank you all so much I won 3 matches today and one of them was against a 1500. I really appreciate everyone's help. I now understand how to get better at chess thanks to all you guys.

Slow your roll there....just because you won 3 blitz games doesn't mean you now know how to study chess.  Have you done any of the following for those games:

Done your own analysis.

Posted the games for review.

Used the Notes section to keep track of your plans, ideas, thoughts, etc?

StormCentre3

If I played like my last game in every game  - I’d be WC !

But sadly enough- reality enters it’s ugly head.

DarkPhoenix-123

I have done none of them

IMKeto
DarkPhoenix-123 wrote:

I have done none of them

Then youre not improving your study habits, which means you are not improving.

DarkPhoenix-123

What's the note section?

IMKeto
DarkPhoenix-123 wrote:

What's the note section?

To the right of the board of your ongoing games, there is a tab called "Notes"

SriramR26

SAME THING HERE

 

DarkPhoenix-123

well you can read this article and benefit from it

premovingpatzer

Hey bro, I was just going over our game and saw this thread. I took a look at the other game that you lost in the tournament and in both games you made a opening mistake that made you go from 0 to -2. I think if you put some time into looking through opening explorer and getting familiar with lines in the openings that you play then you can become a lot better.