Why do i play better when i slow down, but still keep rushing?

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Avatar of EvilCapablanca

So ive been trying to grind chess recently, im sitting at roughly 1000 elo, and ive noticed a weird tendancy. 

When i slow down and think, my games go by cleanly. I get somewhere between 85%-90% in accuracy, i make significantly less blunders, my middle game stays strong, and i even find tactics. I had a scotch game a few days ago and i was paying attention from move 4 and the whole match felt very controlled. 

But eventually before i know it, in my next match i start playing faster and then fall back to rushing, missing ideas and basicaly throwing games. 

Its not like i dont see the moves. I often realize my mistake right after playing it which makes it even more annoying. 

Soooo, my question is "how does one stay disciplined in thinking across whole sessions?"

not the generic "just play slower" but like how to stay disciplined across multiple games without slipping back into autopilot?

I'd appreciate advice from anyone. cheers. 

Avatar of MrChatty

Some facts from the previous comment:

  1. Slowing down and thinking → good result
  2. Playing fast and rushing → bad result

I see nothing surprising

Avatar of lillove555
Can’t help you there I do the same thing, but if you are playing like a 30 min game or longer I sit for three seconds and then look at the board again, and it is clearer where the best move is
Avatar of ashvasan
Soooooo……. When you play slower, you have better moves and when you play faster you make more mistakes. I mean, what were you expecting??!!
Avatar of Fet
My advice is: turn on Confirm Each Move. Here's where you find it.
Mobile app:
Settings>Play>Live Chess>Confirm Each Move.
Website:
Settings>All settings>Gameplay>Live>Confirm move.
This way, I don't rush so much, plus I never misclick. And, I've seen that you play 10|0 games. Forget about them. They are horrible for improvement <1500. I only play them because on my level you can't find opponents for anything slower. Play 15|10, or if you don't have time, 10|5. 1 thoughtful and well played 15|10 game is much better than 3 10|0 games played in a rush, with a lot of blunders. And I advise to use blunder check+CCA. I always ask myself before I move: "What does my opponent threaten? Does this move defend it?" If not, then I look for another move. And the CCA (Check, Capture and Attack) method is used to find tactics. It should be part of your blunder check: "Does my opponent have any dangerous checks, captures or attacks? If yes, how to defend it?" I also use the same method for finding tactics of my own: "Do I have any good checks, captures or attacks? If yes, is it tactically justified? (And calculate)" If you don't have time for this in a time control, it's too fast. If you are too lazy to do it, stop playing for that day. This helped me on my journey to 2000. Hope it helps you too and you will also be 2000 one day!
Avatar of cheeseblackbelt

You probably rush on the next game because you have more adrenaline after a well-played game. What I would advise is that for each rapid game you play, won or lost, self-analyse it then analyse it with the engine. This way you improve your level, and you get to see where you did well and what you missed tacticaly. Try to find one thing to remember from each game, and that can be anything, concerning tactics, opening, time management etc. Taking 5 mins at the end of each game to do that helps you stay focused and not rushing in the next game, at least in my opinion and from my experience.

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And if you don't have much time, 10|0 is still better than Blitz for improvement. The longer the better, and 10|0 (or 5|5 it's basically the same thing) is the fastest you can do, but it still works well for improvement

Avatar of Cookinator_Jack
I do that too I think its because of the fact that when you win you let loose a little
Avatar of Voidwiz21

Believe in yourself

Avatar of mikewier

Wow. You play better when you think. I will have to write that one down.