Desperation - still losing to beginners - why?
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Feb 16, 2023
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Before each move, do an intentional scan of all available captures and checks your opponent has, I think this is a minimum for 10 minute time controls.
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crishyh:
What's up, pawn mover? Perhaps chess should be renamed "pawn moving contest". Or we might as well call it checkers, actually.
May 7, 2024
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#5
Idc if this is a year ago but I hate noobs man. They do dumb stuff and it gets me off guard and I lose for some reason. How the heck can I beat 1500s but I can’t beat 700? 
May 7, 2024
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#6
I think its cause we subconsciously underestimate beginners. for example im 800 in OTB FIDE. I lost to a 500 even though i made 1 blunder and 1 mistake. the other guy barely made the best move and blundered his queen on like move 10. I still lost because of 1 blunder and a mistake lol, but i can beat fellow 800s with some effort.
Blunder check before you move.
May 9, 2024
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#8
Since you mentioned that blunders are a major issue for you, dedicating time to tactical training can be highly beneficial.
May 9, 2024
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yBlunderKing1987 wrote:
This has been going on for some time. I think I have studied enough chess to be able to beat these typical beginners who know zero chess principles, zero openings and only use brute force and go after material. Typically they move pawns to attack anything in their way, making weaknesses in their position, not even knowing they are weaknesses. They go for scholar mates, then I am like - stupid scholar mate, I can beat this. And the oponent catches me in something. I have checked the games of these players that beat me and typically I see this pattern in their games - totally unimpressive beginner play. They still beat me at times so the players at my elo typically are these types of beginners. They have no Idea what tactics are as I see the unawareness in the other games I look at. Yet these players still beat me at a 10 minute game, usually with twice as much on the clock. My problem is blunders. I know the principles, I have read a chess book on tactics and basic principles, but I just keep getting caught and the players catch me in something that doesn't even require much thought. In the analysis I always wonder how did I not see that. I either just hang a piece or don't see something obvious. I think these players simply play fast because they are unaware of all the threats. I keep losing on time because I get stuck trying to come up with a good move that requires some thought. They just move randomly, attacking everything they can. Typical level of kids just learning by playing their peers.
Should I quit? Or is there a way to still improve?
No don't quit, but definitely maybe get a shirt?
This has been going on for some time. I think I have studied enough chess to be able to beat these typical beginners who know zero chess principles, zero openings and only use brute force and go after material. Typically they move pawns to attack anything in their way, making weaknesses in their position, not even knowing they are weaknesses. They go for scholar mates, then I am like - stupid scholar mate, I can beat this. And the oponent catches me in something. I have checked the games of these players that beat me and typically I see this pattern in their games - totally unimpressive beginner play. They still beat me at times so the players at my elo typically are these types of beginners. They have no Idea what tactics are as I see the unawareness in the other games I look at. Yet these players still beat me at a 10 minute game, usually with twice as much on the clock. My problem is blunders. I know the principles, I have read a chess book on tactics and basic principles, but I just keep getting caught and the players catch me in something that doesn't even require much thought. In the analysis I always wonder how did I not see that. I either just hang a piece or don't see something obvious. I think these players simply play fast because they are unaware of all the threats. I keep losing on time because I get stuck trying to come up with a good move that requires some thought. They just move randomly, attacking everything they can. Typical level of kids just learning by playing their peers.
Should I quit? Or is there a way to still improve?