Frustrated!!!

xnomanx

Only Chess

12 Nov 08

xnomanx

Joined: 01 Sep 07
Moves: 1848

12 Nov 08

Any advice on getting out of a slump?
None of it makes sense to me right now.
I've lost something like nine games in a row here, OTB is going terribly, my CTS/Ct-ART performance has dropped...
I feel like I'm just not seeing it- even in games where I get an advantage I'm blowing it.

I'm very tempted to resign everything and take a break for a few weeks.
Any home remedies?
HELP!!!

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

12 Nov 08

You are correct It's a slump.

You must play your way out of it. You are getting better and trying to
put your new ideas into your games. They are not gelling YET.
You will emerge a better player.

~~EmLasker~~

Joined: 28 Mar 07
Moves: 5104

12 Nov 08

im having the same prob.

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

12 Nov 08

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I would think that sometimes this would be the result of having success. Your rating goes up, you play a new group of better players. What used to work on lowerer rated players doesn't work against higher rated players, so you start losing.

Then again, I've read where someone said that chess is a glass mountain with reasoning that greenpawn gave.

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
Moves: 158564

12 Nov 08

This constantly happens to me. Just being not fully interested in chess for a couple of days leads to tons of sub-par moves.

RabbitCold

Joined: 10 Dec 06
Moves: 10467

12 Nov 08

Originally posted by xnomanx
Any advice on getting out of a slump?
None of it makes sense to me right now.
I've lost something like nine games in a row here, OTB is going terribly, my CTS/Ct-ART performance has dropped...
I feel like I'm just not seeing it- even in games where I get an advantage I'm blowing it.

I'm very tempted to resign everything and take a break for a few weeks.
Any home remedies?
HELP!!!

If you have hit chess hard and have improved and you are getting good results, but then you hit a slump. I find it helpful to take a break like you said. You will be fresh, wanting to play, and probally better. Let the tactics that you have done soak in 🙂

gaychessplayer

Joined: 22 Aug 06
Moves: 359

13 Nov 08

My slump has lasted over twenty years, and there's no end in sight. 😛

Erekose

Joined: 16 Feb 07
Moves: 27653

13 Nov 08

Originally posted by xnomanx
Any advice on getting out of a slump?
None of it makes sense to me right now.
I've lost something like nine games in a row here, OTB is going terribly, my CTS/Ct-ART performance has dropped...
I feel like I'm just not seeing it- even in games where I get an advantage I'm blowing it.

I'm very tempted to resign everything and take a break for a few weeks.
Any home remedies?
HELP!!!

Definitely take a break. I wouldn't resign your games here, but don't play OTB or CTS for a little bit ( a week was usually plenty for me) and move slowly here. Also, do something else fun/rewarding in between. Something to take your mind off chess and keep you relaxed.

kmac27

washington

Joined: 18 Dec 05
Moves: 47023

13 Nov 08

quit playing so many games = less blunders. Also like said above quit playing for a week. you see the board differently with a break.