i often make blunders during my games, leaving pieces en prise or walking straight into a pawn fork etc. I'd appreciate any tips on what you do or did to prevent elemental blunders. Do you have a specifc 'blunder check' during your game or does it come with practice? I'm rated around 1200.
Originally posted by martinbeaverTake more time with you moves, take a good look at all the pieces on the board, you have all the time in the world! And as soon as your opponent makes a move, don't think 'what can I do?' but, 'what can HE do'
i often make blunders during my games, leaving pieces en prise or walking straight into a pawn fork etc. I'd appreciate any tips on what you do or did to prevent elemental blunders. Do you have a specifc 'blunder check' during your game or does it come with practice? I'm rated around 1200.
Olav
What's the first question you ask yourself after your opponent has moved?It should be: 'Why did he do that?'.If it's not,you will hang pieces,no doubt.Especially watch out for files or diagonals that get opened when he/she moves,say,a knight or a pawn.That's what happens most often,a piece gets moved threatening one of your pieces and at the same time a piece that was behind the first attacks another one of your pieces.I believe it is called a discovered attack,but I'm not sure,English not being my mothers tongue.
Originally posted by martinbeaverIn correspondence (and RHP is basically correspondence chess), you can try to avoid blunders by using a real side board, and, after having thought about your move, making it on that board, and then looking at the position AFTER your move.
i often make blunders during my games, leaving pieces en prise or walking straight into a pawn fork etc. I'd appreciate any tips on what you do or did to prevent elemental blunders. Do you have a specifc 'blunder check' during your game or does it come with practice? I'm rated around 1200.
Of course, you have to copy the right move on the screen afterwards, and have another look again. The latter is even more true when playing from screen. I have seen better than average players giving away a queen by not doing that ... errrm, that was me 🙂
Last point: count and keep track of your blunders. They are one of the measurements of your playing strength.
Gil.
Originally posted by martinbeaverThe best blunder check is to look at the board, and think about the position. Give yourself 20 secs to think about what would black want to do, and another 20 secs to think about what would white want to do.
i often make blunders during my games, leaving pieces en prise or walking straight into a pawn fork etc. I'd appreciate any tips on what you do or did to prevent elemental blunders. Do you have a specifc 'blunder check' during your game or does it come with practice? I'm rated around 1200.
This way, a lot of blunders can be eliminated.
Just my personal experience 🙂
Originally posted by whitediscThe time that you think is different with everyone, whitdiscs needs 20 seconds, maybe you need 40...try, watch and learn! Good luck with it🙂
The best blunder check is to look at the board, and think about the position. Give yourself 20 secs to think about what would black want to do, and another 20 secs to think about what would white want to do.
This way, a lot of blunders can be eliminated.
Just my personal experience 🙂
Olav
RHP specific advice: don't play a number of games you can't handle. I tend to play a strong game with maybe 6-8 at once, but with 15 or so, I play like a patzer.
Keep numbers under control, concentrate, and don't get into a drawn-out chat with your opponent (I have chat games and chess games-I play some to win, and some because my opponent is interesting).
Originally posted by royalchickenDo you play me to win or because I'm interesting?😛
RHP specific advice: don't play a number of games you can't handle. I tend to play a strong game with maybe 6-8 at once, but with 15 or so, I play like a patzer.
Keep numbers under control, concentrate, and don't get into a drawn-out chat with your opponent (I have chat games and chess games-I play some to win, and some because my opponent is interesting).
Olav
The best way for me is to stop making moves...😛 Since there is not a lot of fun in that I usually look at least 1 move ahead. I ask "If I move there, what is his best reply?". I try to think farther ahead than that usually but this is a start. I've noticed a lot of new players make one move blunders that could have been avoided had they just looked ahead on more move.
Originally posted by lionelMaybe if you had read books you could be over 2000 by now (after 40 yrs of playing)...
Practice makes perfect, no books. I have never used a book. Just 345 million opponents.
Or perhaps you could have avoided a lot of wrong turns on the road to chess improvement??
Originally posted by lionelPractice makes perfect,very true.But books show you what to practice on much faster than a million opponents could do.And,they show you the traps and pitfalls that you would have to play 1,000 games to learn them.Saves a lot of time🙄
Practice makes perfect, no books. I have never used a book. Just 345 million opponents.