I don't know what's up, but it seems game after game I am doing tactical blunders that cause my opponent to win. I'm geting absolutely FRUSTRATED with this happening, what should I do to rectify it? I'm geting to the point that I study nothing but tactics, for 3-4 hours everyday, yet still, I do it. One game, I did a capture and only considered 2 peice captures, I didn't see his pawn could also capture and fork two of my peices! Another game, I captured with a pawn, thinking, "wow, this improves my pawn structure", I didn't even see how the pawn being moved after the capture left my bishop en prise to a rook, to make matters worse, I could of captured with my queen instead and still be in a better position, it seems like books are making me a worse player, making things more complicated then they should. Simple newbie things like that, I didn't see, and to be honest, I don't know how I got the rating I have by doing the newbie mistakes I make game after game that throws it away.
I simply blunder too often to be a 1600 rated player, let alone anything better. I don't know how to stop it, I have all the time in the world in RHP and I STILL blunder. Blunder, after blunder, I cannot stop it. I know that in each game, I am bound to make at least ONE obvious blunder that may lose a peice, it's frustrating. To make matters worse, when I do these blunders, I see the danger, but somehow, "forget" to calculate captures with another peice that I somehow don't see.
Originally posted by Dodger11click on the piece you want to move and click where you want to put it - not a click and drag.
I'm still trying to figure out how to start a game on this site. I click on where it says dodger:2 games waiting, get a board, try to move, and nothing happens. What's up with that? You're lucky you get to make blunders, I can't even make a move. Man that sucks.
Originally posted by mrrowieTks, koldstar, now how do I get to the second game that's waiting? And how do I know when a move has been made by thew first game? I like uchess, that site is ok...this site is teh suck. I'm not gonna play a game that takes six months to play, jebus. I might as well play correspondence chess.
click on the piece you want to move and click where you want to put it - not a click and drag.
Originally posted by Dodger11This is a correspondance chess site. Games take time. Even at shorter time controls (say 1/7) it can take a long time to finish a game.
Tks, koldstar, now how do I get to the second game that's waiting? And how do I know when a move has been made by thew first game? I like uchess, that site is ok...this site is teh suck. I'm not gonna play a game that takes six months to play, jebus. I might as well play correspondence chess.
OK here's the way to make a move:
1. Click where it says two games waiting.
2. A board will appear. Click on the piece you wish to move.
3. Click on the square you wish to move that piece to.
4. Hit the Move button on the right hand side of the board near the top.
5. Wait for the next page to load. When it does if you have more games waiting there will be a link saying "Go to next waiting game". Click that.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 until you have moved in all your waiting games.
7. Wait for opponents to move and repeat.
Geez I thought it was pretty self explanatory.
Originally posted by XanthosNZI got better things to do than take TWO YEARS to play a game of chess...sheesh, this site is teh sux0r3. I'll see ya on uchess, that site makes sense.
This is a correspondance chess site. Games take time. Even at shorter time controls (say 1/7) it can take a long time to finish a game.
OK here's the way to make a move:
1. Click where it says two games waiting.
2. A board will appear. Click on the piece you wish to move.
3. Click on the square you wish to move that piece to.
4. Hit the Move button ...[text shortened]... es.
7. Wait for opponents to move and repeat.
Geez I thought it was pretty self explanatory.