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I'm losing interests in chess???!!!

I'm losing interests in chess???!!!

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Help!

several years ago, I'd dream to be the next Fischer, Svidler, Kramnik, Botvinnik, Lasker etc. But now, I lost my ambition. I rarely even think about chess anymore. How can I gain my appetite back?

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Originally posted by EmLasker
Help!

several years ago, I'd dream to be the next Fischer, Svidler, Kramnik, Botvinnik, Lasker etc. But now, I lost my ambition. I rarely even think about chess anymore. How can I gain my appetite back?
Put your dreams in front of you, if you dream of being as dominant
of a master as those figures, place either their great games, if that
creates desire, OR their accomplishments in front of you.

FIDE World Championship posters on your wall, positions of the
most difficult endings. Quote's from the great's, on the walls. Place
your desires in front of you, and you will not fail to continue your
directive towards your dream.

-GIN

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Originally posted by EmLasker
Help!

several years ago, I'd dream to be the next Fischer, Svidler, Kramnik, Botvinnik, Lasker etc. But now, I lost my ambition. I rarely even think about chess anymore. How can I gain my appetite back?
Take a break, have you been doing a lot of chess lately?

I find that taking a break, taking it easy, really helps. The spark will come back 😉

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Originally posted by Garnoth
Take a break, have you been doing a lot of chess lately?

I find that taking a break, taking it easy, really helps. The spark will come back 😉
I agree with this. Take a bit off and do something else you find fun (on the site, even just reducing your gameload may help).

Another thing that helps some times is playing a different set of openings. I get bored after playing the same opening after a while and change things up sometimes just to get into some different sort of positions.

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Originally posted by Garnoth
Take a break, have you been doing a lot of chess lately?

I find that taking a break, taking it easy, really helps. The spark will come back 😉
and that's exactly when i stopped playing...

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quitting? think of it as getting cured.

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Originally posted by EmLasker
Help!

several years ago, I'd dream to be the next Fischer, Svidler, Kramnik, Botvinnik, Lasker etc. But now, I lost my ambition. I rarely even think about chess anymore. How can I gain my appetite back?
instead of dreaming the unattainable, dream the attainable, set for yourself little achievable goals! Be the best EmLasker can be, for it is well understood that you will easily get frustrated if your hopes are not realised, especially if your hopes are unattainable.!