I was just making a move in a game at gameknot...
Way ahead in material QRRK and 6 pawns against QRB and 4 pawns..
Decicive advantage in position, Rooks doubled up on an open d file, enemy king cowering on the a file next to an isolated b pawn. good plan in motion to force him to drop his queen for a rook. All is just spiffy.
I use my queen to give check along the a file.
He interposes his rook, protected by both king and b pawn.
And what do I do??? I push my b pawn to threaten the rook...
leading too R takes queen and no compensation what so ever...
Why does these blunders keep happening????
*sigh*
well well... just wanted to share this.
Originally posted by chasparosOverconfidence. Biggest "No No" in chess! Take your time and think about every move!! This may not stop the blunders, but, it will certainly help.
I was just making a move in a game at gameknot...
Way ahead in material QRRK and 6 pawns against QRB and 4 pawns..
Decicive advantage in position, Rooks doubled up on an open d file, enemy king cowering on the a file next to an isolated b pawn. good plan in motion to force him to drop his queen for a rook. All is just spiffy.
I use my queen to give chec ...[text shortened]... ...
Why does these blunders keep happening????
*sigh*
well well... just wanted to share this.
SM
Originally posted by Strategy Masteryes.. That's a very accurate observation... I had a very won game and grew cocky (read stupid)...
Overconfidence. Biggest "No No" in chess! Take your time and think about every move!! This may not stop the blunders, but, it will certainly help.
SM
The funny thing is that overconfidence would probably have blinded me to what would happen even if I had thought about the move...
I think the only way to catch these blunders is to force a suspicious mindset whenever a position feels too comfortable, and postpone moving till you can come to the game with fresh eyes..
