Like this guy? I just played this one in Blitz. I'm white
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-d4'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-d5'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-c4'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-c3'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-f5'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-e4'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-g4'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-e3'
- line 9: Unrecognised token '-e5'
- move 1 could not be played: Invalid PGN : Error converting move d2
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.6.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "USArmyParatrooper"]
[Black "yuan chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d2-d4 d7-d5 2. c2-c4 d5xc4 3. Nb1-c3 Bc8-f5 4. e2-e4 Bf5-g4 5. Qd1xg4 Qd8xd4 6. Bc1-e3 Qd4-e5 1-0
No, it usually isn't that big of a blunder, although those happen too. Usually I lose games by playing too fast. I see a move that would have really blown open my opponent's position and resulted in winning material after I make another more. Or I see how my move really left myself open after making the move. You don't get many opportunies and when you miss them it really hurts and when you give one up and your opponent takes it, that really hurts too.
But I suppose that how everyone wins or loses. My mistakes are just bigger and more obvious blunders compared to players better than me.
I suppose I could also say that I lost due to my opponent's good play by taking advantage of my blunders or recovery after I missed the opportunity, but I generally see my loses as something I did wrong. In that way, I always see a way of improving. The downside is that it leads to temporary self kicking. Most of the time if you give me a minute I'm fine, on bad days it takes a few minutes. I should really give myself a little time to recover emotionally before I keep playing. I have a tendency to give up while I'm kicking myself. I might as well resign. Of course I'm usually in a pretty bad position at those times, so resigning might not be a bad idea anyhow.
Originally posted by EladarWhen I'm playing someone much better than me I usually see myself in a hopeless position - where they have a dominating attack mounting and there are no good options to refute them.
No, it usually isn't that big of a blunder, although those happen too. Usually I lose games by playing too fast. I see a move that would have really blown open my opponent's position and resulted in winning material after I make another more. Or I see how my move really left myself open after making the move. You don't get many opportunies and when you mi ...[text shortened]... lly in a pretty bad position at those times, so resigning might not be a bad idea anyhow.
I do hate those ones where you make a move and THEN you see a much better move, or you see your own blunder. But this "poor me" thread is based on a move I didn't even choose. But I'm long over it.
