Here is mine-it was an early Christmas present to a good friend. 🙂
Game 9015401 I play as black.
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25 Mar 12
Originally posted by Kings and PawnsLooks like the kind of blunder you'd find in a speed game, how much time did you spend to find that gem? Did you just see it as an obvious recapture and decided not to use your usual "routine" before making the move.
Here is mine-it was an early Christmas present to a good friend. 🙂
Game 9015401 I play as black.
[pgn][Event "Challenge"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2012.01.23"] [EndDate "2012.03.24"] [Round "?"] [White "kingaroo"] [Black "Kings and Pawns"] [WhiteRating "2290"] [BlackRating "2407"] [WhiteElo "2290"] [BlackElo "2407"] [ ...[text shortened]... b4c5 20. Nd4b3 Bc5e7 21. g4 Bh5g6 22. Bc7xb6 axb6 23. Qd1xd5 1-0[/pgn]
Perhaps you need a sticky note 😛
25 Mar 12
Originally posted by usmc7257that's nothing to do with chess! but you really did that lol
My worst blunder was trying to pass off a google image as myself. This brought the RHP microscope to me and the results were not good. I created other personas to defend myself, but just dug myself deeper into a hole... Oh wait that wasn't me 😛
25 Mar 12
Originally posted by KnightStalker47Yes, I actually commented to my opponent, how simple moves like these were. 🙂 A simple recapture perhaps yes, but wrong move order. I spent maybe 10 -15 seconds on this one. Hence the blunder. 🙂 Although I was rather shocked at my own blindness to the obvious move.
Looks like the kind of blunder you'd find in a speed game, how much time did you spend to find that gem? Did you just see it as an obvious recapture and decided not to use your usual "routine" before making the move.
Perhaps you need a sticky note 😛
25 Mar 12
Originally posted by Kings and PawnsI have done this twice in the past month, both times because I deviated from my process and just "made a move"- in one case I had place the queen on the wrong square on my board at home, and then just made the move on site without looking again once more.
Yes, I actually commented to my opponent, how simple moves like these were. 🙂 A simple recapture perhaps yes, but wrong move order. I spent maybe 10 -15 seconds on this one. Hence the blunder. 🙂 Although I was rather shocked at my own blindness to the obvious move.
Greenpawn34's Post It note idea has been very useful for me, but only when I actually look at it!
25 Mar 12
Originally posted by robbie carrobieand why did you do that?????????????????
I am black and after my last move i resigned immediately!
[pgn][Event "Clan challenge"] [Site "http://www.timeforchess.com"] [Date "2012.01.10"] [EndDate "2012.02.25"] [Round "?"] [White "KevinH"] [Black "robbie carrobie"] [WhiteRating "1646"] [BlackRating "1646"] [WhiteElo "1646"] [BlackElo "1646"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8981260"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bf1 ...[text shortened]... d7 31. Rf1e1 Qd7e7 32. Kc1c2 Rb8d8 33. a3 Rd8b8 34. a4 Qe7d7 1-0[/pgn]
25 Mar 12
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Rab8 was a classic, early Sunday morning hangover move. I have a couple other massive blunders but I catch them the moment after I have hit the submit button. I think it is something about the refresh of the page forces me to "see" the position fresh.
This happens sometimes when I am doing tactics problems - looking away from the board for a couple seconds and then looking back again I just "see" the answer where before I couldn't. strange.
25 Mar 12
Originally posted by nimzo5I have had the post-submit "What the #$%$# did I just do?" moment too many times! It's like a dream sequence on a TV show, where the screen shimmers, funny music plays, and then you suddenly see the board as it really is.
Rab8 was a classic, early Sunday morning hangover move. I have a couple other massive blunders but I catch them the moment after I have hit the submit button. I think it is something about the refresh of the page forces me to "see" the position fresh.
This happens sometimes when I am doing tactics problems - looking away from the board for a couple seconds ...[text shortened]... . Ng1f3 Bc8g4 9. Bb5xc6 bxc6 10. Qd1e2 Ra8b8 11. Ne4xf6 1-0[/pgn]
In OTB, I once read a suggestion that it is sometimes good to get up and walk away from the board, especially when the character of the game has changed (transition to endgame, or significant material or pawn structure changes) and then come back, to help mentally adjust to the changing circumstances.
"Clearing the cache", in modern terms.
