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 😛
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.
Originally posted by usmc7257 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 😛
that's nothing to do with chess! but you really did that lol
Originally posted by KnightStalker47 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 😛
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.
Originally posted by Kings and Pawns 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.
I 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.
Greenpawn34's Post It note idea has been very useful for me, but only when I actually look at it!
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.
Originally posted by nimzo5 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]
I 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.
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.
What's your worst blunder?
25 Mar '12 01:24
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