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Joseph posted an update
Think I am missing a decimal point. 1500? At the rate I’m going I’ll be glad If I can maintain 150!
I’m learning but unfortunately, I’m playing worse than ever. Losing games to players that are lower rated than me all the time.
I’m rated around 500 and dropping fast. Think I’ve dropped to 450 now. It seems like everyone in my rating plays openings that don’t conform to anything I’ve seen, and it rattles me to the point where I blunder all the time.
I hope at some point the lessons will kick in and I make progress. I hope it isn’t going to be a climb to 150.
Kirk F, Rob and Frederick V6 Comments-
I understand where you are coming from, When I was at 500 I felt the players were way to good. I think a lot of these players are actually higher rated they just created a new account. Now that I made it to 1000 I feel players are good but not as good as some of the 500’s I played.
Stick with it you will improve. Make sure you are analyzing your games after words even games you win and see what the engine would of played to get an idea of things to look for.
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Thank you, Robert, for the encouragement . I hope my post didn’t come across as a complaint against the course . I was expressing frustration with my cobwebbed coleslaw cluttered brain.
I know that as I stick to the program I will improve. I’m only halfway thru and I’m starting to see patterns and looking for ideas I wouldn’t have noticed before. I also appreciate how Nelson analyzes the games . I’ve started doing this myself and come to realize that on some games where I thought I didn’t have a clue about what was going on. that I wasn’t playing that poorly, I just overlooked what in retrospect was an obvious winning move. Lesson learned. Slow down and look around.
Hope you have much success.
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@nightflyerjoeyahoo-com you will get better and learn time management as you gain experience! Its easy to try to think in Nelson’s voice but I can’t get it to work 😅
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I’d be curious to know what time controls you’re playing also? For example, I’m rated 1200 Rapid, but only about 500 Blitz. And the Blitz rating is fairly real, I just haven’t gotten the hang of playing fast. I lose on time a lot in Blitz, and/or play bad moves under time pressure.
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Hi. Keith. I’m playing 15/10. I don’t think I’m under time issues, I think I just get a little hyped up with a live person and don’t open my eyes. When I play bots I tend to win most of the time in the range of 550-700. I tend to get nervous with live chess. I think I need to play a lot more games to get over that. Thanks for your input.
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@nightflyerjoeyahoo-com I think 15|10 is good. I got really nervous at first when i started playing people online too. I’m really not sure why. It has gotten better the more I’ve played though.
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