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The position misses a white knight on c3 ;-)

Good article; although "Play through your games and focus on big mistakes" might be tricky to assess. Often small positional oversights create tactics/weak squares and so later on. I try to focus on where I started to drift; but this is difficult to do on your own.

The position misses a white knight on c3 ;-) Good article; although "Play through your games and focus on big mistakes" might be tricky to assess. Often small positional oversights create tactics/weak squares and so later on. I try to focus on where I started to drift; but this is difficult to do on your own.

In your example from your games, in the diagram, you say that Nxc3 would have been better, but there isn't any piece on this square !

In your example from your games, in the diagram, you say that Nxc3 would have been better, but there isn't any piece on this square !

Good article!

Any tips on how to get out of slumps or why they arise?

Good article! Any tips on how to get out of slumps or why they arise?

@robin_esperoza said in #2:

I try to focus on where I started to drift

I look for the last move I felt the game was going "ok" and try to understand how it went wrong. Very often, my problem is a poor defense against an annoying (but not unstoppable) attack.

@robin_esperoza said in #2: > I try to focus on where I started to drift I look for the last move I felt the game was going "ok" and try to understand how it went wrong. Very often, my problem is a poor defense against an annoying (but not unstoppable) attack.

Yeah... Probably is the Knight on c3 not forgotten, its just invisible. Rather an informative post than an interesting. Would recommmend to read it for all players <2000 Elo.

Yeah... Probably is the Knight on c3 not forgotten, its just invisible. Rather an informative post than an interesting. Would recommmend to read it for all players <2000 Elo.

I spent like 5 mins trying to figure out how is Nxc3 possible :)

I spent like 5 mins trying to figure out how is Nxc3 possible :)

I feel like there's a step missing here.

  1. Play thru the game asking yourself where you made errors, or where you missed better moves. What was the critical point in the game? How did you respond?

Now turn on the engine and compare your analysis to what the engine says. You will now be equipped to identify mistakes in your thinking process because you FIRST recalled your game without asking the engine, and only THEN checked whether your thinking was correct. This is a better way to find the how of your mistakes imo.

p.s. Maybe apply the same process to your blog posts BEFORE posting them. Then you'd notice there is no piece on c3.
cheers.

I feel like there's a step missing here. 1. Play thru the game asking yourself where you made errors, or where you missed better moves. What was the critical point in the game? How did you respond? Now turn on the engine and compare your analysis to what the engine says. You will now be equipped to identify mistakes in your thinking process because you FIRST recalled your game without asking the engine, and only THEN checked whether your thinking was correct. This is a better way to find the how of your mistakes imo. p.s. Maybe apply the same process to your blog posts BEFORE posting them. Then you'd notice there is no piece on c3. cheers.

I know why I make mistakes - because I don't do blunder check. But I do NOT know how to force myself to do it :(((

I know why I make mistakes - because I don't do blunder check. But I do NOT know how to force myself to do it :(((

@Benny-Frandsen said in #9:

I know why I make mistakes - because I don't do blunder check. But I do NOT know how to force myself to do it :(((

This may help you : https://lichess.org/@/NoelStuder/blog/chess-blunder-check-stop-hanging-pieces-and-avoid-frustration/cBKjkANe

@Benny-Frandsen said in #9: > I know why I make mistakes - because I don't do blunder check. But I do NOT know how to force myself to do it :((( This may help you : https://lichess.org/@/NoelStuder/blog/chess-blunder-check-stop-hanging-pieces-and-avoid-frustration/cBKjkANe