In a real slump...

Submitted by ih8sens on Thu, 03/20/2008 at 5:19am.

I can't get over the way I'm playing... I'll take one game and just destroy my opponent with some beautiful double rook sacrifice and then I'll go hang my queen to a pawn!

I really don't know what I should do... I just need to find a way to take an interest in ALL my games, and not just the ones where I'm attacking!

I'm also considering picking up one or two 1400ish playing partners... I've been taught a lot by some very skilled players on the site and felt I should pay it forward... besides, if everything goes well I may start coaching (in a year or two) via the internet to make a few bucks.

Maybe I'll go play blitz now, that'll get me thinking tempo :D

Sorry to everyone who actually sat through this ... I'm really just talking to myself!

Later,

-ih8sens

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by DoctorWho - 4 months ago
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Member Since: Aug 2007
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I wouldn't say you're talking to yourself. I sometimes find myself in slumps from time to time...making careless moves, etc. In my experience, I find that if my mind is occupied with too many things (good or bad), I can't focus on my games as I would like. For example, when hurricane Katrina & Rita hit the Gulf coast, I was so grieved that I just couldn't play a decent game for almost 2 months! I just couldn't focus on my games because all I could think about were the people who were displaced & suffering as a result of those storms.

I find it a good thing to take breaks from my games so that my mind can be fresh to focus like I should when I revisit them. Chess alone requires a lot of brain juice, and your brain can 'short-circuit' (for a lack of better words) when occupied with too many thoughts. You just have to use your own judgement as to when you should break so as to rest your mind.

~The Doctor

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