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The Cost of Ignoring Intuition: A Championship Regret

#2

Good point, i have regret a lot of games too. There once was a position where it was a drawn king a pawn endgame, and i still had 6 mins and it was an easy draw. But my mind was too lazy and i thought its a simple draw. I only thought for 15 secs and pushed a pawn which i thought was a draw once he takes. I dont know why but i didnt even think about him avoinding the trade and pushing his pawn. That's what made me lose my game. It was in the 3rd roun, i had 1 out of 2 and i was playing a 2000. I am a 1780. But i lost the game due to the simple mistake. At the end of the tournament i got 4 out of 9, but if i drew that game it would have changed the whole thing. My rating went down 15 points, because i drew against a 1600. But if i drew that 1 game i probably would have played another strong player the next round, and it would have been good for my rating. I was so sad, because i played the entire game without any mistakes. Perfect play. All of that great play just to make a simple mistake in the endgame is really sad. But with these expiriences, i have had a lot of them, i know that a game is not a draw or a win or a loss until it is over. Don't think about the result or rating except for that scenario where u must win or draw. But don't think like i am playing a low opponent i have to win this. Just think about the game. This might be a little different from trusting your intuition but i still regret this. But when u regret something u almost always never repeat that mistake. That's why these are good learning expiriences. In the tournament when i played the 1600 i was down the exchange. But i told myself not to feel sad and that these things happen. In the end i drew the game. I learned from these expieriences that not to be sad if i lose because it happens sometimes, and a game is not a draw until it is over, or a game is not a win until it is done. I am sure everyone has had some expiriences like this, so don't feel bad about it and think of it as a learning expirience, because after this i know for sure i will never repeat this mistake.

Good point, i have regret a lot of games too. There once was a position where it was a drawn king a pawn endgame, and i still had 6 mins and it was an easy draw. But my mind was too lazy and i thought its a simple draw. I only thought for 15 secs and pushed a pawn which i thought was a draw once he takes. I dont know why but i didnt even think about him avoinding the trade and pushing his pawn. That's what made me lose my game. It was in the 3rd roun, i had 1 out of 2 and i was playing a 2000. I am a 1780. But i lost the game due to the simple mistake. At the end of the tournament i got 4 out of 9, but if i drew that game it would have changed the whole thing. My rating went down 15 points, because i drew against a 1600. But if i drew that 1 game i probably would have played another strong player the next round, and it would have been good for my rating. I was so sad, because i played the entire game without any mistakes. Perfect play. All of that great play just to make a simple mistake in the endgame is really sad. But with these expiriences, i have had a lot of them, i know that a game is not a draw or a win or a loss until it is over. Don't think about the result or rating except for that scenario where u must win or draw. But don't think like i am playing a low opponent i have to win this. Just think about the game. This might be a little different from trusting your intuition but i still regret this. But when u regret something u almost always never repeat that mistake. That's why these are good learning expiriences. In the tournament when i played the 1600 i was down the exchange. But i told myself not to feel sad and that these things happen. In the end i drew the game. I learned from these expieriences that not to be sad if i lose because it happens sometimes, and a game is not a draw until it is over, or a game is not a win until it is done. I am sure everyone has had some expiriences like this, so don't feel bad about it and think of it as a learning expirience, because after this i know for sure i will never repeat this mistake.
#4

I believe the general idea you convey is good hearted: trusting oneself is always positive. Yet the analysis seems near the counterfactual. Had the draw been suficient for securing the title, we would be talking about a smart, pragmatic decision in an unclear scenario.

Prefering caution over intuition might have not turned out the best there, but it definately has saved you games in which incatiously following your gut would have ended in a blunder.

In summary, don't be too harsh on yourself. We are human after all.

I believe the general idea you convey is good hearted: trusting oneself is always positive. Yet the analysis seems near the counterfactual. Had the draw been suficient for securing the title, we would be talking about a smart, pragmatic decision in an unclear scenario. Prefering caution over intuition might have not turned out the best there, but it definately has saved you games in which incatiously following your gut would have ended in a blunder. In summary, don't be too harsh on yourself. We are human after all.
#5

While your posts are always informative and entertaining, this one time I must disagree :

At my [low] level,the number of games, where I have hesitated between taking a draw or going for a win, where I went for a win, and lost is maybe 20 games.

A particular game I "felt" that I "surely" could trap my opponents queen "somehow". I.e. intuition!

I didn't, and lost. And the comp post mortem added salt to my wounds: where was that Q trap? there was no Q trap at all!

So at sub 2000 ELO, IMHO, intuition as a rather fickle friend.

While your posts are always informative and entertaining, this one time I must disagree : At my [low] level,the number of games, where I have hesitated between taking a draw or going for a win, where I went for a win, and lost is maybe 20 games. A particular game I "felt" that I "surely" could trap my opponents queen "somehow". I.e. intuition! I didn't, and lost. And the comp post mortem added salt to my wounds: where was that Q trap? there was no Q trap at all! So at sub 2000 ELO, IMHO, intuition as a rather fickle friend.
#6

I too had some positions where I regreted

ed , Once it happened in a tournament called bissat in Jaipur India

I too had some positions where I regreted ed , Once it happened in a tournament called bissat in Jaipur India
#7

@ArnimH said in #6:

I too had some positions where I regreted

Once it happened in a tournament called bissat in Jaipur India

@ArnimH said in #6: > I too had some positions where I regreted > > Once it happened in a tournament called bissat in Jaipur India
#8

So THIS is Nikola Sedlaks account, im a Serb and i had no idea, i got excited when he mentioned "Serbian individual championship".

I have trouble trusting my intuition a lot, and it almost always wouldve resulted in a win if i trusted it, but no, i play something else and lose :(
glad im not the only one who does that...

So THIS is Nikola Sedlaks account, im a Serb and i had no idea, i got excited when he mentioned "Serbian individual championship". I have trouble trusting my intuition a lot, and it almost always wouldve resulted in a win if i trusted it, but no, i play something else and lose :( glad im not the only one who does that...
#9

@MillenniumBug said in #5:

While your posts are always informative and entertaining, this one time I must disagree :

At my [low] level,the number of games, where I have hesitated between taking a draw or going for a win, where I went for a win, and lost is maybe 20 games.

A particular game I "felt" that I "surely" could trap my opponents queen "somehow". I.e. intuition!

I didn't, and lost. And the comp post mortem added salt to my wounds: where was that Q trap? there was no Q trap at all!

So at sub 2000 ELO, IMHO, intuition as a rather fickle friend

I dont agree fully you should use your intuition as a guiding tool not immediately playing the move you think is good
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@MillenniumBug said in #5: > While your posts are always informative and entertaining, this one time I must disagree : > > At my [low] level,the number of games, where I have hesitated between taking a draw or going for a win, where I went for a win, and lost is maybe 20 games. > > A particular game I "felt" that I "surely" could trap my opponents queen "somehow". I.e. intuition! > > I didn't, and lost. And the comp post mortem added salt to my wounds: where was that Q trap? there was no Q trap at all! > > So at sub 2000 ELO, IMHO, intuition as a rather fickle friend I dont agree fully you should use your intuition as a guiding tool not immediately playing the move you think is good .
#10

So... I trusted my intuition, stayed focused and calm in time pressure, played a familiar opening to try to win on my terms, found many creative ideas, anticipated my opponent's threats, and took risks... but my opponent out-calculated me:

https://lichess.org/GcUSMDQo

So... I trusted my intuition, stayed focused and calm in time pressure, played a familiar opening to try to win on my terms, found many creative ideas, anticipated my opponent's threats, and took risks... but my opponent out-calculated me: https://lichess.org/GcUSMDQo