Looking at many of my games, it seems like every single game I lose, I had a advantage at one point, and no, I don't mean it was 0.7 in my favor, the least I found was +2.0 in the last 2 or 3 days, which probably should eventually get converted to a better endgame, possibly a win, but then for some reason,I play a move which basically flips the evaluation, from completely winning to completely lost. It doesn't matter if the position is resignable, or I am simply better,I just hang a fork, a peice, or a bazillion pawns, then proceed to lose.
Does this happen in all your games or mainly the shorter ones?
I know that my worst habit is playing too quickly which invariably leads to f**kups
Me too on chess.com :(
@Bellendo said in #2:
> Does this happen in all your games or mainly the shorter ones?
> I know that my worst habit is playing too quickly which invariably leads to f**kups
It happens in all my games, but considering I move within 10-30 seconds, there is no difference, i am hoping to improve this habit.
Usually getting an advantage in the opening or early middlegame is a matter of applying some general principles and a bit of calculation. Once the advantage is achieved, it is often necessary to use some more complex procedures. In addition, the rival risks more looking for salvation. This makes it difficult to turn advantage into victory.
@Professor74 said in #5:
> Usually getting an advantage in the opening or early middlegame is a matter of applying some general principles and a bit of calculation. Once the advantage is achieved, it is often necessary to use some more complex procedures. In addition, the rival risks more looking for salvation. This makes it difficult to turn advantage into victory.
The opposite is true. Once you have an advantage it becomes much easier to find a path to take since you now have more options than your opponent. For example your opponent cannot go into lines that trade things off or into closed positions. This limiting of your opponent's options and broadening of yours makes calculation much easer, the opposite of what you just said.
There is no short cut. Experience.
@Buttercup22 said in #6:
> The opposite is true. Once you have an advantage it becomes much easier to find a path to take since you now have more options than your opponent. For example your opponent cannot go into lines that trade things off or into closed positions. This limiting of your opponent's options and broadening of yours makes calculation much easer, the opposite of what you just said.
Well said. However, this is true only if the one with the advantage has the necessary knowledge and experience to apply the required procedures to sustain the advantage and turn it into a win.
To the OP "I move within 10-30 seconds", this is why you are terrible at converting
@Professor74 said in #8:
> Well said. However, this is true only if the one with the advantage has the necessary knowledge and experience to apply the required procedures to sustain the advantage and turn it into a win.
Thanks and that's true. Also you could be in a position where one side has an advantage but must play more accurately than the other side to convert it to a win. I'll go a step further. If such demands of a position are stark enough it's possible that a human player might be even better off if his opponent had the objectcively winning side when him making one little mistake would ruin his position. That's kind of what some of these coffeehouse gambits are based on. And that's why they are fun to play as the "disadvantaged" side.
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