How can I avoid blunders like this?
I mean, if only I could see the flaw a split second sooner, before I touch (or release) the piece.
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In online chess, you have the possibility to hover the piece over its destination square until these split seconds have passed.
(technically, that's also possible in real life chess ... but very obnoxious for your opponent)
(technically, that's also possible in real life chess ... but very obnoxious for your opponent)
The solution is to enable the move confirmation in the settings so you can see the problem.
Same here. I have made such blunders and lost completely won games, even in the OTB events. All I can say is, waste pondering 1 more second.
In former times there was „Blumenfeld‘s rule“, which is forbidden under FIDE. It might work in the US though, rule could be different: writing down the move before moving actually
Now you can use it virtually: you somewhat „log in“ your move virtually and think about it with the eyes of a beginner. If blunder check ok, move actually.
Now you can use it virtually: you somewhat „log in“ your move virtually and think about it with the eyes of a beginner. If blunder check ok, move actually.
Interesting question, possibilly the same question I mad right now when I ask "which our real rating".
Maybe psychologic issues play the main role in chess. A cold guy would play exactilly according with his real knowlodge! Emotional guys can make mistakes for N reasons beyond of the 'pure chess'.
The third part of chess is biological issues. For example, tiredness, hunger, lack of sleep, hormones problems, etc.
The better way to understand how much someone is good in chess is play really long games, maybe correspondence games. In my own experience, by playing 2h for 40 moves, 1h:30min for 20 moves and 30 minutes finish against rybka 2 and fritz 11, I was able to draw rybka and win fritz: my processor was a i7 which I think I was really playing against a very, very strong 'player'.
In long games we can eliminate any obvious mistake from own point of view, in this case, when we move we always know that move is not a mistake (We can be ignorant of the mistake made., of course). The fear of something going wrong exists, but we will never have the feeling, after making the move, that it was a mistake!
I could sit for 7 hours straight playing against an engine, it was my only chance to play someone strong and test my real skills without any psychological pressure from a tournament, etc. In that environment that mistakes dont exist! All mistakes are from total ignorancy!
Maybe psychologic issues play the main role in chess. A cold guy would play exactilly according with his real knowlodge! Emotional guys can make mistakes for N reasons beyond of the 'pure chess'.
The third part of chess is biological issues. For example, tiredness, hunger, lack of sleep, hormones problems, etc.
The better way to understand how much someone is good in chess is play really long games, maybe correspondence games. In my own experience, by playing 2h for 40 moves, 1h:30min for 20 moves and 30 minutes finish against rybka 2 and fritz 11, I was able to draw rybka and win fritz: my processor was a i7 which I think I was really playing against a very, very strong 'player'.
In long games we can eliminate any obvious mistake from own point of view, in this case, when we move we always know that move is not a mistake (We can be ignorant of the mistake made., of course). The fear of something going wrong exists, but we will never have the feeling, after making the move, that it was a mistake!
I could sit for 7 hours straight playing against an engine, it was my only chance to play someone strong and test my real skills without any psychological pressure from a tournament, etc. In that environment that mistakes dont exist! All mistakes are from total ignorancy!
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