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Opponents on lichess

Ever since I started playing chess here, I noticed a thing. Opponents I'm usualy playing with are way more advanced than me and I stand no chance against them. for example, despite having 1050 ranking I'm forced to play with people in between 1200-1400. That's not fun, and limits my possibilites.
I can offer you two solutions:
1) You can set your filter to for example <1200 rating but of course that only limits the available players.
2) You can see every loss as a chance to learn something. Take a look at your games afterwards to make sure that you won't do the same mistakes in the next game.
Set the filter to 1100 or something. As you improve , increase it bit by bit. 1200 , 1300 etc...
Who knows? If you are willing to work and play, someday you may compete with the best!
Having problems with 1200-1400 players is so fun for me, sorry. When i started playing chess 1700 players usually give me lot of trouble. Its very easy to win against 1200 just keep your pieces safe and the guy will give you all his material without a fight.
Yes, Cro_chess_fan. But, strangely, it's difficult for a beginner to keep his pieces safe.
Everybody was once a beginner , even Super GMs and World Champions. Nothing wrong with that!

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