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Losing at chess: an unpacking

AM KEVIN FROM INDIA..A 1589 RATED FIDE RATED PLAYER...THANKS U SO MUCH I LOVED THIS BLOG.....AM IN A FIDE TMT AND I LOST A ROUND AGAINST A HIGH RATED IN 5TH BOARD I PRACTICED SO HARD FROM YRS AND LOSSING THAT GAME 25MOVES MADE ME VERY DIPRESSED THIS BLOG GAVE MY LOST ENERGY BACK...I WON 2 GAME IN A ROW AND LOSSED 3RD
"...the “stupid” mistakes are more interesting because they reveal something very raw and faulty in your playing process."
= gold!
The whole article is good, but I especially liked this: Improving or correcting something faulty in my thought process would seem to be the first order of business.
Not sure Kasparov was a 'mindful eater' with his Toblerone chocolate :)

Maybe being comfortable is important? I prefer to play Chess in a distracted way & have fun, because no type of preparation would actually make me play 'better chess'
hloupé chyby jsou zajímavější. tahle věta mi řekla že špatně prohraná partie stojí za to analyzovat protože člověk prohraje vždycky kvůli hloupé chybě a od té doby analyzuji výhry i prohry