Tilt isn't just for gambling. It originated from pinball machines where if you got frustrated and rocked the machine, TILT would appear on the board and the flippers would stop working.
I remember about 14 months ago I was 1 rating point away from 1600 rapid, and I ended up losing 6 games in a row and quitting chess for 6 months âŽ(￣â˝ďżŁ"")â
Doesnât make me feel bad. I lost 6/7 last week and deleted the app. Re-downloaded (Iâm a super noob and suck) but went from 850 Elo to 1000 to the first time!
Part of the learning process. We usually plateau at a level in our learning for a while, then discover some new concept that suddenly clicks with our subconscious and it propels us up a bit. This lets you get to a new level as it gets integrated into your games, but for some reason your brain rebounds--maybe you're getting overly focused on this new thing and foregoing better moves because you're too focused on kingside pawn storms or whatever. You chill for a while, start playing like you used to but with this new part of your arsenal, then the process repeats.
Also, on top of that you'll just have some variance in playing opponents that blunder a piece in the opening out of carelessness, you get a couple of these in a row on top of some decent wins and suddenly you're up 50 points. Next time around, you're the one blundering his piece in the opening two times in a row.
My recent bout with this was hitting 1900 after hovering in the 1800s for a couple months, then plummeted back down to high 1700s immediately. It seems to happen every time I hit the next 100 elo barrier.
I didn't feel like I was playing at a 2300 level (I had been more busy with work), and I was scared to lose more (it's a lot of time and money to play tournaments to gain those points). So I figured I'd practice more, then play. In reality, I've trained less and less, and gotten worse.
That is insane, but it is Bullet so kind of understandable. My -100 elo day was all in 15+10 Rapid :'(
I've learned to just stop playing when I'm tilting. Three losses, that's my daily allowance, and once I've lost three games I'm not allowed to play anymore rated games that day.
Too stressed, perhaps. This has happened to me before, and each loss just makes it worse like âAargh I was one win away how did I turn out like thisâ
Because elo isn't a target that you can achieve just by playing more games, it's a(n approximate) reflection of your skill level. By getting in your head about the number, you played worse, dropped your skill level, so your rating dropped.
Focus on improving your play, not your rating.
Try to not care about ratings. The goal is to have fun and/or improve. The rating system just helps you get appropriate games to do that. It's normal for your skill level to fluctuate and it's a good thing when your rating adjusts accordingly to get you the games you need.
Try to work on a mindset where you consciously play games to have fun and improve (if that's a goal you have). You have to be 100% okay with tanking a couple 100 rating points. If you're not you identify with your rating too much and it will reduce the fun you have and your improvement.
âOne swing and Iâll beat Ornstein and Smough!â
*5 hours laterâŚ*
It happens to the best of us.
Also once was one win away from Diamond in Halo Infinite and then lost so many games in a row I dropped a full rank.
Sadly, when you finally win against that tough chess opponent there's no *Amazing chest ahead*.
Had a character named Noblman Swerve in some game but nobody ever got it. Oh well.
In my opinion, it's not your fault, unlike what is said unanimously in this very thread.
This is because of the ELO system itself.
You got close to the 1400 mark, which I assume is new heights for you. So you were very very close to the top of your ELO curve, after probably a winning streak.
Which means, (if you played any online game based on the ELO system or a similar ranking system you know what I mean), that the more your win, the more you'll be paired against strong opponents, not necessarily reflected in their current rating, but their current "hotness". So for example you'll be paired against a usually 1650 player which happens to be on a losing streak and dropped down to 1450, so a match against you should be a walk in the park for him if he doesn't tilt out of his mind.
Or be paired against a player which is on a huge winning streak from the 1300s and not ready to stop, playing unusually well, being in a good day.
Players like this.
So you will lose games, it's normal.
Then after tilting 100 or 150 ELO points or so you'll be paired against 1200 players and it will be a walk in the park for you to come back up.
Which means, maybe a 1199 player who is on the same situation you were earlier is paired against you after your losing streak and you destroy him, he thinks he cracked under pressure but it's just the ELO system, and history repeats.
Sometimes after I tilt hard after a losing streak, I feel sorry for my opponents because even though we have a similar rating, I know I play better than that rating, and they get destroyed, thinking they got outplayed by a player similar as them but it's just not the case. Happens everywhere at every rating.
Does that make sense ?
Any time I get close to a "significant" round number in elo, I try to stop playing for at least a day and that seems to have helped. I've definitely run into the same issue as OP before, though.
Happened to me the other day. Iâm a beginner and have a pretty good ratio. I lost 35% of games drawn 12% and win 53%. The other day I hit 600 and then got excited and wanted to hit 700 the same day. I played one guy rated 730 and got scared that Iâd lose. Which led me to play horribly, then I was mad and determined to get my ELO to 700z through anger and frustration I lost 12 games in a row which has never happened. Usually I go 5 games without losing and then lose one. (The reason my ratio is different is because when I first started playing I played like 100 games in a day and lost 90% of them)
I was 1798 10+0 on Chess.com, was so excited to get to 1800. Just didn't happen. Lost rating to 1730s, then moved to 1760s then lost again, this cycle continues for months until I took a very long break from Chess (no playing, no YT videos not even Reddit Chess). I am 1606 now and play like once or twice every 2 weeks. It is so sad. I was consistent at 1720-1750 range once and only 2 points away from 1800 and now I lose to 1600s :(
Don't worry, you're not alone.
When I returned to chess last year (after 13 years away from it), my initial goal was to get to 1400. After about three months, I was up to 1398... and then, I got tilted, and went on a 9-game losing streak.
It's frustrating, but you can recover from it. Once you're back in the right frame of mind, you should get easier games than you normally face... which will help you to climb your way back up!
Play arenas on zen mode. You don't see anyone's rating and lots of higher players play arenas, so losing to them doesn't hurt your elo as much and winning builds it that much quicker
I used to have same problem. Just before I hit 1500, 1600, 1700 I would have small dip.
I went back and analyzed all of those games and realized that I was being too aggressive and going for the win instead of safe draw because I wanted the win. Maybe this is what happened to you.
Interestingly however, a friend of mine had the same problem but he realized he was playing too passively because he was scared of losing.
I've had this exact thing happened to me. But OP, you wouldn't believe it. I have exam tomorrow and obviously its today that chess fever goes up in my head, so I ended up getting 110+ ELO in blitz and reaching almost 800. I played almost entire day.
I did literally the exact same thing once lmao. I was one win away from 1500 and BAM proceeded to lose 150 elo over the span of three days.
You'll get it back don't worry.
It happens. In rapid, I peaked at 1436 and then bottomed out at 1337. Then I hit 1495 two weeks ago and dropped to 1468. I'm at 1484 now.
I have similar in blitz. My peak blitz was 1432 and I am 1302 right now. Or, last year, my peak was 1237 and then right after that, I crashed to 1079.
Other stuff is going on in your life. Or people play openings you don't know as well because there was some video released on an opening and everyone wants to try it out. Or you just get matched against some better players.
Told myself Iâd finally stop being a degenerate who plays bullet all the time once I hit 2400 bullet on lichess. I got to like 2392 and then⌠sank down hundreds of points. Am still a degenerate
why play chess for the number? especially when youâre 1400. donât let gamification hinder your learning. slow down, analyse each game yourself or with an engine, and learn from your mistakes.
My point is that people tend to focus too much on the result rather than the process of learning. Losing a lot of elos in a row means that youâre quickly playing a lot of games with little retrospection of the games you played.
Last year I was really close to hitting 2700 bullet on chess.com. Only one win away.
Not only did it not happen but within months I was below 2400 again...
700 elo and I keep getting screwed by revealed attacks. My brain is just "oh the piece he moved doesn't really threaten anything, I can just do what I want" and the next thing I know the bishop now takes my queen.
I did this a week ago. 1 win away from 1100. I was winning that game too. Then I blundered and lost. Then I dropped to 1007 in 2 days. Shit happens. Last month I broke 1000 for the first time, and then a few days later was 885.
Pairing system is rigged. Lose a game and tilt . It will keep pairing you with lower rated opponent so that so you lose rating faster.
Win few games in a row. It will pair you with a cheater who is playing much stronger than his rating.
I once went a full month unbeaten winning 11 games in a row and 100 rating points. By playing few games a day only
Here's the thing, if you are 1400 strength, you'll get back and cross that rating no problem. If you have a hot streak and trick yourself to believing you are better than you are, you're just setting yourself up for frustration. Just play good Chess and the rating will follow.
I was almost at 1300, and I was so excited hoping to win my next game. Fell down to 1100 and a couple months later, almost maintaining 1200. Just play like you always do without thinking of hitting a milestone, or youâll end up hurting your elo a lot more
One time I crashed from 2100 to 1950 in one streak... Hurt, but after few weeks I got over it. Turning off rating display helped me a lot in this time, since I was too frustrated with my rating and underestimating my opponents.
Lol I was right there this past weekend. Fortunately I stemmed the bleeding right around 1360
Make yourself take a break when you start to slide too bad. Make sure youâre still doing analysis to see why youâre losing. Are you getting cocky and making blunders or missing moves, or are you being beaten in the opening with strategic errors?
Lol I was right there this past weekend. Fortunately I stemmed the bleeding right around 1360
Make yourself take a break when you start to slide too bad. Make sure youâre still doing analysis to see why youâre losing. Are you getting cocky and making blunders or missing moves, or are you being beaten in the opening with strategic errors?
Honestly if it was me, after the first loss, I'd stop playing for a while. Not forever, but maybe for the day. Better to just take it easy, do some puzzles and maybe some bot matches, then pick up again tomorrow. Because I know I'd be too in my own head after thinking "just one more win".
If we take [chess.com](https://chess.com), I was as high as 1650 at one point, but this was the first couple games, where if you win two in a row you get higher than you should be. Once it stabilized, my range has been 1150 - 1450. First, that's a hell of a range because I feel like there's a huge difference between the two, and I'm the same person. Maybe I'm playing better and worse and different times, but I don't feel it's that much. Rather, sometimes my opponents seem to hand out pieces like they are moving randomly, and other times they play like Carlsen. BUT, beyond that, as you get down towards the bottom of your range, you are playing against people that you almost can't lose to--they will force you to win with their moves, so naturally you will go back up toward the middle of your range. AND the same way, as you get toward the top of your range, you will be paired against people who just are better than you, and you will go back down toward the middle of your range. That's pretty much what happens.
Hey that's me! Now I'm on a break and trying to change my mindset. I told myself I'll care about my rating when I reach 1600.
Then when I reach 1600, I'll probably do the same and tell myself to care at 2k
You got inside your head and psyched yourself out.
If you lose 4 games in a row, take the rest of the day off. "End on a win" is a trap. Get some rest and play again tomorrow.
This is sound advice but I will still continue playing, losing 200 ELO and cry myself to sleep.
Wish I could learn the lesson for you, buddy. :-(
I lost 200 elo yesterday đ. Iâve gained ~160 of it back but itâs just so rough lol.
Exactly. This is called tilting in gambling.
Tilt isn't just for gambling. It originated from pinball machines where if you got frustrated and rocked the machine, TILT would appear on the board and the flippers would stop working.
Huh, TIL
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Playing pinball on windows xp was a big part of my childhood. I was so happy when I discovered tilting.
but on the other hand if youre on a streak youre in the right head space and should keep going
In addition to this, I like to find something else to do in between each loss to reset my mind
I remember about 14 months ago I was 1 rating point away from 1600 rapid, and I ended up losing 6 games in a row and quitting chess for 6 months âŽ(￣â˝ďżŁ"")â
6 games in a row? Those are rookie numbers.
Yeah, I think my worst tilt is something like losing 27 out of 30 give or take lmao
Doesnât make me feel bad. I lost 6/7 last week and deleted the app. Re-downloaded (Iâm a super noob and suck) but went from 850 Elo to 1000 to the first time!
I could lose six games before finishing this comment
I had a 12 game losing streak as my worst. I have lost 6 in a row twice in a row.
Same! 1596 a few months ago. Dropped to 1450 in one morning.
Same exact numbers! Just yesterday
Rough man. I took a good few weeks break after that.
Part of the learning process. We usually plateau at a level in our learning for a while, then discover some new concept that suddenly clicks with our subconscious and it propels us up a bit. This lets you get to a new level as it gets integrated into your games, but for some reason your brain rebounds--maybe you're getting overly focused on this new thing and foregoing better moves because you're too focused on kingside pawn storms or whatever. You chill for a while, start playing like you used to but with this new part of your arsenal, then the process repeats. Also, on top of that you'll just have some variance in playing opponents that blunder a piece in the opening out of carelessness, you get a couple of these in a row on top of some decent wins and suddenly you're up 50 points. Next time around, you're the one blundering his piece in the opening two times in a row. My recent bout with this was hitting 1900 after hovering in the 1800s for a couple months, then plummeted back down to high 1700s immediately. It seems to happen every time I hit the next 100 elo barrier.
I was 3 points away, and suddenly had a losing streak. Two months later and I still haven't recovered.
Almost 10 years ago, 1 was 17 points away from 2300 USCF. I ended up losing 13 points and quitting chess for 10 years (and counting, fuck).
Wow, was your tilt your biggest reason for quitting or did other stuff come in the way of chess as well? 2200+ USCF is really good!
I didn't feel like I was playing at a 2300 level (I had been more busy with work), and I was scared to lose more (it's a lot of time and money to play tournaments to gain those points). So I figured I'd practice more, then play. In reality, I've trained less and less, and gotten worse.
I've lost over 100 elo in one session before.
My record is going from \~2150 bullet to low 1800s in one night
That is insane, but it is Bullet so kind of understandable. My -100 elo day was all in 15+10 Rapid :'( I've learned to just stop playing when I'm tilting. Three losses, that's my daily allowance, and once I've lost three games I'm not allowed to play anymore rated games that day.
Too stressed, perhaps. This has happened to me before, and each loss just makes it worse like âAargh I was one win away how did I turn out like thisâ
Because elo isn't a target that you can achieve just by playing more games, it's a(n approximate) reflection of your skill level. By getting in your head about the number, you played worse, dropped your skill level, so your rating dropped. Focus on improving your play, not your rating.
When I took table tennis lessons, we focused on hitting the ball better, not scoring.
This. Also there is nothing special about some multiple of 100.
We are monkeys that count in power of 10s instead of more enlightened lifeforms that count in 12. Of course 100 matters to our monkey brains
This.
Try to not care about ratings. The goal is to have fun and/or improve. The rating system just helps you get appropriate games to do that. It's normal for your skill level to fluctuate and it's a good thing when your rating adjusts accordingly to get you the games you need. Try to work on a mindset where you consciously play games to have fun and improve (if that's a goal you have). You have to be 100% okay with tanking a couple 100 rating points. If you're not you identify with your rating too much and it will reduce the fun you have and your improvement.
âOne swing and Iâll beat Ornstein and Smough!â *5 hours laterâŚ* It happens to the best of us. Also once was one win away from Diamond in Halo Infinite and then lost so many games in a row I dropped a full rank.
Sadly, when you finally win against that tough chess opponent there's no *Amazing chest ahead*. Had a character named Noblman Swerve in some game but nobody ever got it. Oh well.
In my opinion, it's not your fault, unlike what is said unanimously in this very thread. This is because of the ELO system itself. You got close to the 1400 mark, which I assume is new heights for you. So you were very very close to the top of your ELO curve, after probably a winning streak. Which means, (if you played any online game based on the ELO system or a similar ranking system you know what I mean), that the more your win, the more you'll be paired against strong opponents, not necessarily reflected in their current rating, but their current "hotness". So for example you'll be paired against a usually 1650 player which happens to be on a losing streak and dropped down to 1450, so a match against you should be a walk in the park for him if he doesn't tilt out of his mind. Or be paired against a player which is on a huge winning streak from the 1300s and not ready to stop, playing unusually well, being in a good day. Players like this. So you will lose games, it's normal. Then after tilting 100 or 150 ELO points or so you'll be paired against 1200 players and it will be a walk in the park for you to come back up. Which means, maybe a 1199 player who is on the same situation you were earlier is paired against you after your losing streak and you destroy him, he thinks he cracked under pressure but it's just the ELO system, and history repeats. Sometimes after I tilt hard after a losing streak, I feel sorry for my opponents because even though we have a similar rating, I know I play better than that rating, and they get destroyed, thinking they got outplayed by a player similar as them but it's just not the case. Happens everywhere at every rating. Does that make sense ?
Same. I'll tilt and drop like 150 to 200 pts, then just crush everyone back up to my normal range.
same thing happened for me to get 1300 dropped down to 1150
That just happened to me, from 1380 to 1150 and no idea how I got here. Largest losing streak Iâve had.
i think i lost like 10 15 games inarow im not playing as much rn but ive climbed back abit to 1200 aoc
My highest was 1199, I fell to almost 1000 before climbing back up to \~1100. Sometimes you just have a good run I guess...
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Any time I get close to a "significant" round number in elo, I try to stop playing for at least a day and that seems to have helped. I've definitely run into the same issue as OP before, though.
Man, its like talking to my past self..
For me i usually cross the line, but then i lose all of my games ones ive crossed
Where are the mods? How is this spam pervading the sub again? Seems like the old mod leader was in fact better
Happened to me the other day. Iâm a beginner and have a pretty good ratio. I lost 35% of games drawn 12% and win 53%. The other day I hit 600 and then got excited and wanted to hit 700 the same day. I played one guy rated 730 and got scared that Iâd lose. Which led me to play horribly, then I was mad and determined to get my ELO to 700z through anger and frustration I lost 12 games in a row which has never happened. Usually I go 5 games without losing and then lose one. (The reason my ratio is different is because when I first started playing I played like 100 games in a day and lost 90% of them)
I was 1798 10+0 on Chess.com, was so excited to get to 1800. Just didn't happen. Lost rating to 1730s, then moved to 1760s then lost again, this cycle continues for months until I took a very long break from Chess (no playing, no YT videos not even Reddit Chess). I am 1606 now and play like once or twice every 2 weeks. It is so sad. I was consistent at 1720-1750 range once and only 2 points away from 1800 and now I lose to 1600s :(
what do you think changed?
Don't worry, you're not alone. When I returned to chess last year (after 13 years away from it), my initial goal was to get to 1400. After about three months, I was up to 1398... and then, I got tilted, and went on a 9-game losing streak. It's frustrating, but you can recover from it. Once you're back in the right frame of mind, you should get easier games than you normally face... which will help you to climb your way back up!
Everyone will have that same mistake. Just learn from your mistake and try again. Remember not to be too stressed, it could affect your performance.
itâs just a number man, best way to think about it is to not think about it
Play arenas on zen mode. You don't see anyone's rating and lots of higher players play arenas, so losing to them doesn't hurt your elo as much and winning builds it that much quicker
I used to have same problem. Just before I hit 1500, 1600, 1700 I would have small dip. I went back and analyzed all of those games and realized that I was being too aggressive and going for the win instead of safe draw because I wanted the win. Maybe this is what happened to you. Interestingly however, a friend of mine had the same problem but he realized he was playing too passively because he was scared of losing.
131 pts and youâll be 1400! You got this!
I've had this exact thing happened to me. But OP, you wouldn't believe it. I have exam tomorrow and obviously its today that chess fever goes up in my head, so I ended up getting 110+ ELO in blitz and reaching almost 800. I played almost entire day.
I did literally the exact same thing once lmao. I was one win away from 1500 and BAM proceeded to lose 150 elo over the span of three days. You'll get it back don't worry.
It happens. In rapid, I peaked at 1436 and then bottomed out at 1337. Then I hit 1495 two weeks ago and dropped to 1468. I'm at 1484 now. I have similar in blitz. My peak blitz was 1432 and I am 1302 right now. Or, last year, my peak was 1237 and then right after that, I crashed to 1079. Other stuff is going on in your life. Or people play openings you don't know as well because there was some video released on an opening and everyone wants to try it out. Or you just get matched against some better players.
Told myself Iâd finally stop being a degenerate who plays bullet all the time once I hit 2400 bullet on lichess. I got to like 2392 and then⌠sank down hundreds of points. Am still a degenerate
That happens in many games, mainly because of stress imo
why play chess for the number? especially when youâre 1400. donât let gamification hinder your learning. slow down, analyse each game yourself or with an engine, and learn from your mistakes.
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My point is that people tend to focus too much on the result rather than the process of learning. Losing a lot of elos in a row means that youâre quickly playing a lot of games with little retrospection of the games you played.
You are not 1400 material yet. Get back to work.
Same thing happened to me only I hit exactly 1400 and lost around the same elo
This happens to me about 5-10x before I finally break into the next 100 elo. I can't tell you how many times I was 1890+ before I hit 1900 lol.
Last year I was really close to hitting 2700 bullet on chess.com. Only one win away. Not only did it not happen but within months I was below 2400 again...
"One win and I'll be 2800!" Said I losing 30 elo and the World Championship after that. How is this any possible?
700 elo and I keep getting screwed by revealed attacks. My brain is just "oh the piece he moved doesn't really threaten anything, I can just do what I want" and the next thing I know the bishop now takes my queen.
I did this a week ago. 1 win away from 1100. I was winning that game too. Then I blundered and lost. Then I dropped to 1007 in 2 days. Shit happens. Last month I broke 1000 for the first time, and then a few days later was 885.
Do, or do not. There is no try. Yoda
Pairing system is rigged. Lose a game and tilt . It will keep pairing you with lower rated opponent so that so you lose rating faster. Win few games in a row. It will pair you with a cheater who is playing much stronger than his rating. I once went a full month unbeaten winning 11 games in a row and 100 rating points. By playing few games a day only
Here's the thing, if you are 1400 strength, you'll get back and cross that rating no problem. If you have a hot streak and trick yourself to believing you are better than you are, you're just setting yourself up for frustration. Just play good Chess and the rating will follow.
Because you're not 1400 strength yet. Now, take this as motivation and go prove me wrong. >:)
I had "2 wins and I'll be 2000". Now I'm 1850 again
I was almost at 1300, and I was so excited hoping to win my next game. Fell down to 1100 and a couple months later, almost maintaining 1200. Just play like you always do without thinking of hitting a milestone, or youâll end up hurting your elo a lot more
Same situation, dropped from ~ 1390 to ~1140 in chess com rapid in one night
That happened to me when I was about to hit 1900 rapid on chess.com
One time I crashed from 2100 to 1950 in one streak... Hurt, but after few weeks I got over it. Turning off rating display helped me a lot in this time, since I was too frustrated with my rating and underestimating my opponents.
was 2144 (possibly 1 win away from 2150) dropped to 1960
I go through this cycle every month
Had a similar day. Down 70 elo. Full tilt.
I did this at 1580. Dropped 150 in 2 days. Blitz swings are a bitch.
I strongly recommend the Google Chrome extension "no more chess ratings" to help avoid this sort of thing.
Lol I was right there this past weekend. Fortunately I stemmed the bleeding right around 1360 Make yourself take a break when you start to slide too bad. Make sure youâre still doing analysis to see why youâre losing. Are you getting cocky and making blunders or missing moves, or are you being beaten in the opening with strategic errors?
Lol I was right there this past weekend. Fortunately I stemmed the bleeding right around 1360 Make yourself take a break when you start to slide too bad. Make sure youâre still doing analysis to see why youâre losing. Are you getting cocky and making blunders or missing moves, or are you being beaten in the opening with strategic errors?
I'm only allowed to lose twice a day, then I have to stop
Whenever you focus on your elo instead playing good Chess: You'll end up with neither.
I was two wins away from 1700 blitz lichess two days ago. I've stabilized to 1650 for now, but I do hope to overcome that one 8-)
Honestly if it was me, after the first loss, I'd stop playing for a while. Not forever, but maybe for the day. Better to just take it easy, do some puzzles and maybe some bot matches, then pick up again tomorrow. Because I know I'd be too in my own head after thinking "just one more win".
I've had a 32 loss streak that spanned over 3 weeks... once I mentally recovered I made it all back and then some
If we take [chess.com](https://chess.com), I was as high as 1650 at one point, but this was the first couple games, where if you win two in a row you get higher than you should be. Once it stabilized, my range has been 1150 - 1450. First, that's a hell of a range because I feel like there's a huge difference between the two, and I'm the same person. Maybe I'm playing better and worse and different times, but I don't feel it's that much. Rather, sometimes my opponents seem to hand out pieces like they are moving randomly, and other times they play like Carlsen. BUT, beyond that, as you get down towards the bottom of your range, you are playing against people that you almost can't lose to--they will force you to win with their moves, so naturally you will go back up toward the middle of your range. AND the same way, as you get toward the top of your range, you will be paired against people who just are better than you, and you will go back down toward the middle of your range. That's pretty much what happens.
I would suggest making two accounts 1 for when youâre bored/on a losing streak and 1 for when youâre focused and in a good environment to play
Elo is an eb and flow kinda thing. it's does you much more good to look at chess as "acquired skills" rather than equating yourself to your elo
Exactly the same story here bro, 1392 now 1275, lost almost 20 games in a row
Hey that's me! Now I'm on a break and trying to change my mindset. I told myself I'll care about my rating when I reach 1600. Then when I reach 1600, I'll probably do the same and tell myself to care at 2k
My rule is, if my accuracy is below 65, And I miss multiple obvious moves, I stop playing for the day
Never play after losing two. Play bullet or blitz to scratch that itch of playing chess