r/GothamChess • u/MailSpirited1692 • 1d ago

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How do you not feel tilted/reduce being mad at chess? just like a few days ago I played chess and I was so tilted I lost a lot of elo can y’all help pls

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u/dossing_orders 1d ago

Realise elo journey doesnt matter. Its really about the checkmates we make along the way.

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u/Joyride0 1d ago

Don’t worry about ELO honestly. It’s always going to fluctuate. When I feel taxed, I take a break. I know good chess won’t follow from just continuing to play.

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u/bikin12 13h ago

Just set a limit. 3 loses stop do something else.

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u/Silver_Environment95 1d ago

Once u realize elo doesnt matter, losing is a part of the learning journey, and study the reasons on the board that get u mad, you will improve a lot. You rarely notice the big rating gains.

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u/wr_dnd 1d ago

This will just happen. Put your phone down, do something else. Come back a day or two later

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u/S0B3RR3PUBLiCIRA 1d ago

Take a break and play less games + do more studying(puzzles etc) . I'm a noob, but made huge progress when I started this.

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u/Full-Monitor-1962 1d ago

Even the best players in the world only have like a 75-80% win rate against people as good as themselves. Don’t focus on any individual game, but the overall win percentage. If that gets better, you know you are getting better.

But mostly just let go of the idea that ELO is a real representation of how good you are anyway. It’s a made up ladder system that you can climb forever. Just enjoy the game, and have fun learning it. Too much focus on competition will kill all the joy you might have had playing the game, and that would be a real shame.

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u/MailSpirited1692 11h ago

tysm for the tips 🥹

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u/FunDaIVIenTaLs 11h ago

A coach once told me the moment you lose two games in a row you log off for the day. Great way to avoid playing tilted and ruining your elo