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Why have I lost 100 elo in 3 days? Am I stupid? What did I do to deserve this huge tilt?

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Smortchesssnake

I was 715 3 days ago, but now I'm 611. Why is this happening to me? This website's matchmaking is rigged. That's what it feels like. I'm going back to being 250. This website won't stop will it? It's not helping me out because I have no money for game review and I can't have any lessons. This website hates me because I actually was improving. If the staff wanted people to improve, they would have free game review. I'm only allowed to lose now. Why is the website doing this to me?

Llusou
Unfortunately, tilt is just part of chess :(
I personally have tilted (very badly) about four times

My best advice is just to stop playing for a few days, then slowly start playing more. Although it might not feel like it right now, eventually you’ll regain your rating, as you didn’t get worse at chess or anything.

From what I can tell, it usually just comes from playing on emotion, and the need to “just get back to X elo”
And happens after a rough day, or a few particularly harsh games


Best of luck though
killakeef23

Llusou, I have to disagree with you-- this is not a situation that can be blamed on the victim going on "tilt". The same exact thing happened to me, and I'm very certain it was due to being repeatedly matched with low elo cheaters who slip through the system. I don't need to be a GM to know what playing against a computer feels like. AND; it happens all at once, after a relatively large increase in elo in a short time; i.e i jump from 300 elo back up to 500 in a few days-- I lose a few legit matches to higher elo players, then all the sudden I start getting matched with lower and lower elo "players" who consistently played exactly the same way, and NEVER BLUNDERED. 
Low elo online is absolutely toxic if you're trying to play to get better.

allanzhangyr3

I have tilted lots before as well.

allanzhangyr3

If you feel like performing badly then stop playing for a little bit of time and try to learn some tactics.

CaptinBrilliancy

Don't lose your games and your elo won't drop. simplehappy

Smortchesssnake
CaptinBrilliancy wrote:

Don't lose your games and your elo won't drop. simple

What an idea! why didn't I think of that? 🤯

TheSonics

One big thing is when you lose 100 + ELO (very common)

you feel entitled to win the next game because "just yesterday you were 100 more"... entitlement is the best mindset to be in to actually LOSE he next game... and so on..

The truth is chess ability fluctuates because of let's say-- 2-6 weeks in which you did less puzzles, watched less chess lectures on youtube, played less rapid games with incriment... over this period of investing less in chess you might retain your exact elo, but one day - boom. you go down, and it's not right to think "yesterday I was 100 more", in fact you were lazy with your training for several weeks before it's just how it goes... the process of improving and also becoming worse are slow but also inevitable happy.png but losing elo is very often very sudden and fast... just how it is...

Smortchesssnake

I actually had bad time management and am winning in blitz now.

wester7
Smortchesssnake a écrit :

I actually had bad time management and am winning in blitz now.

that s a sort of improvement

TheSonics
Smortchesssnake wrote:

I actually had bad time management and am winning in blitz now.

blitz is fun but play rapid with incriment if you want to improve...

c124875

You're probably tired, try take a rest for a few days. If you wanted your recent games to be reviewed just say in here, I'll do it if I'm not busy and I remember

Smortchesssnake

I would like my losing rapid games reviewed.

wester7
  • 1 winning
  • 2 narcissistic rage
  • 3 denial
  • 4 fury in destruction
  • 5 mind collapse
  • 6 resurrection (sometimes). for phenix only and if you get lucky

I like to help my buddies.

c124875

But I can only do it till the 6th of January in 2025 because I'm busy after that and my diamond membership also ends two days later

c124875
Smortchesssnake wrote:

I would like my losing rapid games reviewed.

Ok

CaptinBrilliancy
Smortchesssnake wrote:
CaptinBrilliancy wrote:

Don't lose your games and your elo won't drop. simple

What an idea! why didn't I think of that? 🤯

i don't know. maybe you just needed a smart fellow like me to tell you.wink

blueemu
Smortchesssnake wrote:

I was 715 3 days ago, but now I'm 611. Why is this happening to me? This website's matchmaking is rigged. That's what it feels like. I'm going back to being 250. This website won't stop will it? It's not helping me out because I have no money for game review and I can't have any lessons. This website hates me because I actually was improving. If the staff wanted people to improve, they would have free game review. I'm only allowed to lose now. Why is the website doing this to me?

That's right... if your rating goes down, it must be a conspiracy.

I've never given chess.com a single penny.

Does the web-site hate me, too?

blueemu
Smortchesssnake wrote:

I would like my losing rapid games reviewed.

This game, you gave away a Pawn in the opening and were already lost by move 4.

Chess: Johnny5z vs Smortchesssnake - 121729518016 - Chess.com

Why play Rapid if you're going to move at Blitz tempo?


This game, you had a big advantage by move 6... and then spent the next several moves helping your opponent catch up in development.

Chess: Smortchesssnake vs Yanivson - 121729391252 - Chess.com

PlayerIDC

I also have tilted very badly, a few months ago, I reached 800 elo, but a few days later, I went to 690 elo. Losing is a part of the game, yes, even losing multiple games becauae that's how the game works. You don't expect yourself winning 10 games and still keeping the streak going, you'll eventually hit a roadblock. Btw it's not rigged, don't believe them.