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What's the best thing to do when u loose?

Hi everyone! Now we all know dat we loose at some point or other; it could be at chess or something else. I would really like to know what ya'll do to improve what u did wrong :D
I think dat will help everyone to do better at whatever they need to improve xD
Thanks for ur support!!!
Make a list of your mistakes and try not to do them again.
Slam the keyboard and if somehow it survives , throw it from the window(jk)
"When in worry, when in doubt --
Run in circles, scream and shout!"
(Only joke of course.) do the opposite.
It depends: If you are losing in a game and notice this, then this might help:
-- When you notice that the game is going downhill for us (without a return), you do not play "against yourself", a common behaviour I for instance used to do was to give up all my pieces without a fight and then resigning. This is something you do not want to do! Instead, imagine if you were playing with your Opponent's pieces and ask yourself, which move would be the most challenging from this perspective. If you find this challenging move, try to make it possible as you know it would bug you, so it might annoy your Opponent too.

-- While losing, don't think about the missed chances, about this ridiculous blunder, about this obvious mistake - no! Think about your current position: What must be achieved to make it a holdable - not a winning - position? If you know the answer, work towards it.

-- DO NOT RESIGN TOO EARLY!!! This is another thing I used to do: I blundered a Knight and siimply resigned. Yes, in a classical game or against a very, very strong Opponent you should resign in such a case, you should also resign if doom is inevitable or if you want to be "polite". But give your Opponent his run for the money, experiment what you can do to make it the most challenging for him to win. Often, you should strive for aggressive, expanding activity - even at the cost of material. If you then end up in a superior position, do not go passive!

Then, after you have lost the game, you could try this:
-- You have to analyze your game after the game - at first without the help of stockfish, later then with the engine, thus we can identify your weaknesses and improve them.

-- You have to calm yourself down, if the game was hard or annoying or if it was a time scramble: Without this, you cannot move on playing as you are most likely to still be in the same mindset.

-- You have to see the positive in it: You did all we could to prevent a draw and we can start over again in the next game. Thus you can stay motivated (if anything works better for you to motivate you, feel free to use that as motivation is very, very important!).

These points are taken from my blog. These points apply to me, so I don't know if they'll be of any use to you.
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@george_mcgeorge said in #7:
> It depends: If you are losing in a game and notice this, then this might help:
> -- When you notice that the game is going downhill for us (without a return), you do not play "against yourself", a common behaviour I for instance used to do was to give up all my pieces without a fight and then resigning. This is something you do not want to do! Instead, imagine if you were playing with your Opponent's pieces and ask yourself, which move would be the most challenging from this perspective. If you find this challenging move, try to make it possible as you know it would bug you, so it might annoy your Opponent too.
>
> -- While losing, don't think about the missed chances, about this ridiculous blunder, about this obvious mistake - no! Think about your current position: What must be achieved to make it a holdable - not a winning - position? If you know the answer, work towards it.
>
> -- DO NOT RESIGN TOO EARLY!!! This is another thing I used to do: I blundered a Knight and siimply resigned. Yes, in a classical game or against a very, very strong Opponent you should resign in such a case, you should also resign if doom is inevitable or if you want to be "polite". But give your Opponent his run for the money, experiment what you can do to make it the most challenging for him to win. Often, you should strive for aggressive, expanding activity - even at the cost of material. If you then end up in a superior position, do not go passive!
>
> Then, after you have lost the game, you could try this:
> -- You have to analyze your game after the game - at first without the help of stockfish, later then with the engine, thus we can identify your weaknesses and improve them.
>
> -- You have to calm yourself down, if the game was hard or annoying or if it was a time scramble: Without this, you cannot move on playing as you are most likely to still be in the same mindset.
>
> -- You have to see the positive in it: You did all we could to prevent a draw and we can start over again in the next game. Thus you can stay motivated (if anything works better for you to motivate you, feel free to use that as motivation is very, very important!).
>
> These points are taken from my blog. These points apply to me, so I don't know if they'll be of any use to you.
I went n read ur whole blog xd. It's very informative :D

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