Ingraining the habit of blunder checking

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Think about your move, decide, play it. Check it is no blunder. Confirm.

There is also the advice of Dr. Tarrasch:
'Sit on your hands!'

Sorry for the late response and many thanks to all for the replies, I'll get to work.

It’s a common problem. I found I’ve improved my blunder checking* by doing puzzle streak but only moving when I’ve worked out the full solution. Try to take this into your game play.

*note improved, not perfected.

@ChessPriyome said ^

Come up with your move, but don't make it on the board. Write it down

I disagree with this@ChessPriyome said ^

BlunderCheck training

Assumption: Checks, Captures and Threats is your "Blundercheck" you want to bring into your "intuition" - your subconscious.

"CCT"

During tactical training, do this:

Come up with your move, but don't make it on the board. Write it down
Look for CCT blundercheck. Go slow; make sure you find them all. Maybe write them down after your move.
Do this deliberately and slowly.
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I disagree with this point, at higher levels, I've asked even 2100's, 2000's etc. (i'm 1800) FIDE. Nobody does CCT (or CCA)
Its just through intuition

I was just thinking about this (after missing something in one of my own games). Seems to me, players lower rated than me make normal good moves according to chess principles, but (relative to me) lack a sense of danger. The position may not need a move that is normally good but due to danger in it may require a specific move to stay afloat.
Myself, I err less, but when I do it is often due to lacking a sense that something bad is hidden in the position, a more developed sense of danger.
Players much lower than me blunder/drop pieces etc but it is, I am thinking, the same thing in a different degree: putting a piece on a normally good square for it without seeing it is in danger there.

what to do about it- I am not sure (if I knew I'd be a better player). Used to be you'd write down the move before making it and find errors in that extra second in between. Now that is illegal but we are allowed to write down the clock time before making the move. Seems like a time for data I dont care about!

Bill

@BLUNDERkingTHAgoat said ^

Come up with your move, but don't make it on the board. Write it down

I disagree with this@ChessPriyome said ^

BlunderCheck training

Assumption: Checks, Captures and Threats is your "Blundercheck" you want to bring into your "intuition" - your subconscious.

"CCT"

During tactical training, do ...

Whoosh. That was the sound of the thought rushing over you head.

Doing CCT just before every move you make help develops your intuition. The answer was not for 1800 FIDE players - you got there becuase you already possess the intuition to perform such a check without naming it. If you ask any 1800+ OTB player they will tell you "No, I don't think about it. I just do it intuitively." The guy that asked the question had zero games in his profile, and asked "how" to develop this intuition. I provided an answer.

Not sure what you provided...

I did not realize that, well no point of arguing you win xd

Hello.
I took a look at some of your games. You have good foundations overall.
It seems that you need to pay more attention to undefended pieces (no matter if they are attacked or not at the moment).
And when you are considering a move, take a moment to think if that move will leave something important undefended (piece or square).
The puzzles suggested by @SF18NNUE-SFNNV12 are great for you: https://qchess.net/donthangyourpieces

I also concur with RemRus that you should play 10+5 against humans, because:
1- human play is different and more variable than computer play in terms of ideas and mistakes.
2- while your opponent thinks, is the ideal moment to scan the board looking for CHECKS, CAPTURES and UNDEFENDED PIECES for both sides (and then you may look for threats). You should also take your time and look for that whenever you feel unsure of what to do next.

Last but not least, is a good practice to solve puzzles from the losing side point of view sometimes (just rotate the board). That way you will be better at spotting your opponent's ideas and thus you will improve your sense of danger.

"... Most internet players think that 30 5 [(30 minutes with a five second increment added every move)] is slow, but that is unlikely slow enough to play 'real' chess. ... Many internet players are reluctant to play slower than 30 5 so you might have to settle for that as a 'slow' game." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627010008/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman12.pdf
That was back in 2002. These days, you might have to settle for 15+10.

@SF18NNUE-SFNNV12 said ^

I would be very grateful if anyone has, or could point me towards, some practical advice for incorporating blunder checking into a pre-move thought process please?

I'm finding it very difficult to combat what seems to have become almost a compulsion to simply move a piece without thinking and this is becoming steadily worse. I only pl...

uh @TurkeyCreekJack i also suggest this for your problems https://qchess.net/piecesafetyscanner