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My Chess Teacher says my biggest weakness in chess is my psychology, How do i fix it?

my chess teacher says that cuz he says i dont love seeing blunders often and get embarassed and frustrated, he told me to not get angry at losses but forget it immediately
but now for me, it aint that easy, i feel like my entire progress was a lie
one blunder and i feel like i am not good enough
what should i do??
Not good enough, mistakes are hard to learn, my 1182elo is weak

my chess teacher says that cuz he says i dont love seeing blunders often and get embarassed and frustrated, he told me to not get angry at losses but forget it immediately but now for me, it aint that easy, i feel like my entire progress was a lie one blunder and i feel like i am not good enough what should i do?? Not good enough, mistakes are hard to learn, my 1182elo is weak
  1. Don't play against soulless robots. Play against real people.
1. Don't play against soulless robots. Play against real people.

Well, are we talking about online game or in person?

Well, are we talking about online game or in person?

@Shadowbeans said ^

Well, are we talking about online game or in person?

Both

@Shadowbeans said [^](/forum/redirect/post/zbZkzSPu) > Well, are we talking about online game or in person? Both

Ok, what you can do is if in the game you make a blunder try your best to calm down, drinking water can help calm you down,
walking around ect.

Ok, what you can do is if in the game you make a blunder try your best to calm down, drinking water can help calm you down, walking around ect.

By definition, chess is a game with three possible results. Smarter people than you make blunders and lose, right up to the world champion. You should not forget your defeats but learn from them, it's part of growing up and getting better at chess.

By definition, chess is a game with three possible results. Smarter people than you make blunders and lose, right up to the world champion. You should not forget your defeats but learn from them, it's part of growing up and getting better at chess.

[Event "İndigo Satranç Yaz Kupası"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pPKkufFZ"] [Date "2026.08.31"] [Black "Tugra_48"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 Nc3 Bc5 6 h3 Be6 7 g3 O-O 8 e5 Nd7 9 d4 Bb6 10 Bg2 c5 11 Bxb7 Rb8 12 d5 Rxb7 13 dxe6 fxe6 14 Qg4 Qe7 15 f4 c4 16 h4 Qc5 17 Ne4 Qc6 18 Qe2 Nc5 19 Nxc5 Qxh1+ 20 Kd2 Bxc5 21 Qxc4 Qd5+ 22 Qxd5 exd5 23 Kc3 Rd8 24 a3 d4+ 25 Kc4 Bb6 26 b4 c5 27 b5 Rbd7 28 a4 d3 29 cxd3 Rd4+ 30 Kb3 Rxd3+ 31 Kc2 Rxg3 32 a5 Bc7 33 Ba3 ...
You did not move your c1-bishop until 33 Ba3, and your first rook move was 12 moves after that. You never castled. Moves like 7 g3 and 15 f4 left you with some advantage but made it harder to avoid a serious mistake. You played your first 17 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 107 moves.
"... converted into algebraic notation ... Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move ... by Irving Chernev ... is a collection of 33 games ... definitely for beginners and players who are just starting to learn about development, weak squares, the centre, standard attacking ideas, and the like. In many ways, it would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. ..." - IM John Watson (1999)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books
https://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess-Every-Explained-Algebraic/dp/0713484640?asin=0713484640&revisi&format=4&depth=1
"... most people do not like to lose games, and take defeat badly. That is not right. People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavour to learn what to avoid in the future. ..." - from Capablanca's book, My Chess Career
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/for-beginners/tips-for-beginners-3
"... easy for him to say :)" - NM MrPushwood (2024)
https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/how-do-you-keep-from-being-humiliated-after-losing-a-game-and-just-dropping-chess-altogether?page=2

[Event "İndigo Satranç Yaz Kupası"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pPKkufFZ"] [Date "2026.08.31"] [Black "Tugra_48"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 Nc3 Bc5 6 h3 Be6 7 g3 O-O 8 e5 Nd7 9 d4 Bb6 10 Bg2 c5 11 Bxb7 Rb8 12 d5 Rxb7 13 dxe6 fxe6 14 Qg4 Qe7 15 f4 c4 16 h4 Qc5 17 Ne4 Qc6 18 Qe2 Nc5 19 Nxc5 Qxh1+ 20 Kd2 Bxc5 21 Qxc4 Qd5+ 22 Qxd5 exd5 23 Kc3 Rd8 24 a3 d4+ 25 Kc4 Bb6 26 b4 c5 27 b5 Rbd7 28 a4 d3 29 cxd3 Rd4+ 30 Kb3 Rxd3+ 31 Kc2 Rxg3 32 a5 Bc7 33 Ba3 ... You did not move your c1-bishop until 33 Ba3, and your first rook move was 12 moves after that. You never castled. Moves like 7 g3 and 15 f4 left you with some advantage but made it harder to avoid a serious mistake. You played your first 17 moves at an average rate that would have made sense if you had expected the game to last for 107 moves. "... converted into algebraic notation ... Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move ... by Irving Chernev ... is a collection of 33 games ... definitely for beginners and players who are just starting to learn about development, weak squares, the centre, standard attacking ideas, and the like. In many ways, it would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. ..." - IM John Watson (1999) https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books https://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess-Every-Explained-Algebraic/dp/0713484640?asin=0713484640&revisi&format=4&depth=1 "... most people do not like to lose games, and take defeat badly. That is not right. People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavour to learn what to avoid in the future. ..." - from Capablanca's book, My Chess Career https://www.chess.com/forum/view/for-beginners/tips-for-beginners-3 "... easy for him to say :)" - NM MrPushwood (2024) https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/how-do-you-keep-from-being-humiliated-after-losing-a-game-and-just-dropping-chess-altogether?page=2

Every time I lose 2 games straight, I have to put my tablet down

Every time I lose 2 games straight, I have to put my tablet down

@kindaspongey said ^

[Event "İndigo Satranç Yaz Kupası"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pPKkufFZ"] [Date "2026.08.31"] [Black "Tugra_48"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 Nc3 Bc5 6 h3 Be6 7 g3 O-O 8 e5 Nd7 9 d4 Bb6 10 Bg2 c5 11 Bxb7 Rb8 12 d5 Rxb7 13 dxe6 fxe6 14 Qg4 Qe7 15 f4 c4 16 h4 Qc5 17 Ne4 Qc6 18 Qe2 Nc5 19 Nxc5 Qxh1+ 20 Kd2 Bxc5 21 Qxc4 Qd5+ 22 Qxd5 exd5 23 Kc3 ...

Uh- um.. Uhmm..- how did you eve- h-how? bro you deserve to be a teacher not gonna lie, thank you for your time dude, thats crazy-

@kindaspongey said [^](/forum/redirect/post/J5SrmYmZ) > [Event "İndigo Satranç Yaz Kupası"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pPKkufFZ"] [Date "2026.08.31"] [Black "Tugra_48"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 Nc3 Bc5 6 h3 Be6 7 g3 O-O 8 e5 Nd7 9 d4 Bb6 10 Bg2 c5 11 Bxb7 Rb8 12 d5 Rxb7 13 dxe6 fxe6 14 Qg4 Qe7 15 f4 c4 16 h4 Qc5 17 Ne4 Qc6 18 Qe2 Nc5 19 Nxc5 Qxh1+ 20 Kd2 Bxc5 21 Qxc4 Qd5+ 22 Qxd5 exd5 23 Kc3 ... Uh- um.. Uhmm..- how did you eve- h-how? bro you deserve to be a teacher not gonna lie, thank you for your time dude, thats crazy-

"my biggest weakness in chess is my psychology"

  • I do not believe in psychology, I believe in good moves.' - Fischer

"he told me to not get angry at losses but forget it immediately"

  • Whenever you lose a game, analyze it thoroughly.
    'People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future.' - Capablanca
    'Most players do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to perfect themselves must regard their losses as lessons and learn from them what sorts of things to avoid in the future.' - Capablanca
    'You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player' - Capablanca

"one blunder and i feel like i am not good enough"

  • Blunder check before you move.
    A great help is to enable move confirmation in your profile.
    Think about your move. Play it. Check it is no blunder, does not hang any piece or pawn or runs into checkmate. Confirm.
"my biggest weakness in chess is my psychology" * I do not believe in psychology, I believe in good moves.' - Fischer "he told me to not get angry at losses but forget it immediately" * Whenever you lose a game, analyze it thoroughly. 'People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future.' - Capablanca 'Most players do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to perfect themselves must regard their losses as lessons and learn from them what sorts of things to avoid in the future.' - Capablanca 'You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player' - Capablanca "one blunder and i feel like i am not good enough" * Blunder check before you move. A great help is to enable move confirmation in your profile. Think about your move. Play it. Check it is no blunder, does not hang any piece or pawn or runs into checkmate. Confirm.

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