Top 8 Chess Mistakes

Everyone makes mistakes in chess, especially new players just learning the game. Today we look at the top 8 mistakes that players of all skill levels make.

#8 Bringing out your queen too early
#7 Not controlling the center of the board
#6 Not Castling
#5 Protect the King
#4 Think about opponent's plan
#3 Don't move pieces more than once
#2 Stalemate
#1 Falling for Traps

[harrellbrad]

in my first chess tournament I accidently castled with a queen. My opponent wouldn't stop laughing, and I didn't know why for like 2 minutes

[DrStench]

I've been playing for years and still forget about the fact that my opponent has a plan.

[shizzy]

Another mistake players make is forgetting to accidentally knock the board over when it looks like the game might be lost. You can use any technique you wish, but this one always works well for me:

When you've lost some major pieces and the opponent is positioned for a lethal attack, go into a coughing fit, move your right hand to your mouth to cover your cough, hunch your head and shoulders down, then slam your left hand down violently to the board, scattering pieces all over. Next, say, "Geez, my bad, my bad! Sorry about that! This stupid cough just won't go away!"

Remember: cough, cover, hunch, slam.

Enjoy the match!

[synthesiageek]

When someone threatens a piece of yours, then you threaten your opponent, but they block that threat with a counterattack and you have two threatened pieces.

[markanciano]

top 9 chess mistake - moving without a reason.

[kei]

My biggest mistake was sacrifing the queen for a pawn.

[robertpemberton]

BIGGEST mistake ever: waiting too long for your opponent to move, only to realize that you are alone in your room and you don’t even have a chess board.

[uchihamadara]

Another huuuuge mistake is when people play chess when they're tired or hungry or dehydrated. if your brain's not in a good condition to think then don't even bother, you're just gonna lose rating points for no reason

[Cryptorocker]

That at 4:40 made me laugh. I didnt see that Rook either. i would have been crying

[PRubin-rhsr]

I play chess when I'm on the toilet and for a year I was constipated and I got up to 1500 rating

[ryanfranz]

My remedy for a losing streak is just to watch a few of these videos. They're so easy to understand that I can actually remember them in a game and they always make me feel like a better player (not something I can say about most YouTube chess channels I've seen, where they often assume something is obvious and won't explain it when it is not at all obvious to beginners or even intermediate players). Just keep doing what you're doing, these videos really do help.

[TheLandOfTears]

One mistake I see players making is going for an "ingenious" way to checkmate the other guy by sacrificing all there pieces and getting all tactical, unless the plan is definite don't do it, just obtain the advantage and go for an end game, you don't need to finish it there and then.

[jkpsk]

1.early queen out
2.focus on center
3.not catling
4.not protect king a2h2
5.opponents plan
6.move picies twice
7.stalemate
8.traps

[prof_danAde]

another mistake is to plan traps but only concentrate on what you are doing
and dont watch what your enemy is doing

[vanamutt]

#4 think about opponents plan.
Dude please. I dont even have a plan, and i can think max 2 steps ahead, i cant absolutely think about the other dudes gameplan 😂😂

[ihatesomeonegetmesubsyouno]

Me: watches one chess video
Youtube recommendation: *fills* *my* *whole* *subscription* *feed* *with* *chess* *Video*

[Siyar]

I want to add something to the Queen mistake. 

When you bring your queen out it's essentialy an easy way for your opponent to gain the initiative and chase you all the way on the board. Don't forget that.

[Yamezzzz]

#4 - Protect the King

Wait really? Damn.

[justRayEvansopinion]

My biggest mistake was buying a chess set.

[Lengstrom]

I always finding myself moving pieces for no reason. After opening, I'm often unsure as to what to do, so I just move bits around. I guess the answer to what I should be doing at those times is found in your midgame videos?