I am 1300-1400 on lichess 15/10 (I know the rating systems are different) and the play there tends to be more principled. But on chess.com I am in the upper 700s for the past few years and can't keep up with hyper-aggressive play (I am not talking about scholars mate or fried liver). It gets so frustrating.
As an example below. The game was over before it even started. It makes me feel stupid considering all the time I have put into playing and studying. There are videos and books on how to play principled chess, but nothing to help with how to play when you dont get to do that in a game. What do I do?
- e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 $6 Qxd4 5. Qxd4 $6 Nxd4 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. c3
Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O-O 9. Bc2 Nf6 10. Nc5 $4 Bxc2 $1 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O $2 Bxc5 0-1
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