Chess is an unforgiving game. The slightest inaccuracy will often be punished, causing you to lose any advantage you have. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “what am I doing to allow my opponents to punish me?” Simply put, the mistakes you are making, or your chess crimes, are causing you to lose. The first step is to recognize your crimes, which many players are unaware of. If you don’t know the mistakes you are making, you are bound to keep getting punished.
