Chess Blunders of the week
A curated collection of absolute disasters. Scroll through the pain, reveal the blunders, and watch the misery unfold.
You played that move like you had a gun to your head. I assure you, you did not have to do that.

You played that move with 5 minutes on the clock. You actively chose this.

My toaster could process a better chess move than this. How do you casually hang a Pawn at 400?
Your King is in the middle of the board and it's not even the endgame. What is wrong with you?
Stockfish crashed trying to find a polite way to tell you that you are losing.
Stockfish crashed trying to find a polite way to tell you that you are losing.

Your Rook was on an open file. Unfortunately, that file led directly into a woodchipper.

You played the Italian Game like a mobster, unfortunately, you just put a hit out on your own Queen.

You're officially average at chess! Which makes this completely below-average Queen blunder so much funnier.

Welcome to 700, where the blunders are louder and the Pawn drops are completely unforced.

Bishops only move on one color, yet you still managed to be completely blind to where this one was going.
Stockfish isn't just disappointed in you, it's actively seeking a restraining order.

At 1400 you should probably know better. But here we are, mourning your Pawn.

Slowly building up a kingside attack while your Queen dies of neglect on the queenside. Classic KIA.

I've seen more tactical vision from a brick wall.

That Rook could have won you the endgame, but you decided to use it as a useless meat shield.
400 ELO isn't a rating, it's a medical diagnosis. RIP to your Bishop.
At 450, every game is a chaotic brawl. But you just brought a feather to a sword fight by hanging that Pawn.
You have 550 rating points, but zero awareness of that Rook.

At 600, material advantages swing wildly. Mostly because you keep throwing your Rook into the void.