Last night was a debacle. I was nearly in chess free fall, managing to win only 5 of 16 games. My blitz rating lost a whopping 48 points, hence the title of this post. The good news is, if I believe I'm better than my current rating indicates (which I do), I should expect to enjoy a nice stretch of playing weaker players until my rating comes back up to its former level. Playing weaker players doesn't make you a stronger player, but it sure helps your rating :-)
Of course, only playing stronger players can make you a stronger player. Losing to stronger players enables you to identify your weaknesses. One glaring weakness I've identified in my game is that I'm way too cavalier when an opponent marches a pawn up the board at me. I tend not to pay it any mind until it's much too late. I'll keep that in mind tonight.
neostreet: 1150 (61-70-8 (139))
monvieux: 1274 (279-226-15 (520))
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