I know many people have crazy high ratings, but just a month ago I was about 1500, so it is a huge accomplish to reach 1800, my end of the year goal. What's your rating? It seems mine is around 1800, because I have went below and above it 3 times so far.
Joseph Truelson
United States 
Hi everybody! I write blogs about most of the tournaments that I go to. Feel free to look at my blogs! I always try to be funny, upbeat, and provide a different style of writing from the usual tournament report. I make new blogs when I feel like it, which tends to be after a tournament is over. -Me in 2016
I used to make lots of blogs, from 2015-2017. Sadly, I will admit, I’ve become a lazier person, and with my new part time job, I really don’t have as much time. I don’t use my free time wisely, and as a result, I unfortunately stopped making blogs. I’m working on doing better things with my free time; writing blogs was a challenge, but a rewarding one. I really hope I can get back on track and write about my tournaments again. -April 2018
Note: Some of these blogs have games, and others will not. They will not be entirely serious. If you want to read good content, read my events after the Washington Open, it appears my blogs before then were pretty bad. Also, reading them in chronological order will also make more sense, as then you will be able to understand the jokes, stories, and other things that I mention or refer to (such as if I've played the same opponent before).
The RAR movement is mentioned in many blogs of course. Don’t take it to have a definite definition, but RAR has something to do with being unethical (cheating and intimidating) or just plain lucky.
Here is a list of my tournament blogs:
2015
Washington G/60 Championship Day 1
Washington G/60 Championship Day 2
2016
Seattle City Championship Day 1
Seattle City Championship Round 4
FIDE Junior Invitational Round 1
FIDE Junior Invitational Rounds 2-4
FIDE Junior Invitational Round 5
FIDE Junior Invitational Round 6
FIDE Junior Invitational Round 7
Clark Harmon Memorial Rounds 1-2
2017
Washington Junior Open Rounds 1-3
Washington Junior Open Round 4
Seattle Chess Classic Rounds 2-3
Seattle Chess Classic Rounds 4-5
The RAR match against Samuel Deng!
Exclusive Interview with RookSacrifice Part 1
Exclusive Interview with RookSacrifice Part 2
NEW SERIES: Falling Stars
