Week 2 completed.
Rapid: 1294 ---> 1311
Blitz: 1163 ---> 1155
I found that when I play chess on Wednesdays, I tend to not play as well since most of my classes are on that day. I played some Blitz games on Wednesday, lost 2 out of 4. Proceeded to keep playing until I got back to my rating. Lost 5 in a row. Took a break and won my last game/ Need to stop playing when I'm losing. I get so annoyed I start missing tactics. Not focusing on the game.
Takeaways:
Look at the whole board during critical moments, don't just focus on one area even when attacking. look for all resources opponents have when defending.
Don't oversimplify positions. In the endgame, don't trade for the sake of trading, check if the trade is good or bad. Don't trade too many pawns.
Accidentally deleted my first post.
Week 1 completed.
Rapid : 1269 ---> 1294
Blitz : 1171 ---> 1163
Played 10 Rapid games on the first day. Lost a bunch. Learned a valuable lesson of taking breaks in between. Started getting used to the time control after the second rapid day. Was playing really fast and missing tactics. Learned to use my time a bit more and has really benefited me.
Blitz didn't go well, played too fast when I had loads of time, played really slow when I had no time. The increment was good, helped me stay in the game a few times. I'm not worried about my rating at all. Just need to understand the positions I get from my openings.
Takeaways:
Use time better: calculate more and try to find better moves.
Learn more concepts rather than theory.
Learn more ideas in the Sicilian or maybe just go back to the caro.
Look at the whole board instead of focusing on just 1 area at a time.