Yes, but what does it matter, you lose your elo but not your skills. You'll climb back eventually
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So, after the first game I played this morning I could tell my brain wasn't in 'chess mode'. I was foggy (tired from a poor night's sleep from my 4 year old), still recovering from a stomach bug, and with no patience. I actually played pretty well, but lost. Still, I could tell that my brain wasn't going to follow that up with anything better.
So of course I played 4 more in rapid succession. And I do mean rapid. Even with a 15 | 10 format, I think I ended all of them above 15 minutes. And of course, lost all 4.
Took a brief break, did some puzzles. Played two more 15 | 10 games, won two and lost one. Generally played better, but again felt like my brain was done.
So I started three daily games (3 day time intervals) to replace the ones that ended or were ending. Instead of waiting til I had time to sit at my physical board to examine the position and try out some lines, each time an alert came in I played my move within a minute.
Now debating whether I should start another 15 | 10 when my brain is feeling even foggier than this morning...