Growing up, for the first 15 years of my life, my best friend was Daniel Rensch. We used to play chess at lunch. He was better than me at chess but a bit more socially awkward. That's probably one day he asked me to tell this girl, Angela, he liked her. When I tried to she said she liked me. Danny didn't talk to me years after that.
We eventually ran into each other in university. We were both drunk and when I brought up Angela I made a joke that his mother was the only woman who loved him. I don't know why I said it and had no idea his mom died the same day and he was drowning in his sorrows.
I tried to apologize the next day. I drove to his house but he didn't answer. When I decided to leave he changed his mind. He opened the door to tell me off but his dog got out and I ran it over accidentally. Killed it apparently.
I don't know if I'm responsible but he was a chess IM when all this happened and he was never the same afterward.
Anyways, I recently got back into chess but every time I try to play on chess.com I always end up in 1700-1800 ELO. I keep getting up to 1900 and falling back down. For comparison, I am 2200 on other sites.
I don't want to accuse my old friend for anything but do you think he's playing my emotions and letting my rating get high only to send it crashing back down? Like maybe as poetic justice for stealing his girl, insulting his dead mom, and running his dog over?
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Growing up, for the first 15 years of my life, my best friend was Daniel Rensch. We used to play chess at lunch. He was better than me at chess but a bit more socially awkward. That's probably one day he asked me to tell this girl, Angela, he liked her. When I tried to she said she liked me. Danny didn't talk to me years after that.
We eventually ran into each other in university. We were both drunk and when I brought up Angela I made a joke that his mother was the only woman who loved him. I don't know why I said it and had no idea his mom died the same day and he was drowning in his sorrows.
I tried to apologize the next day. I drove to his house but he didn't answer. When I decided to leave he changed his mind. He opened the door to tell me off but his dog got out and I ran it over accidentally. Killed it apparently.
I don't know if I'm responsible but he was a chess IM when all this happened and he was never the same afterward.
Anyways, I recently got back into chess but every time I try to play on chess.com I always end up in 1700-1800 ELO. I keep getting up to 1900 and falling back down. For comparison, I am 2200 on other sites.
I don't want to accuse my old friend for anything but do you think he's playing my emotions and letting my rating get high only to send it crashing back down? Like maybe as poetic justice for stealing his girl, insulting his dead mom, and running his dog over?