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I used to be so good, but my accuracy dropped, what happened?

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RadioNG
RadioNG
Jan 4, 2022
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#1

I feel like I used to be very good at chess, but then all of a sudden my accuracy dropped and I make a lot of blunders now than I used to, so does anyone know what could have happened?

Here is an example from two games I played.
Good game: https://www.chess.com/game/live/34837806175
Bad game: https://www.chess.com/game/live/35043694401 

lilsasi
lilsasi
Jan 5, 2022
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#2

You got lost in the sauce

typicalpaul
typicalpaul
Jan 5, 2022
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#3

Women

tygxc
tygxc
Jan 5, 2022
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#4

good days / bad days
slept well/badly
worries
tired

whyDoesDgLikeOreo
whyDoesDgLikeOreo
May 18, 2023
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#5

From my experience it's how our brain improves it's not that you are getting bad at chess I think you overlooked some moves maybe something distracted you or you're just in a bad mood. At GM level there can be some people who make blunder accidentally also.