I think you make a good point. I'm very new here, only in one tournament, so take everything with a grain of salt. If you're a bit compulsive like me, seeing a list of 5 or worse 10 games with "my move" in red makes me very nervous. On the other hand, from what I understand, you should take all of your time, ie play slow, so that you make your most considered move. Well for me, that tends to take quite a bit of time, which I don't really have. The point I guess is there really seems to me a tipping point where playing games is good, too many is bad and I suppose this differs for every player. I'm curious what number that is for other players, ie can you play 5, 10 or more games simultaneously and still benefit?
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It does seem to be highly idiosyncratic although I don't see how anyone can effectively juggle hundreds of games at a time which you will run into if you haven't already. Unfortunately, there is an addictive quality to playing online chess which I've discovered to my chagrin. That's all I need, another obsessive/compulsive activity.
Drinking, smoking and playing chess, my girlfriend loves being ignored...
calcot wrote:
Drinking, smoking and playing chess, my girlfriend loves being ignored...
You know, my friend, my wife was just saying the same thing, not more than an hour ago. I thought things might be different on the other side of the pond.
Time to scale back on chess time: Wife and kid say, "Should we get you a permanent prostethic cooler for your laptop?" Husband says, "nah, I have gotten use to the heat on my legs..feels nice in the winter."
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You nailed the situation at my house, B, except for the kids all being gone. (We're so proud that none of them have turned out to be chess bums, yet.)
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Haha Calcot, like it!
On the subject of runs, I was 1505 yesterday and 1215 today! Lol, about 30 games out of 35 lost, and I'm only playing 80 so no excuses!
My wife gets a bit cranky sometimes with my chess playing. She seems to think its an obsession or something. Imagine that. Good luck on your turn around, Tragasus, although by the timr I post this you're probably at 1600 and climbing.
After hovering around 1400 for too long (it seemed) I finally started to increase my rating which peaked, to date, at a bit over 1500. It didn't seem like a fluke and I felt like I was finally learning something about chess. I had visions of 1550 and dreams of 1600 and more. The next thing I knew I was in 35 games because of second rounds kicking in and several tournaments starting up. A lot of people can handle 35 or apparently a couple of hundred games at a time, but I tend to start making moves precipitously when I check my games and see nothing but "my moves" staring at me. I've lost so many games of late that I'm in a much more manageable situation which I hope to use to catch my breath and start paying more attention to the board.
I write this to announce my comeback. Opponents: you won't have The Blue Bishop to kick around anymore (unless, of course, you will).