Two games is too little to tell if it is really early Alzheimers.
Keep trying.
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Perhaps you're just playing better players?
It's one of those things where I know I'm making the wrong moves before I make them, I just can't find the better moves :/
But Yes, I plan to keep trying
Please explain 6 Qb1
I actually have no explaination for that, I mixed up my queen with my king, not quite sure how I did that...
Darn girl, you're not old. I thought this thread was going to be about 90-100 year old chessplayers. Also, slow games maybe. Try out the study stuff on this site, there's a lot of good stuff here.
haha, No, I'm not nearly that old. I just haven't played in a long time.
I'm gonna go look at a couple of your games.
Chess is a skill that dwindles without constant use...like...other...skills :o
May 16, 2014
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I did not play chess for 5 years while at 1950 USCF and within a few months I was probably at least my old strength after watching chess videos and playing casual online correspondence to refamiliarize myself with the game. I didn't feel like I lost much, but I had to work on my time management a little. After a year of casual tournament play, I began to improve a lot once I started studying more seriously (about a 150 point gain within a couple of years). This rating ascent began at age 30, so I was a bit older than you when I returned to chess.
Last year, I gained about 70 points in a tournament after playing very little chess for almost 10 months. I studied intensely for a couple of months before the tournament, but I realized this was a bit of a gamble as my practical play could be a bit rusty. My guess is that the stronger you are, the longer you can maintain strength without playing. I don't feel like I have to play as much as I used to when I was lower rated, but I continue to study and think about the game when I am not playing.
From my experience, starting with casual online correspondence games is a good way to get back into game. It gives you time to think and avoid frustrating blunders.
It has honestly been about 8 years since I last played chess, and I was really good at it too. Is it really possible that I no longer can play as easily as I did then. I think I need coaching to get good again cause currently, I can't win at all with my skills x.x Who wants to play?