Playing when sick

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marknatm

I've recently continued playing games during the last week while I have been sick with a bug. I think today is the first day i havent been running a fever. Checking my games today I realized that out of the blue hung a Queen. I mean I didn't even see the threat.

Has anyone had similar experiences when playing sick or in a fog?  Any suggestions to prevent this?

Playful_Tiger

Yes well I don't know how to prevent it other than by drinking a disgusting kale smoothie every morning, getting sleep and exercise, meditating, going to a therapist and being totally healthy because it has a huge effect on your game

marknatm

Yes, I walked right into a mate I didn't see this morning also. It's almost like being completely blind to threats.

u0110001101101000

Yes, I've had similar experiences. Completely uncharacteristic blunders.

My suggestion is don't play when sick lol :)

klimski

I've beem playing blitz (which I'm terrible at anyway) whilst extremely sleep deprived and the results are....terrible! Hanging stuff, losing in time etc etc. Some reallt whacky wins though too. And blitz is just fir fun anyhoo.

Crazychessplaya

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