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friday morning and a couple of games -- surprisingly i am up over 200 -- how that happened i just played a lot of really bad players and they timed out four in row -- so not my improved play or anything -- and then i played a couple of people who gave me their games by blundering to many times --- so from 100 to over 200 over night -- wow -- ain't this game grand ????

i still can't seem to get over the middle part of the game - started stopping those hit and run artists now but it does through off my game off a little -- need to rethink that part

one more game then out side for fresh air and yard work duty

friday afternoon and so much for my 200 plus score back in the basement again just too many smarter people than me here - just can't get and stay ahead -- i guess well might as well go right to 100 and try some crasy stuff just to unset others -- yep come and play me if you dare down in the basement of this site --

I'm an 850-ish player in daily and 1700+ in puzzles. Actually think I prefer puzzles to anything else but I wouldn't play you in a 5 minute game. It's just too hard - there's no time to think so you are relying on instant, instinctive pattern recognition to guide your moves. I don't have that so playing chess at that speed for me just becomes a blunderfest where you miss simple mate in 1s, leave pieces hanging and see no further forward than the next move. Just awful.

So I don't consider myself good enough to play 5 minute games - I haven't internalised enough strategy and tactics to allow me to play decent moves instinctively. I need time to think. I prefer to sit back with a coffee, relax and try to understand the position on the board and when I'm ready make my move. I couldn't play the way you do.

well your strategy for your play sounds like it works 850-- i think is pretty good-- i don't think 5 min games are too short i do think 15 games are to long -- by move 30 iam cooked goose most games almost all really -and just need to move on to another -- you sound like a thoughtful player mind you and i am sure with your attitude 1000 is just around the corner good luck

saturday morning after yesterdays debacle - back to 100 from 205 going to play straight chess!!!-ha ha again--- well for me as straight as it gets anyways see what happens before i get outside to due honey dew list of things before lunch

so since iam in the bottom again 100 score going to spend rest of day sunday and holiday monday just forgeting about winning and see how long it takes for players to beat me in 30 moves or less 30 moves is average with a good player 40 is a bad player and under 20 moves is a real good player that knows what he is doing if i can push the player to over 30 moves and up i feel like i have won i will keep score using this method and see how i do today -- maybe it will make it fun again to play this game of my addiction since i can't play poke till next week when i can top up my account again with 10 dollars and play penny poker - which i love and am also addicted to

monday holiday morning by not trying too hard and just let ot floe i seem to put a couple wind together --so will continue with this thinking after honey due list things are done outside

well monday night not going well 5 losses in a row -- need to speed up my moves doing rout style i guess will try a few more games then thats it for the night

wed , morning went well more wins than losses so up from the basement -- will try again this afternoon maybe i could reach 200 maybe maybe ?

thursday morning going well couple of wins so mainly by the opponents making big blunders helping to continue to play till the end -- need to watch my own blunders more -- but up to 180 so maybe 200 is not out of reason

thursday nite be a long time since i have been over 200 so most things went well tonight maybe tomorow will be the same --only can wish

friday morning and the rise continues - to 220 and up now -- hummm?????? iam waiting for the shoe to drop i am sure oh well time for yard work and honey due list things then back here this afternnoon pushing for 250 buts then thats a stretch ian sure

sunday morning causes downward slide not playing very well seem to miss chances to stop opponent -- maybe should quit for couple of hours till tonight maybe i can re focus -- thinking tooo much about my hospital stay this week and getting into the games

sunday night played very poorly not really thinking hard enough on my series of moves lost a couple in row now below 200 again --- hoping monday morning brings better thinking need to get those first ten moves down cold and fast with in 15 seconds at least to have a chance against a better player -in the middle parts

see you monday morning

Study can help break you out of a rut.

wednessday morning going well --- iam up to 233 so far today --

I can teach you EXACTLY how to think during the game (opening, middlegame and endgame). Your chess understanding will never be the same and you will improve a lot. I charge €35/h (if you can't afford it, we can negotiate the price). If you can’t afford too many lessons, don’t worry. I can teach you a lot in an hour. Here to help if you are interested.

If you want to study by yourself, read ‘Logical Chess’. It is really instructive book. You have it on youtube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eTB7oHeRgM&list=PLUrgfsyInqNa1S4i8DsGJwzx1Uhn2AqlT

thank-you for your advice - will seek that you tube article out --

while here in the hospital during chemo played several games to pass the time lost more than i won so waiting to get back home to play some more when i recover as playing here was very hard to concentrate

back in hosiptal again -- this site won't play on their site - so lost games due to time outs and some to just my bad play -- so under 200 again -- maybe i feel better and when i get home play again

Doker if you have a smartphone, you can download a chess.com app and play on your phone, you might have more luck with getting that to work properly on the hospital's internet connection instead of the website. I also find it easier to concentrate on my phone because the board takes up the entire screen, no distractions.