Skill levels of opponents on weekends versus weekedays

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Hamilton53

Is it just me, or does it seem like matches are tougher on weekends than weekdays? So much so, I now avoid playing on weekends and play on the weekday mornings so I can play the "apple sauce" matches, referring to each end of the age spectrum.  Additionally, some people in winning positions resign/abandon abruptly, possibly because either their  public transportation just showed up or their boss just asked them how that report was going.

I'm looking for any sort of an advantage to get my meager 751 rating up another point :-)

Don't tell me I'm over-thinking this. I KNOW I'm over-thinking this!

I've been playing on my wife's account lately (on weekends) since she just does puzzles and bots and doesn't care about her rating.

 

tygxc

Focus on your own mistakes, not on the opponent.

XOsportyspiceXO

Well first off, you cant have 2 accounts so close one if you want to keep playing here. I dont think it matters when you play, i suck on weekdays after doing back breaking work for 9 hours i dont have the mental alertness to play my streangth, on the flip side you may face kids during the week who just study chess for 16 hours a day and get clobberd. For me, if i want to win i just avoid playing in the morning. I cant control who i play i just control how i play.

Chan_Fry

I do see something like this, but almost the opposite. According to my Insights page, I have a 76% win rate on Sundays, but only 45% on Tuesdays and 38% on Wednesdays.

capesean

I regularly lose 25% of my rating over the weekend, only to gain it back on a Monday....

Benchung78

Its got to be the fact that the majority of good players log in on weekends......because literally every weekend I lose about 50 points.

LookForTheGoodMove

But why has everyone's rating gone up 500 points this past weekend?

EtienneKCC
Bro just focus on your mistakes it doesn’t matter if people play better on the weekends because? Well because you should focus on yourself not others! Do you get it now?
EtienneKCC
Yes no ?