Two hundred blitz games to open the season — net +121, and a new ceiling at 1068. The Sicilian did the heavy lifting at 67% as Black, the afternoons belong to me, and I even flagged a 1143. The 1000s are still a wall. Baseline set — onward.
From 816 up to a 1068 peak, then settling at 951 — a +121 stretch with a real spike in the middle.
Afternoons are prime time — 59% after lunch, 38% before noon. Morning chess is a trap.
More by resignation (38%) and checkmate (30%) than by flag (22%) — I win on the board, not just the clock.
Dead even — 52.5% with White and 52.5% with Black. No weak side to hide.
38% against 1000–1099 over 107 games. That bracket is the next mountain to climb.
The first logged stretch: 200 games, net +121, a ceiling of 1068. The baseline every future week is measured against.
A hundred bullet games and the speed shows — 41–56, down 112. The Sicilian that carries my blitz only manages 28% at this pace; the London (56%) holds up best. The lesson writes itself: think slower.
Down 112 over the last 100 — bullet punishes every move you don't quite see.
Bullet is the leak: 41–56 over 100, a 961 ceiling. Fast hands, faster blunders.
My highest rating lives here — 1071, with a 1302 best. 45–48 over the last hundred against tougher fields, basically even. The Sicilian travels (46%) and I hang with the 1000s. More of this.
Steady around 1071 — my ceiling across every format.
My strongest live format: 1071 now, 1302 at peak. Even score against a harder pool.
Correspondence is my best chess by a mile — 64–33 (66%), up 111, a nine-game streak, and a scalp of 1299. The Dutch (86%) and King's Pawn (71%) thrive when I can actually think. Speed is the enemy, not skill.
+111 and climbing — when the clock disappears, so do the blunders.
My best chess, full stop: 66% over 100, +111, a 1299 scalp. Patience is the cheat code.