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.