The bounce that refused to come last week showed up: thirty-two games, a dead-even 16–16, and the rating up 15 to 903 anyway. The shape tells it, a slow bleed to an 864 floor mid-week, then a five-win streak, the season's best, hauling it to 911 before settling. Checkmates from both colors led the reel; the ugliest loss had mate on the board and fell on time. The season sits at 94–98–8 over 200 games, a 47% grind below the 995 peak. The 800s still fall (70%), the 900s stay a coin flip (40% over 144), and mornings (53%) beat evenings (40%). The work is unchanged: keep the won ones.
A slow bleed to an 864 floor mid-week, then five straight wins to 911 before settling at 903. The dip reversed this time; the late games finally paid the rating back.
White scores 48% over 98, Black 46% over 102. The Black half caught up a step this season; the Caro-Kann keeps it level rather than ahead.
Below 900 the wins come easy (70% over 53); at 900–999 it is 40% over 144. The 1000s barely feature yet, three games all told.
Mornings run 53% over 58, evenings 40% over 48. The pattern has held for weeks: the early games bank the points the late ones spend.
A 38% season throwaway rate and 2.52 blunders a game. The five-win streak showed the ceiling; the giveaways still set the floor.
Two months, 200 games, 94–98–8 at 47%, the 995 peak the mark to chase. The 800s fall (70%), the 900s are a coin flip (40% over 144), and a 38% throwaway rate is the standing tax. The climb resumes when the won ones stay won.