BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 2009, my ECF is 1955 and my ICCF is 2325.

Thursday 30 July 2020

Biel Concluded

MY final score of +4=1-4 in the Biel Special Corona Amateur Tournament saw me lose 23.6 Fide elo. This should see my August rating come out as 1831 - my lowest since July 2017.
I know what the problem is. The question is whether, like Alekhine, I am capable of implementing the solution.

2 comments:

Anonymous30 July 2020 at 14:45
I am intrigued, Tim, by what you think the problem is. You are an intelligent guy, you were very successful in your professional career, you play a lot of chess, you work on your chess, you obviously think deeply about your chess, and yet ... Not any kind of veiled jibe, btw, I am genuinely curious about why some serious players improve and others don't, and would hope (for my own sake) it isn't just down to the curse of advancing years. Martyn
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Tim Spanton30 July 2020 at 20:58
I do not believe age has played any significant role in the decline of my Fide rating - after all my ECF grade has held steady. The difference is that virtually all my rated games are played as an individual, while many of my graded games are played as part of a team. I like bars and restaurants, but behave more responsibly, from a chess view, when I have a team game upcoming.
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