I rejoined the USCF after a long absence. Played two recent tournaments and my rating plunged from 1456 to 1386, getting beaten by players rated 300-400 points lower than me, something that never used to happen. Joined chess.com and my rating is in the low 800s, and it seems everyone plays well (I've ruled out cheating as they still make mistakes and inaccuracies). Has the game passed me by that badly with the advent of computer studying or did my skills erode that badly? Or maybe both.
WARNING: NON-POLITICAL POST!...Is there anyone here who's good at chess?
Replies to: "WARNING: NON-POLITICAL POST!...Is there anyone here who's good at chess?"
- WARNING: NON-POLITICAL POST!...Is there anyone here who's good at chess? - MarkHarman - 12:57pm 3/13/25
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- ND521 and Basil are your guys. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 2:30pm 3/13/25
- How's the market doing Dummy? Stick to Checkers. [NT]
- ND521 - 3:45pm 3/13/25
- Of all the libs on the board, you seem the angriest. [NT]
- mtthawk1 - 7:18pm 3/13/25
- Nah, just out of tolerance for MAGA lies, diversions and distortion. [NT] - ND521 - 8:59pm 3/13/25
- I bought Ford for $2.15 in 2009 and sold it at $15 six months later. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 7:11pm 3/13/25
- Nice trade [NT] - ND521 - 9:11pm 3/13/25
- Of all the libs on the board, you seem the angriest. [NT]
- mtthawk1 - 7:18pm 3/13/25
- Go back to eating your, Fudgie the Whale. [NT]
- jimbasil - 3:23pm 3/13/25
- Must be some potent shroom. [NT] - Frank L - 3:45pm 3/13/25
- Says the guy always posting on politics. [NT] - Frank L - 2:45pm 3/13/25
- How's the market doing Dummy? Stick to Checkers. [NT]
- ND521 - 3:45pm 3/13/25
- I’m in a couple of groups and top % of all. Attack mode 24 7 [NT] - Frankx - 1:43pm 3/13/25
- question or two: - und67 - 1:33pm 3/13/25
- I'm decent at the openings and actually fairly competent - MarkHarman - 2:25pm 3/13/25
- two things to consider - und67 - 5:30pm 3/13/25
- Based on what you said, the 10-minute format isn't my strong suit - MarkHarman - 7:41pm 3/13/25
- one more thing. - und67 - 8:40pm 3/13/25
- well, with chess.com, i played against exactly 2 opponents. - und67 - 8:37pm 3/13/25
- I think you're right about people using the computer to play - MarkHarman - 12:20am 3/14/25
- Based on what you said, the 10-minute format isn't my strong suit - MarkHarman - 7:41pm 3/13/25
- two things to consider - und67 - 5:30pm 3/13/25
- Online is awful, wayyy to easy to cheat [NT] - Frankx - 1:41pm 3/13/25
- I'm decent at the openings and actually fairly competent - MarkHarman - 2:25pm 3/13/25
- ND521 and Basil are your guys. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 2:30pm 3/13/25