how is your opening repertoire? there have been a lot of changes (as usual) over the past several decades.
were your tournaments online or over the board? i'm a former member of the uscf and a current subscriber to chess.com. i do not trust online.
it takes a while to get your rating moving in the right direction, but, imho, it's better to start lower and move up than start high and maintain/improve it. again, my opinion.
do you keep a record of your games so you can analyze them? very helpful.
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- 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