Hot & Cold Streaks

jovy1097

Only Chess

12 Feb 07

Ragnorak

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Joined: 16 Mar 04
Moves: 15013

12 Feb 07

Originally posted by jovy1097
Am I the only person who is goes through incredible hot, then cold spells in my games? Seems like I'll go for a time when all my games are wins and I think that I have really stepped it up. Then the inevitable cold spell hits and I seem to lose all my games and I feel like an absolute patzer. Is this a common occurence on the chess board just like in active sports?

It only takes one night of drunken/tired/hungover moves and you can be feeling the negative effects for a month after.

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kmac27

washington

Joined: 18 Dec 05
Moves: 47023

13 Feb 07

its happened to me a lot i was 1513 two weeks ago and yesterday i hit 1720. now i'm falling again. everyone has some fantastic games but then again we have our bad ones 🙄

Diet Coke

Forum Vampire

Sidmouth, Uk

Joined: 13 Nov 06
Moves: 45871

13 Feb 07

I've reached my highest rating courtesy of almost freezing my move rate.😳

I'm doing just enough to stop from T/O.:'(

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

13 Feb 07

Originally posted by idioms
I seem to have hit a form slump in only one particular opening .. the Sicilian. The rest of my game seems fine but I just can't win a Sicilian to save myself at the moment .. anyone else find they lose form in one particular opening? .. maybe its punishment for giving up the dragon 😉

Clearly it's punishment for you giving up the Dragon!

wormwood

If Theres Hell Below

We're All Gonna Go!

Joined: 10 Sep 05
Moves: 10228

13 Feb 07

Originally posted by Diet Coke
I've reached my highest rating courtesy of almost freezing my move rate.😳

I'm doing just enough to stop from T/O.:'(

sounds like burnout. happens to everyone at times.

Jusuh

back in business

Joined: 25 Aug 04
Moves: 1264

13 Feb 07

Originally posted by jovy1097
Am I the only person who is goes through incredible hot, then cold spells in my games? Seems like I'll go for a time when all my games are wins and I think that I have really stepped it up. Then the inevitable cold spell hits and I seem to lose all my games and I feel like an absolute patzer. Is this a common occurence on the chess board just like in active sports?

happens me too, but only in bullet.

Falco Lombardi

over there

Joined: 12 Sep 06
Moves: 749

13 Feb 07

Originally posted by jovy1097
Am I the only person who is goes through incredible hot, then cold spells in my games? Seems like I'll go for a time when all my games are wins and I think that I have really stepped it up. Then the inevitable cold spell hits and I seem to lose all my games and I feel like an absolute patzer. Is this a common occurence on the chess board just like in active sports?

It happens to me as well. Even in bullet games it happens. I'll go through a period where I'm playing my best and I have all the confidence in the world.
Then, all of a sudden I'll have one of those days where it feels like I can't even see the board and it destroys my confidence, and not to mention my rating.