Thursday, January 12, 2006
2005 in Review
2005 was a decent year in chess. I began the year with a 1632 rating and finished with a rating of 1845. My rating peaked in April at 1904, after a run of 17.5/18. I floated down to about 1850 where I remained, plus or minus 15 points for the rest of the year.
Below are the statistics, broken down. "Full time stats" means that each player had at least 2 hours to play the game. At shorter time controls, it was easier to lose against 1600 rated players. A 1650 player isn't a slouch, but a loss will drop your rating 20+ points. So any ratings gains could be quickly evaporated by one loss to a mid-level player.
To get above 2000, it would take a lot of work, analyzing openings. Perhaps I will have the time or motivation at some point this year, but not as of right now.
Below are the statistics, broken down. "Full time stats" means that each player had at least 2 hours to play the game. At shorter time controls, it was easier to lose against 1600 rated players. A 1650 player isn't a slouch, but a loss will drop your rating 20+ points. So any ratings gains could be quickly evaporated by one loss to a mid-level player.
To get above 2000, it would take a lot of work, analyzing openings. Perhaps I will have the time or motivation at some point this year, but not as of right now.
