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.
# posted by Zek @ 8:33 AM 
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Looks like you had a very good year! I don't quite keep such meticulous records of my games, but I know I had some significant accomplishments last year. I tied for 4th place in our city tournament. I beat for the first time someone from chess club who used to alway beat me and claimed I would never improve (and going into 2006, I now have a 2 game winning streak against him). I beat my first Class A player. 2005 was a good year for us both.
Don't give up on your Expert player aspirations. You have a lot of talent, and I know you can achieve and probably even surpass that goal.
Don't give up on your Expert player aspirations. You have a lot of talent, and I know you can achieve and probably even surpass that goal.
Thanks for the encouragement. I had a horrible loss yesterday. I made the worst blunder in a year, missing a mate in one while I was winning. My mind was focused on my plan and I wasn't concentrating. Not a good start to 2006.
Good job on your year. Chess is ups and downs.
I'm an engineer so I like to look at stats. My best accomplishment was clear 1st in the Houston Open's U1800 section in March. I was really practicing then and playing well. I've had less time to devout to chess now that I'm married and it might decline further if I get into this part-time MBA program I am applying to.
Good job on your year. Chess is ups and downs.
I'm an engineer so I like to look at stats. My best accomplishment was clear 1st in the Houston Open's U1800 section in March. I was really practicing then and playing well. I've had less time to devout to chess now that I'm married and it might decline further if I get into this part-time MBA program I am applying to.
I can identify! When I went for my MBA, even my wife took a backseat for a while (thank God she's understanding).
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