Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I have a reoccurring problem. Every week follows the same pattern. I play really well for a couple of days, get my rating up to about 1900, then i crash down to 1800, losing game after game after game. The only way i can avoid this is to stop playing completely for 3 or 4 days until my brain clicks back into chess mode and i play really well for a couple ...[text shortened]... food, rest, exercise, study, reading. I just can't achieve consistency, it's driving me nuts. 🙁
If you're just talking about blitz, then you'll find my comments irrelevant.Blitz is always going to involve a lot of errors.
However I have read all the thread and on one post you say "fed up with the committment to move every day"
This is how I play on here now.
1.I only play 7:7 or greater.This means I am not under any time pressure to play in every game every day.
2.I look for the green dots(I wish they were brighter but I've tried that suggestion elswhere!!)I will always play games where my opponent is active first.This means that after the first moves,I am familiar with the position when it's my move and don't have to spend time going over previous moves to remind myself what is happening.
3.If /when there are no green dots showing I simply play "oldest moves first".As I only play 7:7 or 7.....this means I rarely get to the timebank.I have never lost a game by timeout!!!
4.If I get tired or there are distractions I stop playing.