Hi,

The time format was 90+30 with 30 minutes added at move 40 which allowed for some long games. Especially Sunday was rough with back-to-back losses. In the last game, my concentration gave in at move 50'ish when I allowed the time to get to zero, and I lost a drawn ending.

After a great start with ¾ in my weekly club tournament, it was a mental blow to finish with 1,5/5 in the weekend tournament.

I lost 9 rating points, so it is a small setback in my road towards 2000 FIDE, but I think the lessons I can gain from these 5 games will be very valuable. The games I lost were all against teenagers, who all seemed to have invested a lot of time playing during the pandemic. On a positive note, I only think I got outplayed in one game against the winner of the group and even in that game, I had a chance.

It will take some mental processing to first digest the experience before I analyze the games, but I think it is essential that I take the necessary time to avoid just feeding the games to the engine and move on.

Best,

Martin