tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post1305122056142583716..comments2024-01-29T11:56:08.613-08:00Comments on Soapstone's Studio: Old Familiar PainSoapstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615415471957675272noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-88735830561609418352007-12-21T10:14:00.000-08:002007-12-21T10:14:00.000-08:00Hi Ernie, don't feel too bad, my game is nowhere w...Hi Ernie, don't feel too bad, my game is nowhere where it was in the Club Championship last year and even then, towards the end, my game was in decline. <BR/><BR/>I know part of the reason was the semester's end and finals. But even with that, my chess studies have been superficial and sporadic at best. <BR/><BR/>I have been better lately, thanks to my new blog idea and I saw so many possibilities last night against Grant that I should be happy, even though I choice a bad one eventually. <BR/><BR/>The reason why I say I should be happy is that for months now, I haven't seen any possibilities for myself and walk into my opponents. <BR/><BR/>This was the first time since the Club Championship that things looked different and more promising. Probably because I've been looking at a lot of tactics lately. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if I'm finally playing myself out of this losing streak I'm on. <BR/><BR/>They say, that just before a big leap in rating, one often experiences a losing streak of sorts. I wonder if that's true...Eric Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618752684695965275noreply@blogger.com