Back from Madison! I dropped 42 (!) rating points. There's some rough justice: I'd been playing poorly & somehow gaining ELO. At the U.S. Open, I played well enough to have a mediocre event: my opponents did not permit me that luxury.
As for real players: NM Sam Schmakel (right in below picture) was still in contention for the national title in the final round, but lost to IM Mackenzie Molner (left) in yesterday's final round. Schmakel, FM Eric Rosen, and NM William Aramil all finished with 7-2 scores, a full point off the 8-1 score posted by IM Molner, GM Julio Sadorra, and GM Joshua Friedel.
MSA crosstable here.
As for real players: NM Sam Schmakel (right in below picture) was still in contention for the national title in the final round, but lost to IM Mackenzie Molner (left) in yesterday's final round. Schmakel, FM Eric Rosen, and NM William Aramil all finished with 7-2 scores, a full point off the 8-1 score posted by IM Molner, GM Julio Sadorra, and GM Joshua Friedel.
MSA crosstable here.
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Have you read Rowson's "The Seven Deadly Chess Sins"? I think you might be guilty of some of these (as we all are).
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