@MindOfCapsule #1
Winning or losing or drawing a chess game can depend on many things, for example :
* chess opening choice
* feeling good or not, tired, happy or very happy (in a very happy state one can play very good but it is also possible to get too optimistic and ... lose)
* noisy environment or not
* good light or too much light
* the speed that your opponent plays at.
(Blazing fast playing opponents could annoy you, while really slow playing opponents might let you fall asleep)
* your head is full with non-chess thoughts or not
* you end up in a certain endgame that you like or are good at (or dislike or are bad at).
etc. etc.
Also, statistically speaking there's a chance, for example, that you win 1 out of 100 games against 2300 when you are 1500 rated (just an example).
That one win does however not show all of your chess skills, and your chess pros and cons.
Furthermore you should take into account that rating is just a number used for practical reasons and is based on the pool of players (which might chance) that you are in.
Also, otb ratings do not simply equal Lichess rating.
And otb is not the same as online chess.
Regarding that last thing : I know that I do better in general online than in otb chess, because I tend to feel good at home with my own music and things, while in otb there's usually surprising noises and all kind of things happening and distracting. At home I can more easily concentrate (unless I feel tired or not good, or having a bad day etc.).
And by the way : For your chess enjoyment it makes sense to try to make ratings look less important than ratings are.
The content of your chess games, and your chess enjoyment is what really counts, in my opinion.
(Otherwise I could not admire games by an IM like Manuel Bosboom, or rather low rated chess friend games, if I would only watch the games by the world top10 rated GMs :))
HTH !
Winning or losing or drawing a chess game can depend on many things, for example :
* chess opening choice
* feeling good or not, tired, happy or very happy (in a very happy state one can play very good but it is also possible to get too optimistic and ... lose)
* noisy environment or not
* good light or too much light
* the speed that your opponent plays at.
(Blazing fast playing opponents could annoy you, while really slow playing opponents might let you fall asleep)
* your head is full with non-chess thoughts or not
* you end up in a certain endgame that you like or are good at (or dislike or are bad at).
etc. etc.
Also, statistically speaking there's a chance, for example, that you win 1 out of 100 games against 2300 when you are 1500 rated (just an example).
That one win does however not show all of your chess skills, and your chess pros and cons.
Furthermore you should take into account that rating is just a number used for practical reasons and is based on the pool of players (which might chance) that you are in.
Also, otb ratings do not simply equal Lichess rating.
And otb is not the same as online chess.
Regarding that last thing : I know that I do better in general online than in otb chess, because I tend to feel good at home with my own music and things, while in otb there's usually surprising noises and all kind of things happening and distracting. At home I can more easily concentrate (unless I feel tired or not good, or having a bad day etc.).
And by the way : For your chess enjoyment it makes sense to try to make ratings look less important than ratings are.
The content of your chess games, and your chess enjoyment is what really counts, in my opinion.
(Otherwise I could not admire games by an IM like Manuel Bosboom, or rather low rated chess friend games, if I would only watch the games by the world top10 rated GMs :))
HTH !