Milestone: 1900 on Lichess Rapid
Today being a Saturday, I would normally have endeavored to set aside time for a Rapid game on Chess.com . However, circumstances were such that I hadn't slept well the last few nights and consequently my confidence level was near zero. On the other hand, on Thursday I had broken through 2500 on Lichess Puzzles for the first time and had a feeling I was understanding positions and finding tactics on the board as though new pathways had formed in my brain. Where does one go when one wants to play a rated game but can't shake the expectation of losing? In my case, that's Lichess. I was on a four-game win streak there that boosted my rating from 1785 to 1886, but in game three of that streak I won from a position where opponent had mate in two and in game four I blundered a pawn on move 8 but later found a winning tactic and opponent resigned. Fully expecting to lose and see my streak end, I nonetheless clicked "10+0 Rapid" on the Lichess Quick-pairing menu. Lo an...