After the sprint that was 2008-2009, this break is a welcome change. I haven't played any rated chess since the Super Saturday Tournament back in August 15th when I still lived in Colorado, my last regular rated game was a few days before that, a draw against Ted Doykos in my last round of the Boulder Club Championship.
Playing so many games in a year definitely benefited my chess, there were several accomplishments that I could be proud of throughout the year:
Gained nearly 100 USCF rating points (1762 to 1858)
Drew my first master: FM Renard Anderson, Loveland Open, Rd 1
Broke 1800 rating for the first time: November 22nd 2008
4th Al Ufer Memorial, Bronze 3.0/4: January 3rd 2009
CU Rapid XI, Bronze 3.0/4: May 9th 2009
Claimed my second expert scalp: Jeffrey Csima, 2009 Pueblo Open, Rd 4.
2009 Pueblo Open, Silver 4.0/5: June 6th 2009
Claimed my first master scalp: FM Jake Kleiman, US Open, Rd 1
2009 Boulder Club Championship, Bronze 4.0/7: August 26th 2009.
For the break, January 1st 2010 sounds like a good time to start playing again. That's coming up.
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