From: Surinna Curtis <redacted>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:06:00 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: update chess study plan after week 5
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update chess study plan after week 5
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diff --git a/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot b/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot
index eec1ddb..a108c8d 100644
--- a/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot
+++ b/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ My rating and performance over time (on chess.com):
 |  2   | 686          | 508         | 6-6            | 0-0            |
 |  3   | 725          | 508         | 1-3            | 2-0            |
 |  4   | 694          | 535         | 3-9            | 0-0            |
-|  5   | 615          | 535         | 0-0            | 0-0            |
+|  5   | 615          | 535         | 2-2 (0-4)      | 2-0 (0-3)      |
+|  6   | 588          | 628         | 0-0            | 0-0            |
 
 Notes:
 
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ Notes:
   rather than chess.com, so improvements from week 1 to week 2 may just
   be my having improved since when I had last been playing on
   chess.com.
+* In week 5, I took part in some tournaments on chess.com.
+  I've listed those separately in parentheses in the win/loss columns,
+  as they were mostly against significantly higher-rated players (and
+  in the rapid case, were at a 10+0 time control instead of my usual
+  15+10).
 
 ## Status report
 
@@ -244,6 +250,52 @@ going into open Sicilian positions).
 This week is back to some rapid games, so I think those will go better
 for me. :)
 
+## Week 5
+
+Hey, I was right.
+This week's rapid games did go better for me!
+I also went 2-2 in my blitz games (not counting the tournament where
+most of my opponents were much higher-rated than me).
+My blitz rating fell quite a bit because of blundering mate-in-1
+against the one lower-rated player I played in the tournament, but I'm
+satisfied with my performance, especially after noticing that that one
+lower-rated player is much higher rated than me in slower time
+controls.
+
+I'm getting stronger in aggressive play in rapid and daily games!
+Also in blitz games but I still struggle with time pressure at times.
+
+I've begun playing the Sicilian as my response to 1. e4!
+It's been fun, and it's been well-suited to playing aggressively.
+
+I did two chess.com tournaments for people rated under 1200 in 5+5
+blitz and 10+0 rapid[^time controls].
+I lost all my games in both but I'm pretty satisfied with the
+experience, especially in the rapid tournament.
+The 10+0 time control was rough, though, but a 15+10 tournament would
+take something like 3 hours, so... tradeoffs.
+
+In the openings book, I still need next week to finish reading about
+the Queen's Gambit Declined.
+In my endgame study I finished reading the second part of Silman's
+Endgame Course.
+Next week I'll do the tests for part 2.
+
+In extracurricular studies, I've tried studying from the series of
+comprehensive chess training books from Artur Yusupov.
+They're really tough, but the first chapter on Mating Motifs
+immediately helped out when I won games using the Arabian mate, and
+began noticing the threat of it and other common mates in a lot of my
+games as things to defend against.
+I achieved a "Good" scored (12/16) on the exercises, which were very
+tough.
+Chapter 2 is not sticking with me as well so maybe I should re-read
+it...
+
+Anyway, week 6 will be a blitz week, so...
+it'll be a challenge but hopefully it'll help me get better at thinking
+more quickly.
+
 [^daily explanation]:
   "Daily" is just what chess.com calls games with such a time control.
   Chess.com is very popular (and according to the data gathered by that