I definitely feel like I'm in a chess slump lately, as I hit my highest rating ever in Rapid chess of 1338 just four days ago. Since then, I have played twenty games of chess and have lost 16 of them, including a 7 game losing streak and currently on a 5 game losing streak. I am confused as to what may be happening, as I was winning quite regularly before this slump, but I also began playing 15+10 time control games instead of the 10+0 that I have been playing since I joined chess.com. Perhaps it is that I am playing against people who are playing more solid, theory based openings since it is a longer time control and that they have more time to think of responses to my moves (which is forcing me to learn these theoretical openings instead of the simple or offbeat openings I have been playing). I've noticed, especially in my last 5 losses that I often miss ideas or potential moves that my opponent has because I get tunnel vision on one side of the board instead of looking at everything like in puzzles. However, I really like to use the clock to my advantage, as John Bartholomew did in a YouTube chess series of his, so I am still often moving based on a set idea I have in my head instead of slowing down and figuring out why my opponent played their last move. Take my most recent game for example.
A 100 point drop is really nothing to worry about. Your rating was 1100 only a few months ago.
I guess I would encourage you to take advantage of the extra time you have in slower time controls. I see that you finished with more than 15 minutes left in the game you posted.
That's not good if you are losing to one move mates.
Try taking a few seconds before playing each move to look around and ask yourself whether or not you have looked at all potential checks and captures and whether or not you have actually responded to the threats made by your opponent's last move.
Hundreds of rating points will be yours if you actually do it.
I definitely feel like I'm in a chess slump lately, as I hit my highest rating ever in Rapid chess of 1338 just four days ago. Since then, I have played twenty games of chess and have lost 16 of them, including a 7 game losing streak and currently on a 5 game losing streak. I am confused as to what may be happening, as I was winning quite regularly before this slump, but I also began playing 15+10 time control games instead of the 10+0 that I have been playing since I joined chess.com. Perhaps it is that I am playing against people who are playing more solid, theory based openings since it is a longer time control and that they have more time to think of responses to my moves (which is forcing me to learn these theoretical openings instead of the simple or offbeat openings I have been playing). I've noticed, especially in my last 5 losses that I often miss ideas or potential moves that my opponent has because I get tunnel vision on one side of the board instead of looking at everything like in puzzles. However, I really like to use the clock to my advantage, as John Bartholomew did in a YouTube chess series of his, so I am still often moving based on a set idea I have in my head instead of slowing down and figuring out why my opponent played their last move. Take my most recent game for example.