Because I spent more time checking my 8171 status than practicing chess! Maybe if I focused on openings instead of eligibility, I'd finally break 1000 Elo.
We're actually very good at chess against normal people who know the rules of chess but only play against their grandma and their sister's husband twice a year. We're only bad at chess against ppl who takes chess really seriously but these ppl are actually a minority in the world.
Because I spent more time checking my 8171 status than practicing chess! Maybe if I focused on openings instead of eligibility, I'd finally break 1000 Elo.