Probably just the "one more game" syndrome. 
I don't play a ton of live but have had that happen trying to get my rating back up to a certain point. I'll be playing poorly, then win a couple of games. Decide to play one more to get where I want to be, lose, then go on another losing streak. Finally just have to step away.
Take a break and come back when you are less distracted. You'll probably gain most of the rating back.
Just create another account and play against much lower rated players to regain your confidence.
Just create another account and play against much lower rated players to regain your confidence.
The site doesn't allow multiple accounts. If multiple accounts are found, they can be closed.
https://support.chess.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1444776-can-i-have-multiple-accounts-
You are not allowed more than one but if the accounts play each other, then that is a good way to get all of them closed, including the one a player really wants to keep.
And I thought that there is rating inflation in this website...
Now seriously - this happened to me as well, about 2 weeks ago. I couldn't get back to 2000 (!), and when I'm in shape I'm generally in the 2100s or at least close to them.
I was exhausted after many days of very intensive work and relatively little rest...
The thing is - when you're sharp, at your peak, you're playing strong guys.
When you aren't on top of your game, these sharks eat you alive, and you drop down to levels where players are more "tolerant" of mediocre play.
You look at them play, and say - "I know I'm better than that. Of course I can beat these guys. Why the hell do I keep blundering all the time"? :-)
But you'll be back up.
Just create another account and play against much lower rated players to regain your confidence.
The site doesn't allow multiple accounts. If multiple accounts are found, they can be closed.
Why do we keep going through this? Every forum like this some (edited it for the mod) says to get a sockpuppet account and Martin is here saying not to...time after time
Common rating fluctuation.
I agree with Martin tho.
I used to be in the 1920~ and relatively easily beat dudes lower than that, I remember being able to lose all my rating and climbing back in a day.
Probably Im now old, and the mouseslips havent been helping me that much.
Wait, I didnt even say how I got to 1800~ land.
I basically had the one game more syndrome.
I decided to play some blitz, got my rating to around 1920~ and then lost to a patzer or something. I somehow thought it was a good idea to PLAY AGAIN. And boy if it WASNT. I started losing more and more, the frustration added up and at the end of it I had played like 40-50 blitz games and lost like 80 rating points lolol.
You're depressed and having family problems and asking why your rating is ~200 below your peak?
*Sigh*
He is 200 points lower tho. I would expect him to be 100 points down or something like that. So we should blame it on the one game more syndrome.
To be clear, his thread would be silly even if he were in the very best of health, both physically and psycologically. 200 below his peak is not strange, even if his peak is recent. Then he goes on to give additional reasons why his question is so silly...
Leviticus,
I do my 25 strategy puzzles daily and watch the trend-line.
If I'm stressed or depressed, or if I'm not sleeping well it trends down. If I'm clear-headed and feeling good, psychologically and physically, it trends up.
YOU MIGHT TRY THIS:
Carlsen once had what I thought was a brilliant incite. He recommends simply putting the chess board down occasionally for 4-6 weeks and not even thinking about chess!
This may help clear the mind and the joy and creativity may return.
I've been burnt out myself. I've wasted long periods of time playing constantly without improving at all. I realized I had become bored and was simply pushing the pieces around the board out of habit.
I'll bet if you took a little vacation from the game you would develop a real hunger for it again. You may come back with a new joy in playing and with that, the creativity may return.
Good luck!
I often find a big losing streak starts after I'm sailing along in a game looking at a probable win, when out of the blue, I'm hit with a Q/K pin or I miss an easy Knight/ King fork or other surprise blunder and the game is suddenly lost. After that playing defensively or fear of taking chances and losses start piling up. It's called getting back that winning mojo, which is hard to know how to retrieve because you need wins to get it, but wins aren't happening, kind of like a catch-22 situation. Taking a break is a good idea.
you need a break
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So, just 2 days ago, I attained a peak blitz rating of 2030. Suddenly, my play started to get worse and worse (I just began blundering real hard even in winning positions). I have been somewhat depressed because of some family problems (which I don't want to talk about in this post), so that's most probably the reason why my mind has not been clear enough to play speed chess. However, why would I drop this many points very quickly? It just doesn't make sense. I have been trying hard to get it above 1900 (and I thought I would easily be able to do it). It feels like I fell into a pit that's really hard to climb out of. It seems like all the progress that I made just got reversed magically WITHIN 2 DAYS. What is going on? I know that being psychologically down can impact how you play, but WHY THIS MANY POINTS? I am literally ~200 points below my peak.
Here is the answer:
1900/2000+ blitz on chesscom is a magic number. Why? Couple of reasons at least.
1. First of all that's the level where you are actually started to get paired with club/tournament players not just random online patzers. Those players are a lot stronger and harder to beat. Time of the year is also importhant - strong players are at home , not on tournaments and they increase their "old" low rating.
2. Second: The higher you go, the less opponents are out there. That means playing same opponent is way more likely. Which indicates huge rating drops over a night. If you check your 1950-2050 players you will notice that few days ago they were 2150 rated or close. What i mean is we are back at point 1 - you are just paired with a lot stronger opponents.
3. At that level - being actually better out of the opening and knowing your opening actually matters and you can hold your advantage pretty much whole game, because nobody just hangs a piece anymore.
4. i also experienced rating drops and indeed i also had familly problems... and i was too much tired and playing at time where my mind is just not ready or does not want chess.. Good brake from chess will fix that.
By the way 1900-2000 is about the level at which players really starting to make the difference - you get paired from time to time with a actuall masters and you learn so much from them. Also you no longer will make progress with only online blitz or tactics alone. You have to start study chess and play longer time controls. I made 1700-1800 just by playing a lot online and winning vs simular players, but for more is not possible.
So, just 2 days ago, I attained a peak blitz rating of 2030. Suddenly, my play started to get worse and worse (I just began blundering real hard even in winning positions). I have been somewhat depressed because of some family problems (which I don't want to talk about in this post), so that's most probably the reason why my mind has not been clear enough to play speed chess. However, why would I drop this many points very quickly? It just doesn't make sense. I have been trying hard to get it above 1900 (and I thought I would easily be able to do it). It feels like I fell into a pit that's really hard to climb out of. It seems like all the progress that I made just got reversed magically WITHIN 2 DAYS. What is going on? I know that being psychologically down can impact how you play, but WHY THIS MANY POINTS? I am literally ~200 points below my peak.