Advice on return to OTB chess

[Kevin Thurlow]

I agree. I remember seeing Abram Bernfield playing in Opens and not scoring that well, then discovered he enjoyed the challenge, having been a strong player in earlier years. Once you've played Milner-Barry, Alexander and Sir George Thomas, maybe you don't want to play in Majors?

Obviously it's up to the individual.

[MartinCarpenter]

This has been a really interesting thread for me
I have recently returned to OTB after a long Covid break. My results in the 2 weekenders I have played in have been really disappointing

One thing to bear in mind here is that weekenders are quite brutal if you're out of chess condition/not used to them. 4 or 5 games over a weekend really is very hard work.

It certainly took me a few weekenders to get any good at them, and I suspect if I played one now (I haven't for ages) I'd struggle quite badly.