I think some people have a tendancy to play drunk. Seriously.

--Matt

"Ian Hurley" wrote in message
...
I recently lost several games to 2 different players, and in both cases I
felt
that although our ratings were similar, their play was significantly
stronger. On checking their ratings, I noticed that both had recently had
much much higher ratings.

Player 1 - currently rated in the high 1800s, but only last year had a
blitz
rating
of almost 2600

Player 2 - currently about 1750 but only 3 months ago had a blitz rating
of
about 2250

no matter how badly I play, I never lose 700 points or anywhere near. How
is
it that some players have a rating substantially lower than a few months
ago?