Blue Horizon Chess Blog charts the journey of a patzer on his way to (hopefully) becoming a half-decent chess player!
Rated a fairly average 130 (ECF), Dave, currently living in Bristol, plays for Horfield Chess Club D team.
Having dabbled in the school chess club I didn’t start playing chess with any purpose until I was 23 (in 2003). I’m determined to improve and in this blog I will share some of my thoughts and experiences along the way. I can be found playing correspondence chess at ChessWorld.net – so if you fancy a game you can look me up under the alias ‘BlueHorizon‘.
Rating history – ECF Ref 261619B
| Season | ECF | ~ Elo | Score | Win | Draw | Loss | Avg Opp ECF |
| 2009-10* | 130 | 1690 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| 2008-09 (New ECF) |
94 (127) |
1720 (1666) |
7.5/15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 103 (~135) |
| 2007-08 | 83 | 1665 | 14.5/18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| 2006-07 | 79 | 1645 | 5/9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 91 |
| 2005-06 | 77 | 1635 | 4.5/7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 2004-05 | - | - | 9.5/15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
*Season in progress – Last update 6th October 2009
