[August](https://chess.wesleysurber.com/2015/august-a-rollercoaster-month/) was one of the worst months I have had since I began tracking my online chess results. I lost almost every game and considered taking a sabbatical from the game to *regroup*. September was [much better](https://chess.wesleysurber.com/2015/better-than-august/) but it was nothing compared to my breakout results in October! Going 7.0/12 for the month might not seem like much on a cross table, but the content of the games was far beyond my previous performance.
A key to improvement in these last few months has been [Peshk@](http://www.chessok.com) tactics training courses including the latest edition of CT-ART. I started playing chess seriously in 2006 with *Rybka Aquarium* before adopting *Chessbase*. The quality of the user interfaces in Peshk@ and Aquarium are not up to modern standards but the chess content is exceptional for the price. In the next game my opponent’s devastating 11…Qxb2?? was a resignation in disguise.
I finished October with a 1065 rating on [Chess.com](http://www.chess.com) which is the highest sustained rating I have had to date.