What is Performance

Pune, India, 19 January, 11:45 pm:

I play chess every day. For 10-15 minutes, spread across the whole day. I studied and learned to play at an early age, had some minor success in local, school, and college level tournaments and then stopped after the euphoria faded. With all the study, use of different openings and end games, watching tournaments and practice, I used to have a 30% win rate.

I reconnected with chess a few years ago. I do not study chess anymore. I don't analyse any games, nor do I practice. I don't watch chess matches, nor read or discuss the game. I just play. Here's a snapshot of my performance.

I play chess to train my decision making. If one looks at the three formats I play, my success rate at 52% is the highest in Rapid (which are games of 10 mins or more). The loss rate is also the lowest (43%) since I managed to draw 5% of the games. Blitz format are games of 3 mins each and in that, I have a 49% win rate.

But my best format is Bullet (games of 60 seconds), where I have a 50%-50% win/loss record.

Why is that my best format?

What is performance?

Can performance be learning and training as well?