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    • Progress of a novice 5

      Alright, I snapped the losing streak and am now 50/50 in the last few games I have played. I lost a couple due to disconnects and had a draw also. One of the disconnects was turning out be one of the best games I have ever played and when the con... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | May 12 2009
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    • Progress of a novie 4

      Well... This hasn't been a good week for my chess studies. I am on a horrible losing streak against players of all levels. By my count I have lost the last 13 out of 14 matches online. Almost all of them have been through a stupid mistakes by ... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | May 07 2009
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    • Progress of a novice 3

      Well...this weekend didn't allow for the time I would have liked to play and study. I worked on tactics trainer, played about six games, and studied a book called "Tao of Chess." I set a new level of play by beating a player rated 1458 (he has pl... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | May 03 2009
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    • Progress of a novice 2

      Well the saga continues...first off thank you for keeping track of my progress with me and giving me your comments... I am continuing to study tactics and have finally picked two defensive moves for black. After looking on this site and book I ow... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | Apr 30 2009
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    • Progress of a novice 1

      Well as I noted earlier I will keep a public tally of my studies. I have decided to study tactics heavily. I used to worry about openings but my games would usually be unraveled by a tactical move by my opponent half way through a game and I woul... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | Apr 28 2009
      • | 199 views
      • | 1 comment
    • Progress of a novice

      Well I have been away from the game now for about a year. Even back then I wasnt too serious. It's different now. I have been studying aging alot and specifically how the brain ages in my classes. I am convinced that a mind that is challenged by d... | Read More

      • ARMY_6
      • | Apr 28 2009
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