I'm still trying to figure out what my player personality is. I haven't a clue. There are move choices that delight me beyond belief...and these two unexpected game segments made me squeal with joy and made my heart beat faster with trepidatio... Read more »
I was feeling pretty ill about this game so I decided the only way to purge the feeling is by posting it as a learning lesson to remind myself each time I see it in my blog. I already know I can't expect to play well if I'm moving at blitz spe... Read more »
Formal thanks to Tactical Trainer and IM Pruess for advising me to cut down on games and to use tactical trainer for 15 minutes daily. :) Read more »
I call them "mine" because they've been owned! just kidding. These are my two 1700 wins from this week. I'm still not sure what happened! Read more »
I drink, I smoke, I gamble, I chase girls but postal chess is one vice I don't have. – Mikhail Tal “Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!” (Aaron Nimzowitsch) “It is not enough to be a good player... you mu... Read more »
Pawns have the deceitful appearance of innocent underlings about them, when in reality they are quite nasty and can stoop to anything. Pawns are Eve Harrington from All About Eve. A funny thing I’ve noticed is sometimes when I’m trying ... Read more »
"I am a Piece Collector" - the words that escaped my lips in a whisper at the end of the game I am posting. By piece, I mean piece, pawn...whatever. I'm beginning to worry there is a psychosis behind it. It's not the first, second, or tent... Read more »
To my delight and confusion, in one day I've won twice against 1600+ players. Yes, for a change I'm not tired. Yes, I have been doing my tactical trainer. Yes, I spend a few hours on learning the main line of any theme tournament I enter bef... Read more »
This made me smile for at least 10 minutes. Didn't even care if I won. :) Read more »
I'm in that courting period of what I imagine is to be a lifelong love affair with chess. When I was about 7 my father speedily taught my 5 year old sister and I how to move these mysteriously royally shaped objects on a chequered board. We w... Read more »
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