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I thought I'd grown up. I thought I was over this kind of thing. | Read More
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So I've not really been playing "chess" in the past month. I've been blitzing moves almost randomly. I open each game. I see the first recapture/or other board simplifying move and I take...that simple. That bad. Today feels different. I... | Read More
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I haven't been playing too well lately, but I did see a nice looking Scotsman who breeds water buffalo on a farm in Fife a few days back on television and I've been wondering what it would be like to have an affair with him and whether he plays ch... | Read More
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This is an ambitious blog but I hope it will provide me amusement when I read it a year from now.
1. Why the Italian? A fellow player asked why I'd chosen the Italian. I'd stubbornly tried the Ruy Lopez for a year until falling to exhaustio... | Read More
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Alright. When I know I'm going overboard with patting myself on the back...I just come and post it here in my trusty blog. This game wasn't all that, I guess (the analysis has me down for 3 inaccuracies and 2 blunders ) but hey...like any ot... | Read More
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This game (which you should feel free to skip as it's only included for documentation purposes) reminds me of a tennis game in which two players only win when it's the other player's serve. A true sign that neither knows how to play at all.
Whe... | Read More
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I have loved chess since age 7 or so...the moment I set eyes on the distinguished slender charismatic queen piece. Like a relentless suitor, I've been chasing the hemline...and finally a little love back. I've enjoyed these recent wins not mer... | Read More
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I'm notorious (not just in my own mind) for disgustingly poor endgame play...so while what you are about to see may strike you as nothing more than ploddingly obvious, for me it has historically been a debacle waiting to happen. This time I get ... | Read More
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I've been pretty good about doing Chess Mentor lately. Not a model student but definitely making an effort to learn things that I don't find that pleasant. I have seen a complete change in my feeling toward the endgame.
I am not a whiz but ... | Read More