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When did ignorance become a virtue? I've always tried to live according to the motto 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.' (variously attributed to Abraham Lincoln, Silvan Engel and ... | Read More
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seriously, if you aren't player enough to accept a rematch, regardless of the outcome, don't even bother pretending you're a chess player. Go play checkers or video games or something other than a game for adults because you'... | Read More
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I almost beat you in the only game we've played... I've beat people that have beaten you... it took you 64 moves to mate me and that is nowhere near a shut out... so what are you afraid of? Losing? Dropping ... | Read More
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Everything in life centers around waves; Light waves, Sound waves, Microwaves (hey, a guy's gotta eat) But recently the most prominent waves have been the emotional waves... my concentration has been off... not only here but lsewhere as ... | Read More
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I have come to the conclusion that I would not win any games if it were not for my opponents not overlooking the next obvious move... Of course I wouldn't lose any if it were not for my own tendency to overlook my opponents next obvious move..... | Read More
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Well, I think I've started to figure this game out a bit. When I was a kid playing with my dad I learned the moves... not all the moves, mind you, but enough to play with my dad. Something I've just recently learned prop... | Read More
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Well, today i recieved (from WholesaleChess) my board, set, bag and book for keeping notes on my games... All in all I'm quite happy with the set. The pieces are quite heavy which is very pleasing. You set a piece down and, with th... | Read More
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Now that I've figured out how to make these neat little boards I thought I'd show everybody my complete botch job on this game that I mentioned in my post titled "Apparently..." enjoy... (and feel fre to comment!) &... | Read More
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Apparently every time I write a blog I get points... and if enough people read the blog I get more points... So my question is this: What are the points used for? Obviously my chess rating wont improve. And I have yet to se... | Read More
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or something like that... which is not so much a theory as a question. Someone had posted a blog entitled "Opening Frustrations" and Fischer (who is either the legendary Robert "Bobby" Fischer himself or a clever im... | Read More