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CyberSensei's Blog


    • Why pay to play chess?

      Is this a philosophical, financial, ethical, metaphysical question? I see that A LOT on Live Chess. Of course, this ponderent inquiry usually is derived from one of the Free Accounts who spend more time complaining, flirting, flooding, trolling, ... | Read More

    • Those "Forking" Knights

      AGAIN!!! And not just once; but twice!! I've lost my queen to "forking" knights. I'm in dire need of a hiatus to retreat into the basement and studying Knights until I can see clearly. Ironically, I can see 4-5 moves ahead with any other piece; ... | Read More

    • Victorious warriors win first..

      "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." – The Art of War, Sun Tzu   I've done it. You've done it. Everyone's done it at some point in a game during their... | Read More

    • Studying vs. Playing

      A family saying at our home is "work first then play." Improving your chess skills is a perfect example of this theorem in practice: "study first, study second, then play." Over the past few weeks, I've read a number of po... | Read More

    • Eureka Moment

      I don't know if it was getting a good night's sleep, my biorhythms or if it was doing 35+ tactic problems in the Tactics Trainer today but I realized that not focusing on the rating of the problems or the my rating is very libera... | Read More

    • Tournament Bound!

      Finally made it over that incredible 5 game hurdle to get into my first online tournament. While I struggle with openings, it seems that focusing on the d4-e6 squares and looking for pins or forks provides a strong basis for competing with other o... | Read More