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Why pay to play chess?

Submitted by CyberSensei on Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:44pm.

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 »

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Those "Forking" Knights

Submitted by CyberSensei on Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30am.

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 »

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Victorious warriors win first..

Submitted by CyberSensei on Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:25pm.

"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 »

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Studying vs. Playing

Submitted by CyberSensei on Wed Jun 4, 2008 9:51am.

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 »

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Eureka Moment

Submitted by CyberSensei on Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:33am.

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 »

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Tournament Bound!

Submitted by CyberSensei on Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:25pm.

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 »

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