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A friend of mine once started to play chess in the net too, a little bit earlier then I started. His real rating was around 1600, yet in the net he soon reached a grandmaster's performance. The reason was clear, he admitted the (first) occasional,... | Read More
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It's not easy to play against opponents, who are a class better (+200 points more, in this case me with a rating of 2300 contra a 2500). In this game I was holding my ground for a while, yet finally I succumbed to constant pressure. The pressure s... | Read More
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I have now reached Nepal, one of the least developed and therefore most backward countries of the planet. They have a so called "Load Shedding Schedule" implemented here, which is so unique in it's desperation, that I decided to publish it for ... | Read More
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So I try to write a blog for the benefit of the site and then I get this absolutely idiotic message: "30 minutes have passed since you started to write..." and next all is gone!!!
Hey!!!
I am an old man passed 50 and I need TIME!!!
I am very... | Read More
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In recent times I have encountered many opponents, whose ranking is in the range of 2200-2500. Playing games with these strong players is a daunting task and I am still learning, how to cope with this based on my (not always satisfactory) experie... | Read More
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In one of my tournaments I played the second round and game against a player of 1500 (at that time). The first game I had won with absolute ease, my opponent blundering away his pieces already in the opening and so, while being more then 700 po... | Read More
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When you look at one of your games, you see a menue of very useful buttons.
One of the most useful is the "analyze"-button. It leads you to another board with more features, than come with the ordinary. For example it provides a "flip"-button, ... | Read More
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I am a volunteer greeter for chess com. This means, that I play unrated games with newcomers to this site. The games always have the same amount of time: three days per move. Yet very often from the first move on I get comments like: "Hurry up!" o... | Read More
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Loosing to many games (more then 10%) through constant time out is in my opinion a sign of bad style in more than just one way.
1. Trying to contemplate, complete and execute the moves of a game within the choosen or given time frame is a valuabl... | Read More
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This afternoon I sat in a cafe in Rishikesh (India) occupied with making my analysis for the daily moves. Sitting with a board in a public place sometimes leads to challenges by casual players. So I have played with waiters in cafes, with scrap tr... | Read More