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Chess dot Scam

Submitted by Rael on Fri Sep 5, 2008 9:34am.

I wrote this for Is Chess.com ethical? Chess dot Scamby Brian Wallace All around the world today, people are taking to the streets to decry what some are calling “unmitigated an unlawful civil rights abuses” on part of an entrep... Read more »

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Results of Brain Regeneration Techniques on Curlers

Submitted by Rael on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:43pm.

I wrote this for the Picture Caption Contest #7.   Results of Brain Regeneration Techniques on Curlersby Brian Wallace (Rael) 2008/08/19          Scientists at the Canadian Institute of Neuroscience co... Read more »

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The Similarities between Chess and Poetry

Submitted by Rael on Fri Aug 8, 2008 12:35am.

The phases of a game can parallel the phases of a good poem - First, an initial foray - a centering question. Then, an establishing of scene, tone, and topic (development). Some lancing implication! Some tricky insinuation! The reader forced to ... Read more »

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Chess Poem

Submitted by Rael on Wed May 14, 2008 3:12pm.

  I've been trying to marry my two passions for a while, and I finally composed a poem about chess. It's somewhat short, but I like aspects of it.   CHESSMeet me then, within this grid, this little wooden battlefield as equals,as... Read more »

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Pawn takes White Queen - twice!

Submitted by Rael on Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:09am.

  Both of these games were played against the same person - one of my dearest rivals on the site. She and I both have a competitive streak, and ever since I once declared her my "nemesis" I've found that I invest an extra attent... Read more »

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Fresh Start in 2008

Submitted by Rael on Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:59pm.

  Hello everyone. As this is my first blog post, before I explain how I'm going to have a fresh start in Chess in 2008, I'd like to give an full account of how I came to this site, my experience here and then how I plan on moving forw... Read more »

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