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    • Game Collections for Books

      [Originally posted on Tuirgin.com.] I was dutifully going through my databases collecting games for books I'm working through. I like to load up the game and move through it with the text, checking out the variations, testing ideas I have, findin... | Read More

      • Tuirgin
      • | Apr 1, ‘09
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    • The Path Towards Chess Obsession

      [Originally posted on Tuirgin.com.] I believe I have finally worked out a plan of sorts which will include reading another general beginner's book, a tactics fundamentals book, annotated games, and tactics practice software. Here's what I've end... | Read More

      • Tuirgin
      • | Apr 1, ‘09
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    • Chess Cheapskate

      [Originally posted on Tuirgin.com.] It is extremely easy to spend way too much money on chess software. It's also unnecessary. When I first started down the path of chess obsession a few years ago I started by buying Fritz. And then I discovered ... | Read More

      • Tuirgin
      • | Apr 1, ‘09
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    • Nurturing a Chess Obsession

      [Originally posted on Tuirgin.com. ] Ever since I was a kid I've loved the idea of chess. It is more than a game. It is a game with an amazingly deep tradition, a game with sophistication and complexity, a game with totally bitchin carved wooden ... | Read More

      • Tuirgin
      • | Apr 1, ‘09
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