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This is a celebration for my best challenge that I came out successful. Having played two players around 1680-1750 (both around 1710 when we started) that I came out 4-0!!
With that, I thought I'd share the games played in puzzle form so as to ... | Read More
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With the recent Anand vs. Topalov world championship games going on right now, it seems right that we practice on what they make seem so simple:
----------Planning----------
What would you do with the following position?
(This was a well... | Read More
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A question we don't often ask ourselves, but feel an emotional obligation towards doing after what appears a large mistake.
If that emotional sinking feeling takes hold, shift it and say, "You know what, let's wing it!"
In this game below I did ... | Read More
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When sitting on the John, as where most amazing discoveries are made, I realized something about my chess no less! (yes it rhymes)
What I realized is has stemmed from me playing the Hippo Defense for at least a month now. I started with the bas... | Read More
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I have been playing consistently for about months now. Played chess for a long while, on/off. Learned early...Ahem...anycase, here is my first OTB (over-the-board) game in about 5 years.
Later I was informed that he was an expert (2000+ ra... | Read More
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------Position and the Order of Moves DOES Matter------
How many times have you looked at someone else's game and though, "Why didn't he take that..." "Why didn't he do this..." "He should of..."? Now you could be right in seeing something the... | Read More
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I have helped a couple people in improving their games with some advice I have given. However, with the people I have helped over a period of time, playing against them, pointing out better moves and techniques they can start to use, comes a point... | Read More
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For Part II of the series, I will explain another concept that is relatively simple, yet may not be considered by beginners until they choose to actually start learning:
------Light Squares vs. Dark Squares------
Let us begin with common sense. ... | Read More
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Unlike my other blogs, I hope to make this collection in hopes to teach others my own knowledge, learn more myself, and help people gain a basic knowledge of intermediate/advanced tools that could be used when playing and improving.
As most playe... | Read More
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This is for personal use, but as blogs are open to the public, feel free to look and enjoy, study, whatever, for yourself. :)
Game obtained from http://blog.chess.com/Dozy/bullies-on-the-board
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