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Bye-Bye “Allygirl!”

Submitted by Arby on Fri Jun 6, 2008 10:13pm.

I had to do IT! I had to have it changed.   It was my l’ttle sister that gave me the idea for my ex-handle “Allygirl!”   I don’t know why I went for it at that time. But I did – and I’ve regretted havi... Read more »

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Testing

Submitted by Arby on Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:48am.

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Mark Lowery and Chess

Submitted by Arby on Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:46pm.

 http://www.markalowery.net/Chess/index1.html   Provides some interesting basic and fundamental lessons.   Not a bad write-up on **endgames (with advance puzzles under section 2. D), and on tactics/strategy (section 3. A-D).   ... Read more »

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Web Query for Nalimov Endgame Tablebases

Submitted by Arby on Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:26pm.

Try out or practice your queries at this site:    http://www.k4it.de/index.php?topic=egtb&lang=en   It’s limited to 4 pieces only (excluding Kings).   I’m not complaining though    Ally Read more »

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Award Winning Chess Books

Submitted by Arby on Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:54pm.

This list is from about.com   http://chess.about.com/od/productbooks/a/aa04k20.htm   The reviewers include BCF (British Chess Fed.), ECF (English Chess Fed.), Chesscafe.com & Fred Cramer from CJA (Chess Journalist of America).  ... Read more »

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Just to be Alive is a Grand Thing!

Submitted by Arby on Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:33am.

“I’ve sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”  Agatha Christie   Every once in awhile Yahoo p... Read more »

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Women in Chess – a matter of opinion.

Submitted by Arby on Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:21am.

We’ve watched it on TV; documentaries such as, “My Brilliant Brain – Susan Polgar, (Episode 2).” We’ve read it in magazines, in newspapers, and on the forums of Chess.com. There’re times when it does get old, es... Read more »

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FEN simplified!

Submitted by Arby on Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:46pm.

The explanation at this site is done with visual clarity and without verbal diarrhea.   If you always wanted to know about Forsyth-Edwards Notation…this is the place to check it out.   http://www.chessgames.com/fenhelp.html  ... Read more »

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The Knight-Bishop Combination

Submitted by Arby on Wed Jan 9, 2008 4:33pm.

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A list from 1920…

Submitted by Arby on Wed Jan 9, 2008 8:46am.

A list from 1920…   A study conducted by Soviet masters revealed 16 traits that is necessary for a player to attain a high degree of success.   1)      A good reserve of physical strength and good general ... Read more »

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