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2nd place tournament finish !

Submitted by damiencalloway on Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:44pm.

Earlier today, I played matches in the 2nd round of the "under 1200 tourney" and placed second. I did not do well in the first match, blundering away the game very early. In the second match, I did better, but the opponent had plenty of firepower ... Read more »

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My first tournament advance !

Submitted by damiencalloway on Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:05pm.

Today, I finally advanced for the first time ! I normally play tournament matches, and have participated in 47 of them (withdrawing from two before they started). However, up until now I have not actually advanced. The way many tourneys are set up... Read more »

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On tournament points and rapid progress

Submitted by damiencalloway on Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:45pm.

Results are not official yet, but it seems I have actually advanced in a tournament ! This is good news, as it represents a milestone of sorts (well, once everyone else in the current round finishes, lol !) I am in Group 7 of the 4tunate's 4 below... Read more »

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Woohoo ! Chess960 is here !

Submitted by damiencalloway on Fri Jul 3, 2009 7:29pm.

I have been wanting to try out Chess960 for a while. To me, it seems much more useful than bughouse, crazy-wtf, or whatever. It seems to be a nice way to supplement tactics study as well. Plus, no opening prep needed, as long as one knows the rule... Read more »

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Note to Self : Last download 6-20-2009

Submitted by damiencalloway on Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:15pm.

The last two weeks or so on chess.com have been rather eventful. I have decided to change over to the Colle-Zuckertort opeining for white, based on Gary Lane's The Ultimate Colle. It is too soon to tell if it has worked, but so far I like the posi... Read more »

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Lots and lots of games !

Submitted by damiencalloway on Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:59pm.

Well, at this point, I am not finishing games fast enough, and tourneys I have signed up for are starting faster than I thought they would. So I have decided not to accept any new challenges, after the ones I have already accepted. Additionally, I... Read more »

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Note to Self : Last download 6-9-2009

Submitted by damiencalloway on Tue Jun 9, 2009 1:35pm.

Hello ! I am updating my chess blog as a note to myself, as I am trying to study and analyse my games. Sadly, the game management features are not very good, so I have had to download and unpack the bundles manually. You can only download a page's... Read more »

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