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My Chess Life

I have too much free time and I love chess

More DVD reviews

Submitted by ericmittens on Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:10pm.

"French Defence Repertoire for Black" by Ari Zeigler   I own both "Play the French" by John Watson and "Chess Explained: The French" and this DVD trumps both of them. This is simply the greatest opening DVD/Book on any opening I have ever... Read more »

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Some DVD reviews

Submitted by ericmittens on Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:01pm.

I'm on a roll with the reviews! Here's my opinion on some chessbase DVDs I've purchased. I think DVDs work better than books for a lot of people because they are much more relaxing and engaging than a board and a book. It's true th... Read more »

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Some short book reviews

Submitted by ericmittens on Tue Jul 8, 2008 11:33am.

I've finished a few books recently and I'd like to share my opinion of them.   "Petrosian vs the Elite" by Ray Keene and Julian Simpole This is a collection of 71 annotated games played by Tigran Petrosian during all phases ... Read more »

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The big break, 75%, and New Books

Submitted by ericmittens on Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:23am.

Hello everyone!   After studying for many hours everyday for several months, I finally started to get burned out on chess. After the London May Open I decided to take some weeks off of chess and renew my love for the game. I ended up taking t... Read more »

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London May Open

Submitted by ericmittens on Sat May 31, 2008 6:25pm.

Today was the London May Open, which like the London March and April Opens, is a single day 4 round G/60 event. Today was a bit different though, there was a larger tournament being held a few towns over which attracted a lot of the regulars away,... Read more »

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Blitz going well

Submitted by ericmittens on Sat May 17, 2008 6:44am.

Lately I've been able to maintain a 1600+ blitz rating on playchess for the first time ever. One thing I've found very useful is GM Heinrik Danielson's blitz videos on www.videochess.net. I'm amazed at how he can make such simple m... Read more »

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20,000 tries on CTS

Submitted by ericmittens on Mon May 12, 2008 8:43am.

Today I crossed the 20,000 mark for CTS problems tried. So far my highest rating has been 1573 and my accuracy is now at 73.5%.   Maybe I can hit 1600 and 75% by 30,000....  Read more »

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My review of "100 selected games" by Mikhail Botvinnik

Submitted by ericmittens on Sat May 10, 2008 9:40am.

Recently I finished going through 100 selected games by Mikhail Botvinnik. It's a collection of his best games up until he won the world championship for the first time. All the games are annotated by him, and give various verbal explanations and ... Read more »

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1635 OTB

Submitted by ericmittens on Wed May 7, 2008 9:19pm.

The ratings changes are in! With a 3.5/4 result at the london april open, and a performance rating of 1787, my CFC rating has finally crossed the 1600 mark landing at 1635. This makes me want to work even harder to improve my tournament results an... Read more »

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Ontario Recreational Chess Championship

Submitted by ericmittens on Sun May 4, 2008 4:57am.

The fine folks at the Horizon Cricket Club in Brampton, Ontario hosted a rapid chess tournament yesterday. Many people from various Toronto chess clubs showed up for a day of unrated, trophy-laden fun. The tournament was a 5 round (+1 round for pl... Read more »

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