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Life of Chess

From popular topics to daily happenings, this is my blog. Live your life, a life of chess, at Chess.com!


    • 1. e4: New Beginnings

         A new game always brings new oppertunities. A fresh board that hasn't be fouled up means you might actually win this one! :) If life is like a game of chess, this is the stage I find myself in at the current time.    Since I've last posted... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | May 22, 2012
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    • Shopping Around: What to look for in a chess set

      Picking the correct chess set can be tough. You can play chess with any set, but finding the one that's right for you can be a challenge. Don't go wasting your money on a set that you won't like, or worse, one that will detract from your game.Here... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | May 28, 2010
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    • Losing On Time: Reasons for the Actions

      Today, I want to talk about a major topic in the forums. There has been a lot of debate on Chess.com over the losing on time issue. Here's how it goes: You're playing an opponent in live chess who seems to be quite responsive in returning moves. ... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | May 27, 2010
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    • The More I Know...

      As I have been telling people recently, I know less and less about chess with every game I play. I'm leaning, but with the leaning comes the realization that I really and truly know very little about the game. Chess grows on you. I've been away f... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Apr 27, 2010
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    • The Facts of Life

        If chess is life, like Bobby told us, than we can attempt to apply the facts of our lives to the chess board. Things that govern our daily lives will also appear in chess, and allow us to either greatly succeed, or dismally fail, depending on h... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jul 2, 2009
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    • My Weather Phenomenon

      Nothing like a tornado to make your day (or ruin it!). I have been rather fascinated with weather my whole life, particularly tornados. I’ve had dreams about tornados on and off for years. I’ve been through some really rough weather; living in... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jun 30, 2009
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    • Bicycle built for two

      Today, I took my younger sister out for a ride on the bicycle built for two. We rode, and rode, all over town. It was a lot of fun! But she's still a little to small to do her fair share of the peddling, so I got quite a work out! :) We met some ... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jun 26, 2009
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    • Chess Coaching

      I love teaching kids how to play, love, and understand chess. As many of you know, I am a chess coach during the school year at the Marshfield Middle School Chess Club. I am also the founder of the Marshfield Area Chess Association, which meets at... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jun 25, 2009
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    • The Child Prodigy

      It’s been said that there are child prodigies in only three categories: Music, Mathematics, and Chess. Some of the most well known prodigies in Music include: Yo-Yo Ma, Charlotte Church, and Wolfgang Mozart. The definition of “prodigy” is so... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jun 24, 2009
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    • The Victory of Defeat

        The bloody battlefield, amid the smoking wreckage of landscape, gives way to awesome defeat after the final climax. All is lost… and yet… The king stands before what’s left of his once great army, now crippled and weak, and calls out in a... | Read More

      • Knightly
      • | Jun 24, 2009
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