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Does using conditional moves give you an advantage?

Submitted by madsaxxon on Thu Aug 7, 2008 12:57pm.

     Does using conditional moves give you an advantage?      I am interested to hear what others think. I can’t see how using conditional moves would give you an unfair advantage. In the end this is... Read more »

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Off the topic of chess...but if you sell on ebay

Submitted by madsaxxon on Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:31am.

... you might want to move to ioffer.com where the fees are not as bad. Read more »

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I‘ve been told there is no magic bullet in chess BUT…

Submitted by madsaxxon on Sun Jun 1, 2008 5:29pm.

     I‘ve been told there is no magic bullet in chess but I have found this is about as close as it gets.                 Well the first attempt didnt work so here is what it ... Read more »

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5 stupid things I learned to improve my chess game.

Submitted by madsaxxon on Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:47pm.

5 stupid things I learned to improve my chess game.   Ok they aren’t stupid, per-say just common sense things better players take for granted and new players my not stop to notice   My introduction to chess was when I was about 11.... Read more »

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!!! I must be learning a little =)

Submitted by madsaxxon on Mon Apr 7, 2008 9:37pm.

I beat the computer for the first time ever!!!! Read more »

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So I dove head first into the world of Chess rankings

Submitted by madsaxxon on Mon Apr 7, 2008 11:23am.

…only to find just how shallow my pool of knowledge is! LOL but that was what I intended I guess. I wanted to lower my rank to see where I belong and see what I can do to improve it. One thing that has helped me, not including the help I wa... Read more »

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WOO Hoo!! I won my first chess game...EVER!

Submitted by madsaxxon on Fri Apr 4, 2008 8:09pm.

...thats right EVER! A very big thanks goes out to seuss68 and ttiot. =) Read more »

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What do YOU see when you look at a chess board?

Submitted by madsaxxon on Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:39pm.

…so far I have been seeing pieces to take. I am learning (slowly) that there is more to the game than that. Position is the most important thing; I am/was making a typical beginner mistake and moving every threatened piece or taking every o... Read more »

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…am I wasting my time

Submitted by madsaxxon on Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:16pm.

…am I wasting my time        I have been playing against the computer and naturally have not won a single game or really even come close to winning. MAN, this is a frustrating game. It seems to me, and I hope no one... Read more »

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My latest attempt at learning chess.

Submitted by madsaxxon on Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:03am.

       Chess is a game that has always frustrated me. I have always wanted to learn how to play but never had anyone that could show me how to play. I mean there were a few people that offered to show me how but since they... Read more »

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