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manfrommanila's Blog

"Money-no. 1 hindrance" -Baltazar

Submitted by manfrommanila on Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:26pm.

In a game,there are several practices to do, and in a practice there are many hardships that seem to be a hindrance to achieve the goal. According to Mrs Trely Ann Baltazar,chess coach, the no. 1 hindrance to their training is the lack of ... Read more »

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WANTED: CHESS GAMES FOR AMATEUR

Submitted by manfrommanila on Mon Mar 9, 2009 10:09pm.

It is pointless for amateur chess players to study games between two grandmasters.The amateur's error are not seen in this game.The ideal games for amateur to analyze are games were the weak players make the usual mistakes and the strong players r... Read more »

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CHESS PROBLEMS

Submitted by manfrommanila on Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:15pm.

Chess problems emphasize fantasy and artistry far more than over the board chess and usually more than studies.In chess problems ,the material advantage of one side is of no consequence.The entire objective is for white to play and mate in a cert... Read more »

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Who invented chess?

Submitted by manfrommanila on Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:23pm.

Chess is a very special game because of its very long history and its wide diffusion throughout the peoples of the earth,and its long association with many different cultures has enriched it and made it an intimate part of mans culture and heritag... Read more »

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HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MASTER

Submitted by manfrommanila on Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:19pm.

There are no instant master or grandmasters.It will take about 10 years of intense pre occupation with the game for a person to reached grandmaster s level.In a research the master would perhaps spent 10,000 to 50,000 hours staring at chess positi... Read more »

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