nico101rsa's Blog

• How to improve on Blitz Chess

  I am currently in the 93% percentile in CC, but are struggling to break through the 80% (+-1300) in Blitz Chess. Any idea how to improve in Blitz Chess? Side notes: I believe that Blitz Chess is the best trainer for life.  Makes you sharp and ... | Read More

  • nico101rsa
  • | May 17, 2012
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• 6 Move win..Bang

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  • nico101rsa
  • | Feb 18, 2012
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• Club Champ Game vs Jan 2011

  1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ne5 Nf6 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 Nd5 9.Qh5 O-O 10.Ba3 Ne7 11.Rae1 Nd7 12.Bd6 Nf6 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qg5 Qa3 15.Re3 h6 16.Qf4 Nd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Rg3 Qd6 19.f3 g5 20.fxe4 Qe7 21.Qf3 Kg7 22.Qh5 dxe4 23.h4 f6 24.... | Read More

  • nico101rsa
  • | Aug 2, 2011
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• My Chess League OTB 2010

  1st Game: Played white, Kings Gambit.  Disaster, made a lot of blunders.  Motivation were very low. 2nd Game:  Just what I needed:  A 10 move minature.  Chrushing! http://www.chess.com/news/my-10-move-win-against-uj-b-captain-perseus-gambit... | Read More

  • nico101rsa
  • | May 2, 2010
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• Chess is dead

  and the future of chess? Bobby Fisher famously stated that chess is dead.     Further quotes from http://www.sentientdevelopments.com/2006/12/future-of-chess_06.html  and http://wangschesshouse.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/chess-is-dead/ Â... | Read More

  • nico101rsa
  • | Sep 5, 2009
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• Chess Ratings Yahoo vs Chessmaster vs Chess.com

  In Chess.com my rating is between 1400-1550, in Chessmaster it is barely 1050 and Yahoo.com my rating is 1150.  Is the Chess.com rating inflated or are the other deflated?  Or maybe I struggle with games where there is time or a computer... | Read More

  • nico101rsa
  • | Jun 14, 2008
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