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Chess Advice That's Worked Best for Me

Submitted by nimbleswitch on Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:34am.

Amid the enormous quantity of advice I've received on how to improve my chess play, the following dozen items have proved the most practical and important: 1. Immediately after each of your opponent's moves, ask yourself: "What's the threat?" Th... Read more »

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Learning Modern Correspondence Chess (Online or Turn-Based Chess)

Submitted by nimbleswitch on Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:25pm.

I miss being able to play a slow game of chess under straight OTB rules, but I rarely have the block of time necessary to sit down and play a slow game, either online or OTB. So, I've come to accept correspondence chess as an alternative and have ... Read more »

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