nimbleswitch's Blog

• Chess Advice That's Worked Best for Me

  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

  • nimbleswitch
  • | Jan 24, 2009
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• Learning Modern Correspondence Chess (Online or Turn-Based Chess)

  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

  • nimbleswitch
  • | Nov 23, 2008
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