The Reborn Beginner

The Problems of Mainstream Media Coverage of Chess...

Submitted by porterism on Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:37am.

The city I live in has two local newspapers. One does not cover chess at all. One has one small two column article buried in the diversions section of the Saturday paper, and is published bi-weekly. In about 300-400 words, t... Read more »

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My Alibi For Losing

Submitted by porterism on Sun Feb 3, 2008 7:16am.

Every blunder, every loss, every questionable move I'm going to make in the next year or so is down to one simple reason. My wife is pregnant with our second child! So if I hang a queen, it was because I was tired from goin... Read more »

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Losing the Centre (And My Wits)

Submitted by porterism on Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:18pm.

Lulled into security by some questionable development by white, I let him gain positional superiority. A couple of blunders do the rest. ... Read more »

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Tunnel vision

Submitted by porterism on Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:53am.

This game illustrates nicely what a lot of beginners have a problem with; being so focused on one plan and one section of the board and not seeing a simple retort or a counter attack. It also illustrates to me what a lot of people succumb to... Read more »

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