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Tournaments

Submitted by rookierae on Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:59pm.

Hey, everyone!  I just thought it might be cool to tell you all that I was in a chess tournament today.  It wasn't rated and I had to play as the only girl out of 12 kids in the Senior high section.  We sat down about a half hou... Read more »

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Awesome news.

Submitted by rookierae on Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:39pm.

Hey, everybody!  I have the most awesome news.  Well, for me that is. Ok, so I've been going to this new chess club and there's this one kid who's parents are paying a lot for him to get a few hours of chess coaching every we... Read more »

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I did it!

Submitted by rookierae on Sun Mar 2, 2008 12:57pm.

"Sup everybody!  I just had a personal victory that I wanted to share with everyone on chess.com.  I've kind of mentioned that every Saturday, I go to this chess club in town.  I haven't gone in, like a month because I ... Read more »

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Chess History Report

Submitted by rookierae on Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:48am.

Hey everybody out there!  I have a report I need to write about chess and give to a very special person in my life...MYSELF!  I don't have a lot of books and going on the Internet these days isn't the most resourceful.  So I... Read more »

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Help with my endgames. Make that all games.

Submitted by rookierae on Thu Feb 7, 2008 1:44pm.

Hi everyone!  Rae here!  I have been chess for about a year and a half and I deffinitely have come far considering I've only been playing for that long.  My problem is I don't know very many oppenings, middlegames, and endga... Read more »

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Hard work, determination, and courage. That's all it takes.

Submitted by rookierae on Sat Feb 2, 2008 11:59am.

How many of ya'll have ever faced, not just an opponent in chess, but an enemy in your life.  Your brother or school bulley played you, scared you to death, and gave you another reason to think he or she was better than you.  Well, b... Read more »

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Have you ever...?

Submitted by rookierae on Fri Feb 1, 2008 3:44pm.

Sup' everybody!  Rae here telling about the "career" that I've had in chess so far. Who here has played in tournaments and games, lost, and have practically beaten yourself to a pulp because you know you didn't do your b... Read more »

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The Trip Begins (Part 2).

Submitted by rookierae on Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:30pm.

  If you didn't read my last couple blogs, you might want to go back and read them to know what I'm talking about.   Now to continue the story.            ...At the time, I was trying to ... Read more »

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The Trip Begins (Part 1).

Submitted by rookierae on Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:47pm.

Whats up everybody!  I'm Rae and this is how the trip to my love for chess began.     My dad taught me how to move the pieces when I was about eight years old.  He was not a very good player, but good enough to teach m... Read more »

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First Blog!

Submitted by rookierae on Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:45am.

  Hey all chess players out there!  I'm Rae.  I've been a chess player for about a year and a half and I've been a member on chess.com since late August of 2007.  I hope to become really good someday.  In the p... Read more »

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