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    • Gratuity for the Greeters

      Just a thought on the 'volunteer' Greeter situation. It's been my experience that you have to wade through a lot of games which are <3 moves and abandoned before you actually find a 'player'. Kind of takes the fun out of it. How about some kind... | Read More

    • Checks by pieces pinned to their King

      First, some background and definition. When we refer to ‘Check’, what we are really saying is that a piece is lined up on his opponents King creating the potential on the next move to capture the King. The piece is said to be ‘attacking’... | Read More

    • Silent but deadly

      Silence is Golden, but what is the rational for the countless Live Chess players who log on for a game, and never issue one syllable during the entire match? No greeting, no sign-off, no tag-line, nothing. As for myself, I feel compelled to give a... | Read More