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My chess game feels like a jigsaw puzzle in which I have only a couple of pieces together and a lot of gaps in the over all picture. I managed to enter the month of May with a rating just over 1400, a goal has been reached and now ... | Read More
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As I mentioned in my last blog I am looking to improve my chess strategy, what I believe is the biggest weakness in my game right now. I have decided to start with Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Strategies" with Jeremy Silman... | Read More
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Here I am sitting at a mid 1300 rating. I use the ratings to let me know how I am doing and if I am improving. I have finished a little over 40 games now, Some were easy wins, some I worked hard at and thought my studies of tactics have come... | Read More
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In my first blog I talked about my goals with chess. I enjoy learning and playing chess, but there is a deeper motive to wanting to play again. I played a far amount of chess in the early 90's, and like anyone else who either disco... | Read More
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I just won two games on time. At first there was happiness in that I just posted two victories and that my rating was going to improve. Shortly after I had discovered my wins I went for a walk and started to reflect on those wins. ... | Read More
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I was hoping to post sooner, but work was very busy. A few thank yous first. First to Erik and the Chess.com staff wonderful site and excellent support. Give yourself an atta boy and a pat on the back. i also saw your ... | Read More
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This is my first blog. I joined this sight on 11 February because I wanted to get back into playing chess and hopefully improve to being a relatively strong player, my current turn based rating is 1250. My goal is to push my rating to ... | Read More