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    • The player behind the game

      Some people on here are simply here for 100% chess pure and simple. don't wanna make friends, don't want to chat don't even want to say hi or good luck. that's fine everyone is here first and foremost to play chess after all it is ... | Read More

      • smikey
      • | May 26, 2008
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    • 8 out of 10! and baby players

      and concentration finally pays off!!! won 8 out of the last 10 games and my 2 defeats came via Paula (as per usual ) and a lack of concentration in which going from having check mate in 2 moves threw my queen and the game away! my latest vict... | Read More

      • smikey
      • | May 22, 2008
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    • concentration, concentration, concentration

      concentration you'd think that was pretty obvious you might need a bit of that playing chess but for some reason i seem to lack it here!  i can play poker all day and never lose concentration. I work on the books and am pretty much oblivi... | Read More

      • smikey
      • | May 18, 2008
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