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Ethic Question

Submitted by snprook on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:53am.

In our youth group we have recentally stumbled upon a question of ethics that applies to chess.  If you are religious and believe that prayer is powerful, should prayer be deamed cheating because it influences the game? Read more »

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Yes!!!

Submitted by snprook on Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:18am.

          I was at practice Monday, and I was playing our future board 2.  I had 3 seconds left and was winning while my opponent had only 11 seconds remaining.  However, to my benefit, my opponent made an illegal move giving me the two... Read more »

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Custom Horrors

Submitted by snprook on Tue Aug 4, 2009 7:56pm.

Custom agents hate me.      Every time I try to go through customs I am somehow profiled for searching.  On the return from a trip to Jamaica I had to wait while my bag underwent a extensive search by drug searchers (they found nothing).  ... Read more »

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Openings

Submitted by snprook on Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:56pm.

Recentally I have been looking into openings.  As I did this I began to wonder what the best one was.  Personally, I prefer Nimzo-Larson. What are peoples favorite/most powerful openings and why do you like them? Read more »

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Weapons of Old.

Submitted by snprook on Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:47am.

What are peoples favorite weapons (hand to hand combat) from the ancient world.   My personal favorite is the staff, as I can use it quite effectively. Read more »

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Chivalry

Submitted by snprook on Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:55pm.

What do people think about chivalry in chess and in the world in general?  Anything goes. Read more »

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Hi!!!!!

Submitted by snprook on Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:41pm.

Just wanted to say hi to all who might read this. Read more »

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Help voting

Submitted by snprook on Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:33pm.

For those I sent messages, here is the link that was supposed to be sent.  http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/120  I'm sorry for this inconvenience.  This link should work better.  For those just reading this, this link is to ... Read more »

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