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It took this long...

Submitted by themonsteriam on Mon Oct 5, 2009 11:36pm.

Oh happy day. It's not going to last long, but I've finally, legitimately broken 1600!! My highest is 1792, but it was a lucky fluke. I was playing against a friend and he made a mistake somewhere in the game where I pinned his queen and he resign... Read more »

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Smothered Mate?

Submitted by themonsteriam on Sun Oct 4, 2009 10:17pm.

Damn. I must have encountered this mate about a billion times on Tactics Trainer and I didn't get to finish it out! Oh well, it was a good game (even though I made mistakes and a blunder, I think). What is this mate officially called? Everyone see... Read more »

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Los Angeles vs. St. Louis

Submitted by themonsteriam on Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:07pm.

Some people ask me, "Marc, how do you do it?!" Well, I decided to bless the chess world with a favor and annotate one of my very own games. I chose a game that I lost, because I'm humble like that. Read more »

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Pause Online Game

Submitted by themonsteriam on Sun May 17, 2009 12:18am.

Does anyone know how to place a current game on hold? I set one up with the 3 day time restriction, but my friend's computer now has a virus and we need to put the game on hold. Is that possible? Thanks in advance, y'all. Read more »

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Yeah, whatever...

Submitted by themonsteriam on Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:15pm.

What is it with the lack of sportsmanship in Live Chess? It seems to run more rampant in Quick games. I've had a lot of games end with opponents saying, "fuck that," or, "whatever." I think the Quick games cause higher heart rates and blood pressu... Read more »

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