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Improve your rating- 4/6/09

Submitted by wicksta85 on Mon Apr 6, 2009 1:28pm.

Before I begin this week's topic, I'd like to give a plug to my new group, Free Chess Help. (http://www.chess.com/groups/home/free-chess-help)  I designed this group to help players rated under 1400, and a few over 2000 are needed to help.  The ... Read more »

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Improve your rating- 3/30/09

Submitted by wicksta85 on Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:22pm.

Hi, I'm Wicksta85, and this is the first in a series of articles designed to help lower-leveled players. (On chess.com, maybe 1200 rated or less.)  If you're rated higher than that, then this is probably too basic for you, but feel free to read! ... Read more »

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3rd Combination blog

Submitted by wicksta85 on Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:31pm.

I don't really know how i found this move.  I was down a whole piece, with a terrible position as white.  My opponent had heavy pressure on my position, and my f1 rook was doing absolutely nothing. He had just moved 22... Qb4, threatening both m... Read more »

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Another combo

Submitted by wicksta85 on Sun Feb 8, 2009 4:28pm.

My second nice combo.  Not that bad for a ~1450 USCF player. I was down a pawn, ended up one.  Unfortunately, I blundered and lost the game, but I was proud of this combo. Read more »

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My first really good combination

Submitted by wicksta85 on Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:11pm.

I really enjoyed this game, from the advantageous opening, to the pausing of the attack for defense, to finally the nice combo at the end, and I hope you will enjoy my analysis of it.  It was one of my first truly excellent games, at least for my... Read more »

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