In the below game, I play the Sicilian Dragon. Again, this game was played after about a 9 - 10 month break from playing chess. So my dragon is a bit rusty. It veered early from the lines I'm familiar with. I'll be updating... Read more »
I'm planning to analyze all my games, since that is supposed to be the best way to improve your game. This first game was against an opponent rated a bit lower than me. Since I haven't played in a while this suited me fine. I'm n... Read more »
Well, I'm back playing again. I took a break after playing in the 26th OCF North American FIDE Open last September. I did OK in that tournament, raising my USCF rating to 1572. I'll try to play more online games this time. ... Read more »
I hate rotating my vinyl board around on my desk. Usually, I've got the board setup ready to play through some game from a book. I go to rotate the board, because I'd like to be looking at it from black's perspective instea... Read more »
The 2nd tournament that my nephew and I signed up for was the 2007 Houston Open being run by Cajun Chess from Jully 20-22. Unfortunately, the Friday that we were to head down to Houston I came down with a cold. Since my nephew wa... Read more »
My nephew and I were looking over this position and wondering if it was a draw. It seems like it to me. If it is, I wonder if with a little variation it would be winable by white? I just came across a post by likeforests, The Endg... Read more »
The first tournament I played in since returning was the 1st Annual UT Arlington Classic on June 23-24th. This is intended to be a new series of annual tournaments directed by the Watauga Chess Club. My nephew Robert and I had been meeting u... Read more »
I've recentely, as of May, returned to playing chess. Chess has always been an on-again, off-again thing for me. My first chess games were scattered across my middle school years and pretty much consisted of me getting crushe... Read more »
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