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NM on Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:25pm.
Well I have taken quite a big vacation from my last blog post. One reason was of course laziness. Though this was reasonable because it took quite some time to post diagrams. Also I was very lazy with 3 of my correspondence games. Only in 1 game I... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:06pm.
From a rather silly blitz game:
It's also acceptable to trade everything down, but that's no fun. Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:01pm.
heavn Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:01pm.
Excercise more
Check the entire board after making my move one to see what the board looks like before i hit submit
play more blitz games at the free chess server thingie i love so much. At least 6 a day.
More tactis server exposure.
stick to ... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:48pm.
After 4 Draws in "55" Games that should have been "4" Wins for me I had to "Study" the so call " 3 Move Repetition Rule" in order to "Stop" giving my Opponent a Draw by Repetition and avoid his, her,or computer the Loss they so deserve ok Til... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:44pm.
ANNA IMROTH
Cross the hands over the breast here--so. Straighten the legs a little more--so. And call for the wagon to come and take her home. Her mother will cry some and so will her sisters and brothers. But all of the others got down and they ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:08pm.
A game I played vs tChess on the iPhone last night - fun.
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Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:50pm.
Theme: Famous People
1. An man do
2. Me C hail sack Jon
3. I sine ten
4. Massid ton hoe
5. "Jar me," I cry.
6. Al neon op
7. Quiet lab Heez
8. Do tram on USS
9. Be the oven
10. He's ill, Ac.
Please comment. I will send messages to peopl... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:16pm.
Hello Chess fans,
Last night we had a good turnout and had fast action. NM Len Weber of course won all his games but was gracious to bow out of the prize money. The Split was not much but for the $1 entry it was worth every penny. We plan on doi... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:13pm.
This is a brief follow up to the last blog post about the Damiano Defense, in which I suggested it as a suprise. There were a number of skeptics, and I offered a match against one of them. I was glad when he accepted, and I applaud him for standin... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:58am.
Wish all of you a happy 2010!
Here's a small new year present from me, a site I recently stumbled upon:
http://www.wtharvey.com/
It is said to have more than 10,000 chess puzzles in there. I have yet tried only a few of them, and found them q... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:42am.
Thought I would try a collection of my worst blitz games of 2009. Looking for games where I had a large advantage according to the computer, only to lose the game (and not on time). Unfortunately, I had a fairly large number of games to choo... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:19am.
I wish everyone success and happiness in their lives for 2010.
Happy New Year to all :)
Here is my new favorite band for 2010--Sprockets. The vid is for Uniformed Mascara. There is also a link for a song called Safety Nets and Fastened Windo... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:41am.
Don't forget about the clock like I did here. I had mate in 1 move, I saw it and had time to make the move. I dont know why I didn't just move it and celebrate. I looked at it for a couple seconds for some reason not realizing thats all I ha... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:06am.
I thought I posted this already, but can't find it so here goes again.
I'm barely a 1200 player and I'm curious why I'm consistantly paired with 1400-1800 players in tournaments.
I feel set up for failure from the beginning and it makes me want ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:32am.
Not one of my best games, but a lot was going on inside this game.In the end black resigned because of a pin
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Submitted by on Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:58am.
the back of a great car!!! Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:10am.
Thoughtful approach by black, develop strengths, watching White's development of queenside while also anticipating key squares...
BYT111
The Closed English
Openings
1600
54%
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Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:57am.
In a recent game my opponent started to play funny, so in the end, I could turn my losing position to a winning one. Below could have been an outcome, but Black ran into mate even sooner. Why did not Black give up earlier?
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Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:23am.
Hi!
I've played an engine match between Fritz 12 and Fritz 11. The time control was 40 moves in 90mins, then 20 moves in 45mins, then back 20mins to finish. The game is shown below. The numbers in the comments are the amount of time spent by the ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:03am.
Although my opponent is ranked far below, he played far better than his rank. This game has some excellent pins.
Some of you might be wondering, why I blog my games so much? There are several answers. First, studying your games is always be... Read more »
Submitted by
on Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34pm.
What will really happen on dec 21, 2012?
Many civilizations have predicted that 2012 will bring an end to civilization, if not the world its self. The Mayans, I Ching, Nostradamus, etc... We now know that in 2012 the earth will line up wit... Read more »