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As I am sure many have noticed (and commented on), my attention to chess.com (and my games, groups, etc) has wanned as of late.
My sincere apologies for my inattentiveness. As a super-admin of many groups and (in theory) involved in many projects... | Read More
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Creating tournaments is a real joy; at any given time, I typically have about 50 tournaments going at one time.
You must be a premium member to create tournaments.
Here is how it is done:
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Go to Home and choose Tournaments.
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First, find the game you wish to post and put it on screen.
Next, click "Get PGN". A dialogue box will appear. Click "OK".
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A NotePad document will appear with some "funny" writing in it. This notepad document contains the information you... | Read More
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This post will describe the mechanics of creating team matches, but does not address the strategies behind the team matches. Creating winnable team matches requires a good deal of strategy in its own right, and a strategy that works for one group ... | Read More
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Candidate Master (CM)
The most usual way for a player to qualify for the Candidate Master title is by achieving an Elo rating of 2200 or more. Candidate master ranks below other FIDE titles.
FIDE Master (FM)
FM ranks below the title of Internatio... | Read More
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Here are a few more notes I ran accross from my former coach.
Assuming White has the pawn:
If the White King is behind the pawn, the Black King in front, the game can not be won. The key for Black is to keep his King in front of the pawn, and wh... | Read More
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Pawns are the first line of defense -- Nobody wants to trade a piece for a pawn.
Defend them. Against equal or stronger players, the winning or losing of a pawn often means the winning or losing of a game.
A bad pawn move is a terminal error. You ... | Read More
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Are we through with fantasy? Ready to live in a world of reality where, sometimes, things really are as they appear to be? | Read More
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These are notes I found while cleaning out my papers that I had forgotten I owned! I decided there was good information here, worth further study as I have forgotten much of this and the "why's" of most of this! Please feel free to comment!
Bisho... | Read More
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While cleaning out excess papers the other day, I ran accross this list. I do not know the source, but it all seems very good advice. It is worth further study to me, thus I feel it is worth passing on.
Use the center pawns to gain space in the o... | Read More