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I have been playing blindfold games at my dorm for chess training since last year around this time (I'm now a second year at the University of Chicago). Even before that, when I was a beginner in my senior year of high school I would play blindf... | Read More
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Hello again, everyone. I hope you all are having a pleasant summer. In Milwaukee, WI, where I have been spending my time lately, it has been an unusually hot summer so far, with several back to back days breaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit! Unfor... | Read More
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Hello again! During finals week at the UofC, the Uncommon Fund sponsored a student initiative to bring giant chess pieces to the University. I was lucky enough to get to play on it for a while. It is quite a different experience from regular... | Read More
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In my last installment, I left off after my win in round 4 on the white end of an advanced caro with a cute pawn sac and an aesthetic finish in a king pawn ending. As promised, a note on the tournament standings at this point. I was very excit... | Read More
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Sorry for the delay on posting the results for the remainder of my tournament. I've been busy with final exams, but now that I'm done I'm ready to head back into studying chess and reporting my progress.
Rounds two and three of the first day... | Read More
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Hello! In my first post marking my road to becoming an expert player (hopefully by sometime in my 4th year in college), I would like to share my games from the recently concluded 2012 Chicago Open. I played in the U1700 section. This is the... | Read More