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    • The two faces of 5-minute blitz

      A few months ago I decided to start playing more live chess to save my work day from the outrageous amount of time I put into my correspondence games analyzing positions to death. Since I can't regularly take breaks longer than 10 minutes, 5-minut... | Read More

      • andrewlong
      • | Feb 24, 2012
      • | 680 views
      • | 7 comments
    • Fighting back against GM Alexander Onischuk

      On September 23rd 2011, I had not only my first game against a person of the caliber of a GM, but my first real game over-the-board. I have been playing for a couple years online. I do most of my learning from internet reading, and spending ridic... | Read More

      • andrewlong
      • | Oct 24, 2011
      • | 416 views
      • | 5 comments