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This was an almost scary position. I got into. When I moved the bishop to B3, I may have had to leave it there or sacriface something else if the mate hdn't worked out. I didn't see it imediately, but I knew the position was good and found t... | Read More
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I'll be the first to admit that I was an idiot this game early on. I got my rook trapped and traded it for a pawn. However, I defended well and made my oponent's knight useless for a time as it was pretty well blocked by pawns. I am posting ... | Read More
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I am curious about something and would love to find out if anyone who reads this knows anything about what I'm asking. I have low vision. It is 20-200, meaning that perfect is 20-20 is perfect. Someone sees something at 20 feet away as they ... | Read More
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This game was very interesting to me. Once Pawn moved to C3, I was believing I'd get this mate and I did, but it required sacrificing a few pieces first. I'm still learning to sacrifice wisely and make it work and in this case it worked out. I... | Read More
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This game is very interesting. My oponent was rated 1390 I believe and I was 1223. I was a little down for most of teh game, but did well and used the active king. In the end, I believe my oponent felt the time preasure as they had less than... | Read More
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While this blog is mainly chess focussed, I feel it would be good to share what matters the most. What happens eternally after we die in this life? The following is a note a friend and I wrote explaining this. I would rather be the worst che... | Read More
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Well I see only looking a short time later that 13 people have viewed my post and figured I'd post a game since it was interesting. It should have been a draw, but white resigned. I am glad since I would have gone down a point, but anyway, hee... | Read More
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I've been on chess.com since summer of 2011. I love the game, but this is my first blog post. I Joined USCF in the fall and played in a few tournaments although I had to take a break this semester. I still play a lot on this site though and ... | Read More