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It's been awhile since I've updated this blog. Sorry-things have been hectic lately.
Anyway, I'm going to step away from the topic of chess for this post and focus on the current recession. How is it affecting you and your family? Have you or any... | Read More
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My opinion of live chess has changed for the worse! I got into a position where it wouldn't allow me to move my rook... even if it was a legal move!
The chess.com guys have a lot of work to do. | Read More
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I just tried chess.com's live chess. Overall I'm impressed with the browser gymnastics that chess.com is doing. I played a couple of games and, for the most part, it was performing pretty well. At one point, my firefox 3 usage shot up to half a Gi... | Read More
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To see all three chess homeworks and answers for this week, click here. I. As we've discussed in our previous lessons, the principles of chess is a good guide and will very likely lead you to making many good moves.For this week's homewor... | Read More
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In my previous article, I made the recommendation that the Bishop's Opening is a good opening against 1...e5. Now we will dive in for a simple (and yet dangerous) response to the ever-so-famous Sicilian Defense."But", you say, "... | Read More
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The Bishop's OpeningIntended for Ratings 1600-2200 Style Scale: Very Aggressive Synopsis: The Bishop's Opening is like the King's Gambit without allthe complications. Supplementary games here. Back in the romantic days of c... | Read More
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I believe a lot of chess players (and even masters) go about studying the opening in the wrong way. Too often, it's all about memorization and not enough about understanding. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've seen too... | Read More
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Ok I get it. Openings are important. You obviously don't want to be blown out of the water before move fifteen. But I just have to shake my head when I see ten year olds trying to memorize* 25 moves in the Sicilian. That's ludicruous... | Read More
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Is it just me or is losing a game much more ego-crushing and depressing than the feeling of winning? When I win a game against a tough opponent, I feel happy for like 10 minutes then it wears off. But if I lose a game, that feeling can stay with m... | Read More