teacher_1: an INTRODUCTION

Hello, chess.com, I am known as teacher_1. Two years ago to THIS very day, I came to this chess site as cheater_1. That person is now DEAD. At my hands. That will be the LAST time I will ever utter that name, as it no longer has any meaning to me. From this point on, please address me as teacher_1. I have been REBORN into a kindler, gentler personality.

I hope MY time here, however long it may be, will be beneficial to everyone. I am a student of the GAME of chess AS WELL as how it relates to life‘s experiences. Think of me as a sort of CHESS PSYCHOLOGIST-- a CHESSOLOGIST-- as I sometimes refer to myself as. I have acquired a wealth of information about the GAME over my 35+ years of playing it and have LIVED my life as one would play a game of chess. I have had success in nearly all of my PURSUITS in life, and attribute this success to chess-like thinking. In my 42+ years of LIFE, I have accomplished more than 99% of people who live to be 100 ever dream of doing. You name the activity, and I have either DONE it or done something closely related to it. Sky dive? Been there. Beaten a chess GM, DONE THAT. Sailed solo for weeks on end in the Pacific? Yep. Made a MILLION dollars? INDEED. Lost a million dollars? Sad to say, YES. Ran with the bulls? Ho hum, sure. Gone into space? If you call being 13 miles up in a Russian MiG-31, space, which it nearly is--then CLOSE ENOUGH TO YES. I am as well-rounded and qualified of a person as you will ever come across. I have what it takes to EDUCATE you all on the lessons that I have learned about chess, namely, how to improve your game and improve your life.

NO, I am not peddling anything (I‘m not here to direct traffic to ANY site). NO, I am not here for ANY gain. NO, I don’t have an “agenda” of any sort. YES, I am here to make this site and its members BETTER and more EDUCATED people.

My purpose here is to pass on my knowledge to everyone. Approximately Once a week, I will post a LESSON in the General Discussion Forum. This LESSON does not necessarily mean I will try to teach the masses how to play better chess. Oh, it may contain information on how to better your game, but it may also contain other information that I have learned over the decades as it relates to chess, or it may contain a simple lesson about bettering your life and the others around you. WARNING…I am a VERY long winded person. When one sentence will do, I will write FIVE. Don’t even bother to click on my topics if you are looking for a quick read.

Now, as a formidable chess player myself, I can see into the future and anticipate your responses as you are forming them. So, NO, my lessons will NOT be posted exclusively in my blog. Who reads blogs anyway? This is about getting information out there to be seen. This is ABOUT education dissemination. Forums, not blogs, are the vehicle of choice. But, due to the THREAT of censorship, I will post in both blog and forum. (I have already received several threats of FREEZING my account, so my time may be short. I haven’t even posted ONE lesson yet, and already the TRUTH and COMMON SENSE are under attack. Second, there will invariably be dozens of TROLLS lining up trying to knock me down and get noticed. Accusations will fly from DAY ONE. Jealousy will rear its ugly head. Censorship will become an issue. Truth and common sense will come under attack by those who stand to gain by lies and propaganda. And all these negative things will NOT just come from the users of this site, but also by the ones who CONTROL the users of this site. Mark my words, people, for long ago I have traveled this very road…and it is FULL of potholes and not well maintained.

Finally, nothing would thrill me more than if NO ONE even replied to my weekly lessons. ZERO responses are preferred. It is intended to be more of a commentary--a LECTURE--than an open dialog. Read it and LEARN from it. Absorb it like a sponge. Reply if you feel strongly about what I said, but keep it civil. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s fighting off trolls and flamers. I’m too OLD for that. Been there, done that. I have many battle SCARS over the 15+ years I’ve been on the internet and don’t desire to slay anymore trolls. Don’t waste your time baiting me, I’m far too WISE for that. QUALIFY your responses to my lesson with FACTS supported by CREDIBLE sources, lest I brand you a troll/flamer. Don’t just insult my hard WORK that I present to you, lest I brand you a troll/flamer. Don’t censor my LESSONS just because you don’t like what I said, lest I brand the ADMIN of this site Anti-American (there’s a little thing called the first amendment that I like to refer to from time to time).

Now I must go put the finishing touches on teacher_1’s LESSON #1. I will post one weekly lesson on RANDOM days each week starting next week. HOWEVER, if one of the weekly lessons generates a large volume of questions from you all, I will address them all before proceeding with the next Lesson. Most people here seem pretty smart and quick learners, so I bet one week per lesson is enough.

Open up your minds, prepare to be educated, and you WILL improve the quality of your LIFE!!!.

The OP is not cheater_1, this charlatan's English skills are of a much lower standard. I don't remember cheater_1 making so many spelling and grammatical errors.

ZERO responses are preferred.

Just so you are aware teacher_1, erik reopened the cheater_1 account. You have "multiple accounts" now. Erik rightly must ban both of you now :)

 lol, true...

Hmmmmmmmmm what a contradiction. LET me take you to SCHOOL.

FIrst, you both agree that I am not "the other person" because of so many errors.

THen you go on to say that we BOTH might get banned. HMMMMMMMMM how can that be if I am NOT both people? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Next, allow me to set the record STRAIGHT. I only have 1 active account on this site and that is this one.

You really like saying Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm don't you?

 First please notice my emphasis of grammar/punctuation mistakes in the quote.

I am going to retract my statement that you are cheater_1. You have already fallen below his standard of accuracy. Good job.

 Expect me to quote every mistake in grammar you make.

If thats alls I have to worry about is people wasting there "important" time checkin' up on me and NOT dealing With the real issues, than I may have it easier than I thought.

I'm pretty dang smart bigboy, much smarter than you. You're baiting me. I know that. And so, I 'm tugging on the bait. You wanna play? You wanna match wits with the likes of ME?

I DONT THINK SO.........

"If thats alls"?

Oh yeah, you're obviously very intelligent.

You Canadians have no sense of humor.

 I'm not (intentionally) baiting you.

And sure, game on.

We have a sense of "humour".

 The u in humour is dropped in American English :P

That's why u have no humour.