What up every1 its drummeroc. Like Dr. Oc but a drummer instead. I just want to say that I have only been playing chess for a month or so. I have always known the rules etc... but I never used to play b/c I didnt want to get obsessed with it. Well, it happened. So since we are teammates and I am the newbie, would you guys be willing to help me improve my game? Just playing me when we are online will obviously help but I was hoping maybe we could play games with no time limit or a very large one so that we could discuss tactics and strategy during the game and so you guys could explain to me why you are doing certain things and why some things I do are mistakes. We could make them unrated so that noone's rating is affected by helping me. Those of you who wouldn't mind playing the teacher just let me know so we can make it happen.

As a side note: I am quite good at both poker(all kinds) and backgammon; both of which I have played extensively for a while (I payed for all of my books and a large portion of my college tuition playing poker from 2004 - 2008). So it won't be a hassle or headache to teach me since strategy of gamesmanship aren't new to me, just the specifics of THIS game.

Thanks to anyone who can help,

Ryan

I'll be happy to have a few instructive games with you, Ryan, just look me up when we're on Live Chess. In the meantime, I strongly suggest that you explore the 'Learn' tab and all of it's features. Good luck! -drumdaddy