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Murfreesboro Chess Club Reopens!

Murfreesboro Chess Club Reopens!

SchliemannDefense
| Jun 2, 2021
| 240
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New Rules & Protocols      The Murfreesboro Chess Club is reopening in a unique time, transitioning from the full-on pandemic to a place of relative cautiousness .  The new rules and protocols will reflect our respect for the policies set fort...

Murfreesboro Chess Club Reopens!

Murfreesboro Chess Club Reopens!

SchliemannDefense
| Jun 2, 2021
| 130
| 2

New Rules & Protocols      The Murfreesboro Chess Club is reopening in a unique time, transitioning from the full-on pandemic to a place of relative cautiousness .  The new rules and protocols will reflect our respect for the policies set fort...

The Upward Rating Climb Continues

The Upward Rating Climb Continues

SchliemannDefense
| Aug 19, 2019
| 201
| 8

I found the truck dead on Wednesday afternoon before I solicited a ride to the hospital.  I got out late Thursday afternoon (luckily it was merely complications from an existing problem, and not life threatening as I had feared), opened the chess...

My Sad Regress & Surprising Progress

My Sad Regress & Surprising Progress

SchliemannDefense
| Jun 17, 2019
| 197
| 8

I had my all-time worst results at the 4th Annual Smokey Mountain event in early February 2019, which brought my classical rating down to below 1300.  After that I played once in Nashville and again at the 2019 Murfreesboro Open, but still only ac...

Learning to Learn: Some Helpful Tools

Learning to Learn: Some Helpful Tools

SchliemannDefense
| Nov 16, 2018
| 1,894
| 10

My procrastination and lack of self discipline is requiring inspirational motivation to overcome this rut.  It's easy to play lots of speed chess and put aside sessions of fundamental learning.  In order to reach my goals, learning to learn has be...

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 ...

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 ...

SchliemannDefense
| Oct 30, 2018
| 190
| 2

I'm very new to Chess blogging, but I hope to share my journey, opinions, limited experiences and observations on a range of subjects.  The goal is to impart some useful information aimed at club players, club organizations and other interested pa...

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