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Playing the Computer

TheGreatKing1
| Feb 26, 2009
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  Well,          So far I've been hovering around 1300- 1500, with a high of 1533. 'Tactics Trainer' has kept me in most of the games.     Now, I'm playing the 'Computer' more and more.. At beginner, I almost always win. Though, Its the- 'Hard' ...

Warming-up

Warming-up

TheGreatKing1
| Jan 19, 2009
| 1,196
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  Well - the Great Kings' quest to the top has run into some major defeats. 'Won a tournament' on a roll from 1300-plus to 1533, then major defeats! One after another..score now 1310 and sliding..      Going upwards, I warmed-up with 'Tactics Tra...

Tournaments

Tournaments

TheGreatKing1
| Dec 1, 2008
| 875
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    Just wondering, has anyone ever played a tournament and gotten cheated out of winning?    I just played in the "Golden Summer Day Tournament" which took forever,it was a 12 player, 22 game, at 6 day per move tournament, I was 19-3.It listed '...

40 days later

40 days later

TheGreatKing1
| Aug 27, 2008
| 941
| 0

The Tactics Trainer has worked wonders. The pawns are great shape- they even look good as Queens! Though lost a few queens in battle, clone a few during battle as well. The Clones -quickily- got transferred to another battle.   The Grea...

Nothing much..

Nothing much..

TheGreatKing1
| Jul 18, 2008
| 867
| 1

     Well, I haven't played much since high school in 1970's. Wasn't all that good then either.    My advice: use 'tactics trainer', as a warm-up. It gets you in the right frame of mind.    Persona...

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