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new v3 site gets me steaming

new v3 site gets me steaming

lostapiece
| Nov 17, 2016
| 333
| 1

firstly we are all going to have to go on here soon .... if we want to keep playing ,however i arrived here one day i logged in and here i was v3 in all its glory  so i thought i may as well get used to it as i log in every day, i dont like the l...

david bowie lives on in legend

david bowie lives on in legend

lostapiece
| Jan 11, 2016
| 2,274
| 8

its a sad day today david bowie , the greatest british artiste has left his physical form, he influenced more than a generation his music has infinite variety, i had the fortune to see him perform live. i practically worshipped him he was an ico...

Cambridge university jeez

Cambridge university jeez

lostapiece
| Sep 3, 2013
| 1,311
| 0

just spent most of the day in a uni delivering removal crates , because it was an old historic building it took ages around small corridors stairs etc.I was there that long i now have a degree!

how are you feeling....

how are you feeling....

lostapiece
| Jun 24, 2013
| 1,248
| 0

hello every one .. remember when we had that little box with a quote that appeared under our avatar .. i miss that ,, i used to post a message to let people know id gone or when i`d be back 

a review of my poem

a review of my poem

lostapiece
| Sep 21, 2010
| 1,574
| 4

i thought i`d blogged this once but i find no reference in my archive , i apologise for re issuing it but every time i read it ( not too often , lol ) i feel i`ve created  something  above average taxing the mind, another conundrum, the same pu...

themes: a blatant plug!!

themes: a blatant plug!!

lostapiece
| Sep 21, 2010
| 1,923
| 1

hi chess players of the world, i notice 842 people use my *coffee and chocolate theme, its easy on the eye ;) wouldnt it be nice if more of you  used it and i had a delusion that i`d actually left an indelible mark  on the planet  for  all eternit...

jan the 1st

jan the 1st

lostapiece
| Aug 12, 2009
| 1,485
| 3

wow you were born on the 1st too , that's amazing ... no really it is your the 10 billionth person i seen on here born 1st of Jan.. now is it just laziness or do we have a lot of thoroughbred horse`s playing chess on here.. lolz lolz blinkin lolz

just the way i am

just the way i am

lostapiece
| Aug 1, 2009
| 1,750
| 3

i like talkin .. but cant talk all the time i like playing chess , thats why i come here .. i got 52 games on the go and no ones playing ... it really eats in to my patience.:(

otb ... the friday game ..

otb ... the friday game ..

lostapiece
| Aug 1, 2009
| 972
| 0

otb pub game , i was goin in to this game 0-1 down .. i was also going out on the lash later so i wanted to rush so i could get fed and washed and chilled ,i`d already been up since4.am including an 8hr shift in the foundry!! white d4 was my openi...

pub chess .. holding the fort

pub chess .. holding the fort

lostapiece
| Jul 26, 2009
| 1,334
| 1

well fridays continuing game otb  was a bit damp .. i was black and trailing 0-1 i couldnt aford to loose so i played caro can , funny thing is after the first move i thought , why am i playing this opening i dont even like it , 10 moves in  i tho...

the  pub game ..cont..

the pub game ..cont..

lostapiece
| Jul 18, 2009
| 1,222
| 1

notice how this is not straight after the event... that may give the result away in itself .. fridays otb game ended in a loss for me, i used the english opening and was doing very well .. caught him off guard ! but , because i wanted a result, i...

otb at the pub (round 4)

otb at the pub (round 4)

lostapiece
| Jul 11, 2009
| 819
| 2

right then ! went down to a canal side pub , sat on the balcony playing chess with me mate mike .. it was intense , sometimes i wonder if a hard  days work is the ideal preparation for a game of chess , but the guinness helped , a good game with e...

lets sulk...

lets sulk...

lostapiece
| Jul 5, 2009
| 850
| 2

i dont want to play live atm it ties you down , i dont want to play an open seek cause invariably they go away i want to play  and no body is on even though i have about 40 games on  your sulking friend , lostapiece

otb at last !

otb at last !

lostapiece
| Jun 27, 2009
| 827
| 3

ok  the last two years i got my chess kick on here , but i bumped in to a bloke who plays chess .. (when they say they play , i always ask them their fav. opening , to see if they REALLY  play ) he said he used to play at club level and suggested ...

don la bibliotheque

don la bibliotheque

lostapiece
| Jun 25, 2009
| 705
| 2

yes , i still go to the library , today i was sandwiched between two rugby playing types, they didnt give me any  notice , i think , i didnt want them to  and there was a baby gurning and making some rather aggressive growling noises , still i get...

tales from the library...

tales from the library...

lostapiece
| May 20, 2009
| 645
| 2

mm .. this is really useful i can get on chess dot com straight out o work or whenever im in town .. a very handy way to make sure i keep up and in touch with me mates and opponents hoorah for public libraries !!

LOSTAPIECE!!! (in the library

LOSTAPIECE!!! (in the library

lostapiece
| Apr 29, 2009
| 657
| 3

i must apologise to all who are playing me . i have got  internet probs at home . normal service will resume as soon as possible ! .... i miss you all : (((

the ratings game

the ratings game

lostapiece
| Dec 19, 2008
| 860
| 5

my rating is like an oil tanker it goes a long way in one direction and takes twice as long to turn around ! im suffering at the moment , too many games ? not enough work? i dont know ..

groups good and bad

groups good and bad

lostapiece
| Nov 30, 2008
| 842
| 5

i get involved ... to a degree in various groups , but i find they are either too intense or too quiet most of the time maybe i should make one ?? it would be a bit draconian tho ... i am thinking about it ... the admin worries me a bit cause real...

open letter to melanerz

open letter to melanerz

lostapiece
| Nov 16, 2008
| 978
| 0

as you blocked me ,because you are too imature to get a ticking off here is my reply to you!! after that quote me and sky spoke about his band and music . sorted you are young and although you seem to live on you glorious academic prowess, and b...

chessmen

chessmen

lostapiece
| Nov 4, 2008
| 824
| 3

taxing the mind, another conundrum, the same puzzle as before but its not humdrum. battle lines drawn across the floor, chequered squares in all sixty four.   battle opens infantry on the move, forward ever forward ,so much to prove. generals pl...

wins draws losses and......

wins draws losses and......

lostapiece
| Oct 25, 2008
| 720
| 6

i have won 53% of my games i have lost  43% of my games i have drawn 3% of my games. i can only deduce from this , the other 1% have been abducted by aliens and declared void, cast out in to the air less void that is outer space, somewhere on i...

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