One wonders if posting "god is love" on this site is meant to troll or if he believes those three words will be the catalyst to change for one of our poor souls.
being a retired financial analyst i cannot help but be be a fan of jesus or anyone else who saves. most people wait until they are old to plan their retirement.this is a mistake. start young. save, save, save. it does not take much. just a little bit each month.
shah, my avg time per move in online games is 1 hr and 30 min. i have also made that trade. it probably left my opponent worrying about what kind of trap i had set. haha
Jamalov -- I've been following this routine where I make a single move each hour to see how many 3d games that pace of play can sustain. I haven't timed out yet but I see what you mean about continuity. I've just accidentally traded a queen for a pawn. I'm a freakin' genius, man!! LOL
All sound like good ideas. I wouldn't personally participate in vote chess much, but I'd be up for a ladder or mentoring. I'd suggest that we do a ladder and encourage analysis of the games afterwards, which could evolve into a mentoring system.