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I'm sure most of us have seen Code Geass so i'm going to try not to summarize the show. When Lelouch plays chess he leads with his King. His theory is 'If the King does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?'. Well in search of bettering my King play, namely in the end game but, perhaps some middle game play may arise. I found this article. If you guys are also interested, take a look. Also, if you see anything books, articles, etc. on the subject post it to this forum for the benefit of everyone.

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Ok people, I think we should introduce ourselfs. You may gues my name... I live in México. Zapopan, wich a city located in the state of Jalisco (remember Tequila and Mariachis? well, all from Jalisco) What do I do for a living?, This may come as a surprise, but actually I am a Neurosurgeon, or a Brainsurgeon if you prefer. So, yes, I'm a Physician. I also have a Master of Science degree (in Immunology) and currently I'm working on getting my PhD. (But don't even dare calling me a Nerd ) About chess, I've been playing since I was 6 or 7. I started playing seriously when I was in 8th grade. In the 11th grade I became my hometown champion. Then I stoped playing for a while, went to Medical School. I played a few tournaments while there, but never won any. Then I went to do my residency in Neurosurgery, and I couldn't play anymore for a while. Once I finished I decided to go back and get my Master of Science degree and later my PhD. I started playing again about a month ago. Had to grease uo those old gears to put the machine in motion, but I'm regaining my confdence and remembering all of those lessons. So, I've been on and off the game for about 32 years now. Once I was even a member of USCF (rated and everything), but that was over 20 years ago. I'm starting fresh. I accept challenges, but if I don't I'm probably just to busy doing surgery on somebody's brain, so don't take it personal.

These are All the books that i have and am in the process of reading. they are all great books and strongly i advise people to pick them up if they want to really get good. 1. Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 hours, by Zsuzsa Polgar and others 2. Mastering the Chess Openings vol 1, by John Watson 3. The Tao of Chess, 200 Principles to Transform Your Game and Your Life, by Peter Kurzdorfer 4. The Chess Players Bible, by James Eade 5. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess 6. Silmans's Complete Endgame Course from Beginner to Master, by Jeremy Silman The BEST BOOK I HAVE. Finaly, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CHESS GAMES

I would like to discuss how to improve at chess. From what i understand the best way to improve at chess is to study tactics. Things like studying openings in depth and position come secondary. The only real way to improve your tactics is to reapetedly solve problems. A good way to do this is to use chess.com's tactics trainer. I would also recommend getting a tactics book. I've found several good book reviews on amazon.com. For players under 1600 there is Winning Chess Tactics for Junoirs. The preface of the book says to go through it 3 times and then move on to Combination Challenge when you are around 1700 (both of these are written by Lou Hays). It is still important, however, to know at least some basic stategy. I found Jeremy Silman's Complete Book of Chess Strategy to be helpful. It is also useful to more advanced players as a reference for various concepts. If you have any good suggestions on how to improve for any level player or any good book suggestions then list them here.

to the order of the black knights. we will serve as knights of justice and pwn everyone at chess. feel free to post whatever you want really.