Any questions you might have , we can discuss them here

I have 2 questions, or rather 2 wishes (I'm not sure this is the place to ask) :

-would you please insert boards with coordinates in your posts Michael ?

-can you program the page in such a way that the box we post our comment in is placed at the top of the page rather than all the way at the bottom ? It makes it much easier to see the board (I'm thinking of the Vote Chess boards) and write...

Thanks for whatever you can do.

-would you please insert boards with coordinates in your posts Michael ?

I can do that

-can you program the page in such a way that the box we post our comment in is placed at the top of the page rather than all the way at the bottom ? It makes it much easier to see the board (I'm thinking of the Vote Chess boards) and write...

If there is a way to do that I don't know it.If someone else knows it please inform me.

I noticed that I got first the solution of the endgame puzzles #12 and then the puzzles to solve. I think that it is more useful to change the order !Could you do this next time ?

Where can you learn the sicilian?

I don't understand Paristar , explain me please.

I received a message from Michael-G  on Apr 11, 2012 @ 2:31pm with the Title Endgame Puzzle # 12 , 3 pawn endgames positions with notation.A bit later I received a message from Michael-G Apr 11, 2012 @ 2:56pm with the Same Title and the same positions  with the only difference that there is no notation but puzzles to solve.

I think we benefit more if you give us first the puzzles and then the solutions to the puzzles, am I right ? I hope you understand what i want to say .

I didn't want to give you the solutions of the puzzles , that was a mistake.

just played a really nice OFD game and don't know where to post it!?!?!? lol

I will make a topic Marcus.

k ty :DDD

also I have got a big tourney coming up in about 3 weeks time and I'm wondering what I should be doing to prepare for it? I think that I need to win 4 out if 6 games to go onto the next round.. I am struggling with the Rubensteins variation too, especially when White pins Nf6 I am unsure what to do..

After 

...prefer the quieter 7...Be7 over the more complicated 7...c5

Michael, you forgot all about the boards with coordinates...:(

I try Epo , I try , it's not so easy , I was used not putting coordinates.Half of my posts now  have.Give me some time please.Old dog is difficult to learn new tricks.

Also, Michael what do you think is the best way to prepare for a tourney coming up in a couple weeks time?

Do what Reshevsky did

and he did what....? lol

I play tournaments reguraly. But I have never really prepared for a tournament. Do  you know who you're playing ? If not how do you want to prepare ? Then  you don't know which openings  you likely will be faced. And Opening Preparation isn't important if you aren't at least advanced player (1800+) If this is true for you  I would advice you to focus on tactics and strategy (opening principles and middlegame strategy) and some basic endgames . Make  mainly tactic puzzles and some endgame puzzles , make you aware of the plans you want to follow at the middlegame in your  preferred openings. I think that is what I would do to prepare for a tournament !

Nothing!!!