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History & Lessons

History & Lessons

Elwood
| Dec 30, 2007
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As I mentioned is a previous blog, I recently started a chess club at work.  My first challenge was to give a talk at the first meeting that would be instructive to beginners and and interesting to the rest.  I chose to lecture on the hi...

My first online Game

My first online Game

Elwood
| Dec 18, 2007
| 867
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I finished my very first online game of chess today.  Here is the result:             It was touch and go for a while.  chess180's style really threw me for a loop.  I tried to stick to the basics ...

My chess stlye

My chess stlye

Elwood
| Dec 10, 2007
| 912
| 1

I just realized this week what my true chess "Style" is.  Openings are pretty book. Middle game I build up a material, positional or both advantage. End Game is marked by a blunder that makes the wheels fall off & then I resign....

Chess Thoughts by Jack Handy not

Chess Thoughts by Jack Handy not

Elwood
| Dec 5, 2007
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You only get 8 pawns.   Seems like a lot when they are lined up all the way across the board.  When you get to the endgame down a pawn, it might not seem like enough.  You can get another queen, another knight, but there...

My chess history

My chess history

Elwood
| Nov 15, 2007
| 1,011
| 2

I wrote this for my profile, but it was too many charachters, so I'm bloggin' it.  My dad started to teach me chess when I was 6(?)  I was bad at it and never won a game.  I quickly lost interest. Throughout my chi...

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