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mreedy

is there really a opening called the bong cloud.is so what is its main line?

mreedy

chess psychology- if your opponent makes a funny face or weird noise after he moves , keep studying the position until you know why.

mreedy

if your ahead on time in a Even position wait for your opponent to make a mistake.

mreedy

passed pawns should be viewed as baby queens.

PrawnEatsPrawn

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Stop posting when it's only you left (unless your name is Sloughterchess).

jtt96

like the pic!

mreedy

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.Surprised

PrawnEatsPrawn
mreedy wrote:

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.


 

Correction:

Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)

mreedy

when you have the option to trade , wait for your opponent to take first so you can develop your own piece on the recapture.

Flamma_Aquila
echecs06 wrote:
PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:
mreedy wrote:

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.


 

Correction:

Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)


 I love grenades! ( French Vet. )  I hate german grenades, though!!!


No no no. The French vet loves grenades, cause they're easy to drop to lose weight while you run away.

mreedy

in order to gain initiative look to sacrifice two pawns for a minor piece.

PrawnEatsPrawn
mreedy wrote:

in order to gain initiative look to sacrifice two pawns for a minor piece.


 

Better yet.....

 

in order to gain the initiative, look to "sacrifice" one pawn for a minor piece.

Wolfwind

There is a story of a thumb in a Conan Doyle " Greek Interpreter" S.Holmes adventure. Oh ,well I think I will go to sleep ... 

Flamma_Aquila
echecs06 wrote:
Flamma_Aquila wrote:
echecs06 wrote:
PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:
mreedy wrote:

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.


 

Correction:

Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)


 I love grenades! ( French Vet. )  I hate german grenades, though!!!


No no no. The French vet loves grenades, cause they're easy to drop to lose weight while you run away.


 Remember Yorktown, d....fool!


Hey, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn from time to time. Tongue out

mreedy

when playing a king pawn end game, don't worry about pawn majorities but instead concentrate on pawn breakthroughs.

blake78613
mreedy wrote:

when playing a king pawn end game, don't worry about pawn majorities but instead concentrate on pawn breakthroughs.


I wonder how Averbakh and Maizelis overlooked that rule?

mreedy

Without chess everything would be permissible.

mreedy

always ask higher rated players why you lost.

mreedy

don't abort games against higher rated players

mreedy

space is generally more of a advantage in closed game than open.