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Welcome back!!! Sounds like you have a smart wife. A short break is good for everyone's psyche.

You're going to do great! Give 'em hell Doker!

One must always set aside valuable time for relaxation and reflection.

After all, on Chess.com we have a famous adage: "Battle, battle, battle!"
But we also have smalltext to this: "Space, spa, sauna"

Keep it cool, very cool, then hot, and then cool again. It's all in the timing. Just breath.

just have too not complain when i post -- my wife tells me i talk to much on the phone --- so i stopped phoning people if they phone me i talk other wise -- crickets from me now on -  posting-- here from now - not going to complain about -- anything to do with others chess games  or how they play against me - maybe in the  game's chat i might blow off steam but here no more -- third thing- i will try to play 10 min games and up no matter much it brothers me to -guess thats it -- going to give a another go like i said before -- and i promise not matter what -  not to use a chess engine like a lot of people here do -- nope going to try and win a couple of games ina row then stop each session three session a day between my med naps and then each day thats it-- off to play poker if i have to   at "nlop poker" can't lose money there  -- but i am not going down that  chess depression rabbit hole again--  

see you on the tables --starting at 100 again-- 

goodideas on 10 minutes, except am swamped wit work and for now will keep the job, passive income coming soon and my family rich anyway, well not rich but well off, they want me to do it myself instead of sucking from their breasts forever, aha metaphorically speaking do u see?  as far as women yes no wife hopefully one day, a few shortys i had a few love affairs, not anymore though there is this girl i knew from Highschool, wow omg she can put me above Cloud 9, and wow shes opening up, though theres all these other women too, theres so many women, even one at the gas general store, we keep smiling though i already can tell it will be a fling nothing more nothing less, okay enough with women they suck your energy anyways.   how about gambling, oh boy that gambling is my personal chief favorite, i play poker, roulette, blackjack, we should count cards together, its mathematical, its certainty, i took last 100 dollars after being at casino up all night and flipped it to 1000 within 1 week, this includes buying hotels day afer

bujying hotels day in night out, money on elixir of life, relaxation spa cannabis tequnique, taking uber rides, alas sometimes i play baccarat, shoot for dragon, idk i have work again soon, they keep testing my patience, they dont know how far i dived deep down into the ocean, way playing with the sea urchins. they havent seen life and ive already had 3 lives.  im a chameleon you might find me sipping wine with business types and the next moment in a homeless tent snorting shark pheremones off of a stomach.  just playing, or am i?

@Snookslayer very kind of you to be giving all this encouragement + analyzing his games for feedback. It's nice to see people being kind this way 

dokerbohm i've seem you on blitz lol

Can u teach me how to count cards?

Kind of you to notice. I randomly stumbled on this thread a few months back and posted a little advice on openings. I checked back weeks later and gave more advice. Then I got addicted to helping this good man achieve at least a 500 rating (he keeps saying that's impossible, but he can do it.)

Now I'm hooked. It's the same reason we all love chess - I must solve this puzzle.  Get Doker to 500+ or die trying!  He can do it, but occasionally he likes to spite me by playing moves he knows makes my blood boil. But I'm going to win this battle. I believe in the Doker!

A nice trick I use is to throw the cards on the floor. Start counting from zero and add a 1 for every card I pick up. 

It's alright it's alright alright, she moves in mysterious ways!!!

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what is all that ???? stuff 

three more losses this morning promised my self not to play after three losses till next session just before lunch -so off to work on honey due list -- good thing there is no lower than 100

Alright, let's take a look at a recent game:

The Good - excellent development, quick castle, good center control with pawns!

The Bad - pawns PROTECT the king. When they move, they weaken the king. Don't move pawns on the side your going to castle.

And The Ugly - Blundered some pieces and should've won after taking his queen.

Overall, not bad.

another  four losses this late afternoon --  again after move 13 its all basically down hill first 10 moves i think i got -- well better than before -- but then move 12/13 then puff they are smarter than me after that --  need a break again -- got to stop till after supper --  maybe one win for the whole day would be nice ---

well another three losses -- think iam going to try to develop  a stall opening then just play three min games again-- or maybe??i haven't done this  in a while play one min games yep after supper ww will see  

friday morning usually my best morning---- not so today !!!!-- more losses always at the 15-20 move part it always goes to pieces---tried new opening -- its seems to work better  till move 15 /16 -- but still same result -- meeting very aggressive players  attack with queen always-- pin me in-  will try to tighten up the opening --just forget about any thing after move 20-- yep game plan for today - will be back after honey due list is completed --- good thing about today --down to meds only twice a day -- so only two tiny tiny naps --more time to get beaten at chess (ha ha ha )