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been sick with flu virus in bed for three days and with my situation have to really watch out back to some what normal so i played a few games -- guess i am ok --i lost all of them

will try a few more games before supper, first meal i had in three days so looking forward to that good luck to all on the weekend

can't sleep meds not working hot milk and a game or two chess will do the trick always amazes not matter how badly i play and i mean badly once in awhile i find a person worse at than me -- you got to like a game like that don't you???

won three in row after lunch now time for med nap -- not great wins - but just ok wins - will do better i hopw after nap weather is so good outside i may even try a walk to the corner to get the mail very short distance about 600/700 yds so 1/2 mile walk back and forth - then i will get into it

won four lost two -- just catching guys when they are tired i guess - maybe tomorow i will be faster and see ahead a little more off to bed

just as i thought this morning lost all games last night was because i played tired players late at night and caught them off guard this morning all games i lost where becasue i lost them squarely maybe this afternoon will be different hope so

this afternoon just as bad as normal five loses in a row one win --- but for players who at supposed to be at 100 -115 -- they play well well to well for that score i starting to think sand bagging is happening to much maybe not they are and could be just smarter than me at this levek but some of them their use of knights and pawn traps is well beyond a 100-120 player

but tonight before bed to see if i can catch some tired players making some of my moves so i can catch them ha ha ha ha

hoping to break my bad winning streak i started playing poker online yesterday afternoon well that was a mistake -- should have realized when playing poorly you just play poorly till you don't poker games didn't help plus i used up all my money allowance for poker for the month losing about 40 dollars so now i only have chess to fall back on to break my down in the dumps playing -- wishing myself luck -- well start now for a couple of games before med nap this afternnoon

well the downslide continues 4 in row losses this afternoon so off to med nap will try something different when i wake up --

tonight first time in long time iam out of the basement 139 tonight some wins some losses but more wins than losses so i cannot complain see if tomorrow brings the same luck

WHAT I REALLY HATE ABOUT THIS GAME IS THE UPS AND DOWN ONE DAY YOU WIN AND THINK YOU ARE GETTING BETTER THEN THE NEXT YOU LOSE ALL THE POINTS YOU GOT FROM THE PRVIOUS DAY AND NOW ARE BACK IN THE BOTTOM AGAIN

GOD I HATE THIS GAME

No one improves if they refuse to learn.

a bad afternoon on a sunday most things today have gone wrong except the weather bu then that is usual for me when one thing goes bad usually three things go bad three wins today and five losses so back the bottom we go i guess going to try a few puzzles to break things up

bad evening play lost alt no wins -- guess my mojo was noy one tonight try one more before i quite

another late afternoon of play and many many lost games back to 100 again very depressing very depressing but after supper i will try again i get lost after move 5 /6 everytime when they do something i am not expecting and it throws off my plan need to change my opening i guess maybe not move at all or just back and forth till i can at least get to move 25/30 like i used to before

One method of playing the opening is the London system. This is sometimes said to be easy to learn because it's a set series of moves for white that you can play against nearly any black opening, and you end up with a solid position. You can't just play the moves like a robot though - you do have to pay attention to your opponent in case he throws a curve ball. But if you are looking for a set opening that's good in a lot of situations the London might be worth a look.

thanks for the advice helpful -- played a few games tonight won some more than i lost but played poorly most of games --- always at the 7-10 move mark i seem to lose it

late night play and i won a couple of games more through oppenents making grave mistakes not my Steller play that's for sure but a win is a win i guess and i have not been over 150 in a long time see you in the morning