Congrats Chess.com 9 million members
I'm seeing in the stats this morning that Chess.com has surpassed 9 million members! That's spectacular! Way to go chess.com!
Hoping to Attend a Chess Tournament - Anyone Have Advice?
I recently made some investments in vacation properties which should allow me to travel more freely and cheaper in the US, and maybe even internationally. I hope to attend my first chess tournament as a tourist and see some of the drama unfold fir...
You Know You're a Chess Geek When...
Ok, I believe I have finally taken the step over the line that delineates sane people from true chess geeks. The other day I played a game against the computer which I felt I did so good that I actually went back into the log to write down each a...
Opening Night
Well after weeks of rehearsal opening night of Burlesque Night Live at Pitman's is finally here. I hope my skits and numbers go better than my last several chess matches. For my own part I hope this weekly Wednesday night show goes well for the n...
My eBooks Updated and on Kindle
Totally unrelated to playing chess (unless you count earning a living to afford a chess playing lifestyle) - I have updated my two ebooks on Social Media Marketing to reflect changes in the social networking world and now am able to offer them on ...
Making a Cheap Chess Set a Little Nicer
Spent some time this weekend making my cheap chess set a little nicer by adding some lead weight to them and sealing it with epoxy.
I am an awful chess player
Holy cr*p I am not good at chess.
Tactics Trainer Progress
I'm really pleased to have set a new personal best in the tactics trainer program. Sadly at one time I was as low as 461... how I got that low I honestly don't know, but now I'm over 1400! I am glad and thankful that chess.com has such an awesome...
Quick Announcement
Just making a quick announcement that I have started a local social media marketing business for the Lakes Region of NH. If you're in business in central NH and need a web presence or increased publicity, please visit: http://onefineham.com If y...
Tactics Trainer Stats
Oy... Tactics trainer can be pretty humbling. Here's a look at my (sad) stats to date: Rating Current: 1301 Highest: 1301 (6 Jan 2011) Lowest: 461 (6 Aug 2009) Problems # Attempts: 3056 Passed: 1700 (55.6%) Failed: 1356 (44.4%) Total Training Ti...
Bus Ride Demolition
Our little chess group hasn't played a lot of matches of late but I recently went on a great and fun bus trip to New York to visit Times Square. On the one match I played over the weekend I was fortunate enough to get a quick win as black on a se...
On a Roll
Have managed to put together a nice winning streak in my own local chess club... which we should probably formalize at some point. The play of everyone in the group has definitely improved over the last month or so. We're all good friends having...
Down to Endgame in 1st Online Match
So we're finally down to endgame in our first online match at 44 moves in on this slugfest. Each of us have made at least one really bad mistake (both involving knights incidentally) along the way but things look pretty even going into the last d...
Playing Chess While Drunk a Boon for My W-L Stats
It was a good day yesterday. Notched a nine move (+/- I didn't actually count the moves) win over a likewise strong but alcoholically compromised player. I ought to booze up and play more often!
Picked Up a 'W'
Had a good match with my friend the other day. Taking a lot of time going through all the opening strategies on here (or at least some of them) really has opened my eyes as to how the game is played. Although I do believe I had to change my mind...
Another Simply Brutal Series
Despite my focused concentration Ray wiped the board clean of my pieces twice more yesterday. Seeing the bishop take the rook unchallenged on an error was simply devastating. Could have called the game done right there.
Zero for Three Against My Arch Nemesis
Although I can hardly call myself a rival of my good friend Ray I do try to whomp him most mightly on the chess board but to no avail this week. Got the board mopped of my pieces fairly efficiently in two out of three, got myself pinned in the co...
A Stalemate Earned from Bad Play
Earned a stalemate in a match with my friend Ray yesterday. I made a number of errors in my play and as a result was left pretty powerless. I do believe he made a mistake somewhere along the lines in the end-game however as I think he should hav...
My First Post
I just wanted to update my profile a little. I haven't been on in a while and wanted to share just a little about myself. My friend Ray and I just started playing chess together on a semi-regular basis. I enjoy the challenge of playing against ...
