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Well, no concrete update, really. I haven't played in any tournament or online games ; been busy with office work and my son's chess. I've been practicing puzzles regularly on Lichess ; however, puzzle rating is still languishing around 2K.
On the positive side, I finally decided to take the plunge and participate in the Wednesday tournaments at the Montreal Chess Club, starting next week.
Small beginnings...
Last edited by Amit R; Sunday, 27th August, 2023, 12:36 PM.
Sam,
I am surprised nobody questioned you sign-off quote about the pawns and king going into the same box. You say is of Irish origin. I always thought it was Italian.
No concrete progress, really. Have been doing tactics puzzles regularly, but not playing regularly at all. Most of my chess time goes with Raunak, who can now beat me, unless I play very carefully. He used to blunder a lot, but now that has reduced quite a bit.
Hope to start playing atleast a few correspondence games over the next few weeks, and put up a decent fight with my son. Next update: June end.
P.S : Meant to post this at March end, but forgot.
Learning to mate with B+N is not that hard and can provide you with a win instead of a draw if you ever run into it. I have had to show that I know this mate twice.
It all depends what you are looking for. McDonald's "Ruy Lopez" is a solid choice, and I have heard good things about Hunt's "Chess Strategy" from a few folks. In addition to the Lopez book, I also have the KIA and Caro-Kann in the Move-by-Move series.
I follow Cyrus Lakdawala on facebook. He's very friendly, answers virtually everybody, posts interesting tactical puzzles and has opening discussions often.
Thanks, Hans. He appears to be knowledgeable on many openings. Should be fun to follow.
I have seen the reviews are mixed. Which ones did you like?
It all depends what you are looking for. McDonald's "Ruy Lopez" is a solid choice, and I have heard good things about Hunt's "Chess Strategy" from a few folks. In addition to the Lopez book, I also have the KIA and Caro-Kann in the Move-by-Move series.
I follow Cyrus Lakdawala on facebook. He's very friendly, answers virtually everybody, posts interesting tactical puzzles and has opening discussions often.
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