I come to this site, I play a couple of games, I write a few things, I read a bunch of things… and I am done, BUT I CANNOT LEAVE! I sit there… trying to figure what else I can do! Urrrgghhh! I am supposed to be leaving for work as I write this!(THIS [...]
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Bias against Black!
I was wondering if the “White to Play and Win” propagates the belief that if you are playing White you will win. In real life, Black has almost as many chances of playing to win! How about (more) “Black to Play” puzzles?
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Chewing your opponent’s soul by not playing 1.e4!
Last time, I asked if I should stop playing 1.e4 – the comments were helpful. So far, I have been playing anything but 1.e4 in my “chess by email” games. I feel that when I win without playing 1.e4, my opponent will know that I won coz (I didn’t play the strongest opening in the [...]
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Should I continue playing after a big blunder?
One of the toughest things in Chess (for me) is deciding what to do after I blunder big time! So far I have continued to play because of two major reasons. I feel that if I play well enough, I can secure a draw or a win. Second, I don’t want to be a quitter [...]
Aug
3
2007
3
2007
Stop playing 1.e4
Since everybody seems to like 1.e4, I am considering stopping. That way, may be I will win more because people don’t focus on the other Openings as much. What do you think?
