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    As a way to slowly ease back into Chess, I plan to do the following:

    1) Go over about 20 tactics problems at Chess Tempo at least 5 days a week.

    2) Start and finish Fred Reinfeld’s The Complete Chess Player.

    3) Participate at Chess.com by looking for questions asked by various players, mostly beginners, that I may be able to answer. A way to help out.

    4) Play several competitive games, either at Dallas Chess Club, or at a tournament.

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    I have done quite a bit since my last post. I have become more active at chess.com – you can see my content by clicking here. Both the writing, commenting on other people’s postings, and playing a couple of games keep me in the “Chess mood”.
    In addition, I have been reading a few Chess books. I finished Chess for Tigers in a couple of days, then I was on Bruce Pandolfinis’ Visual Dictionary of Chess(?). I am now working on Lev Alburt’s Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player and John Watson’s Chess Strategies in Action. The last one is an intense read. I have barely put a dent into it.
    I have been going through games of Legends, like Alekhine, Capablanca, and some Fischer. Last but not least, Openings. My study of Openings has been through playing games of the same
    Opening – that way the idea and variations sink in without necessary booking up on Opening lines.
    Oh, one more thing, I have been going through tutorials in ChessMaster 9000’s classroom… I have started with the beginner tutorials (even though the material is very basic). My belief is that sometimes you forget the basics… like Rooks and Bishops need opening lines (Files/Ranks and diagonals, respectively) to be effective. So, it doesn’t hurt to review.
    I feel good about where I am headed.
    I am playing a lot fewer games at Chess.com; I think I am better able to focus on each game. I look forward to playing in 2 tournaments in the next 2 weeks.

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