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Sir Nemo: May 2008
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Sunday, May 18, 2008. Sorry I've been absent for awhile guys. I lost my job and have had trouble getting access to the internet. However, I did manage to finish the Seven Circles and am glad to say that I now belong under the 'Knights Victorious' so update your bars Tacticus Maximus! Also, I've been kicking some major butt on Chess.com. When I made my last post, my rating was 1545 on Chess.com and I was getting my butt royally kicked! Chesscom rating is now 1750!
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Sir Nemo: Breaking Barriers: Ready for circles!
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Breaking Barriers: Ready for circles! Well it's been a little over a week since my last post and since then my rating has shot up to 1539. That officially puts me over the 400 rating points improvement mark. I'm very proud of this result and will continue to work hard to improve even further. As I've pointed out in a previous post. Igor Smirnov's GM Positional Understanding course and tasks:. Opening's from the ICS Course:. So far I use my DCC...
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Sir Nemo: Circle 1 Completed - Magnus breaks 3000 USCF!
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Circle 1 Completed - Magnus breaks 3000 USCF! Circle 1 of the first 400 problems was completed today. I'm pretty sure I lost track of time on one of the days as I completed a day early. Just can't figure out which day I managed to completed 100 problems but that's neither here nor there. The results of Circle 1 are as follows:. That's all for now ladies and gentlemen. Have a wonderful day! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I suck at this game.
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Sir Nemo: October 2013
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Friday, October 11, 2013. Preparing for the Denver Open. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I suck at this game. View my complete profile. FICS standard = 1864( 169. FICS blitz = 1261( 27). Chesscom(pawnasaurous) = 1611( 23). USCF = 1539( 46. September 10, 2013. Don) Man de la Maza. King of the Spill. Michael de la Maza. New Mexico Chess Organization. The Week In Chess. Preparing for the Denver Open. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Sir Nemo: February 2008
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Fire on the Board. I have taken up a different approach to my chess training lately, all due to a comment by Blue Devil Knight. Play lots of blitz chess! I havent analyzed any of these games with Fritz yet, but I plan on that as soon as I get the chance. One of the direct responses is a beautiful game which I played on Chess.com; it's completely wild. The position is busted open and the tactics meter is off the charts! It's time to celebrate!
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Sir Nemo: January 2009
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Sunday, January 25, 2009. Sorry havent posted in awhile fellow Knights! To answer the general question: Baby nemo is doing just great! Fatherhood is wonderful. I never imagined the amount of joy a child could bring to a person's life. I'm ready to play a little bit of chess! Let me know if any of you are available on Chess.com! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I suck at this game. View my complete profile. FICS standard = 1864( 169. FICS blitz = 1261( 27). USCF = 1539( 46.
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Sir Nemo: March 2008
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Whoa, I need to get my head straight! Lets do a quick analysis of my current position:. I'm 21 years old - still a baby in this world. I work a 35 hour/week job at $12.50/hr, which is enough for now. I'm expecting my first child late July or early August. My fiancee is even more of a baby; 18 years old. I have no vehicle or a place that I can really call "my own". Now that we've got that outta the way, it's time to ask myself a few key questions:.
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Sir Nemo: May 2013
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Monday, May 27, 2013. Ok so the tournament results have been posted and my new rating is 1396. That's a jump of 262. Rating points in one tournament! I'm quite pleased with this result and look forward to my future progress as a player. I have a strict study plan set up for when I finish with this certification course. For a list of tournaments that I will be participating in next:. 1st Annual Summer Solstice Showdown, June 22 - 23, 2013 [ Link. Sunday, May 26, 2013.
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Sir Nemo: September 2013
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A chess addicts road to mastery. Tuesday, September 24, 2013. First 400 Circles completed - Training Schedule. The last 8 days have been hell and fun at the same time. I managed to complete the first set of circles on the first 400 problems within CT-ART with a success rate of 98% over 4 circles. My progression of success was pretty steady, as you can see from the image below:. 1-2 hours(depending on which circle I'm on). Studying openings from the ICS Course. This is actually a two step process:. NOTE: ...
