ShaggysBeard
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A couple of months ago YouTube had me going from learning the way the horse moves to videos along the lines of "the trap that catches out all GMs" and "win in 8 moves". After a month of getting nowhere I stopped YouTube and got a couple of books aimed at beginners.
I reckon OTB with people that know what they're doing would be best.
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1 hour ago, GordonS said:
I've learned two openings for white and one for black, and that's made a big difference - but if my opponent makes me deviate from those lines early I can struggle.
That'll be you facing 1. d4 every league game now.
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3 hours ago, Trogdor said:
You were pretty flawless in that win, I had to give a rook for a piece when you were already a piece up. Thus ending up a whole rook down just for the pleasure of playing on.
Openings are overrated as long as you stick to the broad principles of:
Contest the centre (ie. with your pawns)
Develop your pieces (don't move the same piece twice if it's avoidable in the opening)
Castle your king
Centralise a rook(s)
Do the above and chances are you will have a very playable game. The middlegame is where the fun is at.
Murder at this. Only took the game up in the post Christmas lockdown, seems to be a time when the chess world is obsessed with cheap bait and opening traps aimed at bullet and blitz. Always tempted into these before finishing a proper development.
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Low on daily games if anyone is looking for one?
cols407
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13 hours ago, 101 said:
If anyone fancies a pre season friendly my lads are fresh off the sand dune drills, hammysgetinpumped is my username.
It's me that's sent you a daily invite.
Anyone else wanting a wee game it's cols407
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Just now, Richey Edwards said:
Anyone fancy a game? I'm open to whatever format you want.
RicheyEdwards
I'll give you a friendly. My first wee shot at daily format?
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26 minutes ago, Frank Grimes said:
3 leagues of 11 so far for next season
Will figure out the leagues get us up and running next week hopefully
What do you need from me to get involved? Chess.com username: cols407 and never played daily so unrated for daily.
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Is the chess league starting up again?
cols407 on chess.com if anyone wants a friendly. I normally play 30 min rapid so the daily play will be a new thing to try.
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1 hour ago, DAFC. said:
Aberdeen was the supposed interested party.
They are after the wrong centre half then. Watson far superior.
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I thought Raith Rovers were excellent.
Dunfermline all over the place, manager clutching at straws, but it was the best performance we've seen in opposition this season.
Loanees have long been an irritation of mine. Over reliant to the extreme this season. 5 out of 11 (6 really but I'll discount Wighton). They can help plug gaps throughout the season but if a team is starting games with a midfield completely compiled of loanees I reckon that's a strong indicator of poor management.
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£1 a tooth. Was 50p for me.
Follows the inflating price of a panini sticker pack. Which is what my eldest uses his tooth fairy money on, as did I.
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8 hours ago, DA Baracus said:
It's daft but the ref isn't to blame.
Na, the ref is bound to the rules. Bit of stupidity from McManus.
I think the rule is to protect sponsorship and stop players hiding the sponsor at the moments when they are l most likely to be filmed and photographed rather than anything crowd related.
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Still winning games and scoring goals while the two strikers are struggling to form any sort of partnership, if they somehow click then we could be looking at a really decent side.
Imagine getting booked for an over exuberant celebration in an empty stadium
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McCracken's post match interview was worrying. Sounds like if Falkirk go behind and a team tries to make things difficult for them then McCracken hasn't got much up his sleeve to try and find a way back into the game.
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While O'Hara was a little off it. He's was still able to get into situations where he could score goals, still good signs there for him.
Managed the game well and the substitutes all did well coming on.
Just keep giving Dom Thomas the ball and there's going to be chance after chance created.
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I was looking at Shamrock Rovers recently with them playing AC Milan and thought their manager's name, Stephen Bradley, was ringing a bell for me. He was on loan at Dunfermline during a season I would have been at certainly every home game and most away games but can't for the life of me remember him.
Paul Fenwick was another when he was playing regularly for Hibs that I didn't put it together that he was the same guy that was at Dunfermline in the 90s.
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I didn't think he looked interested in doing too much running off the ball and chasing things down. On the ball I thought he looked good.
We've likely been spoiled watching the work rate of Kevin Nisbet every week. That's a side of Nisbet's game that McManus will replace, hopefully his goals can be replaced between McManus and O'Hara.
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Ross McArthur was practically giddy in that interview. Even though he said there's not to be dramatic changes to player wages or anything like that he did confirm that this investment did allow the flurry of 2 year deals and O'Hara's 3 year deal early in the summer.
I'm not sure I agree that the club hit the ceiling for the fan owned model on the pitch, possibly in the background developing and maintaining revenue streams that we're not privy to.
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Not overly familiar with the name, but if you're able to stay as a first team player and have managed to make 50+ appearances in Kilmarnock's midfield in recent years then that's a credit to him.
Sounds like a physical foil for Kyle Turner.
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Good goalkeepers hard to come by.
I'd probably just prefer Jamie MacDonald to Owain Fon Williams, but OFW isn't a bad signing either.
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Piss and a fag.
Shave with electric razor.
Stub fag out in sink.
Damp flannel to vital areas, face, arse and groin in that order.
Use a measuring jug to pour warm water over hair.
Splash of eau d'toilet for the ladies.0 -
8 hours ago, Rob1885 said:
Class: Kevin Nisbet, Ryan Dow.
Decent: Aaron Comrie, Greg Kiltie, Paul Paton
Average: Kyle Turner, Harry Cochrane, Josh Edwards
Sub-standard: Josh Coley, Gabby McGill
Cant judge: Euan Murray, Anthony MacdonaldI've only a few amendments.
Class: Kevin Nisbet, Ryan Dow.
Decent: Aaron Comrie, Greg Kiltie, Josh Edwards, Kyle Turner
Average: Gabby McGill, Paul Paton, Harry Cochrane
Cant judge: Euan Murray, Anthony Macdonald, Tom LangJosh Coley is his only dud, been very poor. Maybe he's better suited to the English game but I'd be happy to send him back to Norwich now.
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23 minutes ago, harry94 said:
He usually does fine if he inherits decent sides but he's a car crash at making his own signings.
Maybe aye.
Whoever comes in are inheriting a good side though. Particularly that midfield.
Uninspiring list of candidates in the vote.
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I'm sure David Martindale is behind the Livingston successes rather than Hopkin or Holt. His past a likely blocker for a more high profile role. Also, just because guys are mostly associated with English football does not make them good managers, in most cases it's been proven that they don't tend to do well.
I still think John Hughes is a good manager but has that cartoon persona that means he isn't taken seriously.
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P&B Chess League - Season 8 coming soon….
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Aw aye, it's that patter already.