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| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 11:25:59 |  Subject: mentorMessage: I have come to the conclusion (well, i've known this for awhile lol) that I am quite a beginner at chess and need a lot of practice. I was wondering if someone might be able to take some time and perhaps mentor me in the finer plays of chess. Any takers? |
| Posted by absolutegenius uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 12:55:07 | yeah Message: me to-i asked on the social chat forum. and penniwoma, someone there said that doormat coaches some people here. |
| Posted by brobishkin uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 12:57:28 | Mentor... Message: If you are serious at chess, I will give you a hand... But let me warn you... Chess goes very deep in the depths of reason and there are no absolutes... Bro... |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:03:30 | Message: absolute - Thanks for the info. I will check it out. bro - I've always wanted to learn how to improve my game of chess. I'm tired of getting my butt whooped every single time. Any help you could offer me would be greatly appreciated. |
| Posted by absolutegenius uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:18:50 | yeah-me too Message: but i'm an absolute genius... |
| Posted by death_by_pawns uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:32:42 | Message: I could teach someone! but it probably wouldnt do any good. I'm not good at teaching and there are lots of other people who are better than me. |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:51:03 | death_by_pawns Message: Any recommendations? |
| Posted by kaf1 uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:04:28 | An Improvement Plan Message: Perhaps it would be an idea to take a look at this link to Dan Heismans latest Novice Nook column www.chesscafe.com/heisman/heisman.htm |
| Posted by death_by_pawns uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:06:00 | penniwoma Message: brobishkin I guess. He has already offered to help you. |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:10:07 | kaf1 Message: thank you ... I will take a look at it. |
| Posted by zdrak uskidscompute.com 9/10/2002 00:04:55 | penniwoma Message: challenge me to a game if you want, maybe I can give you some pointers and some play-by-play analisys |
| Posted by frodan uskidscompute.com 9/10/2002 06:13:18 | ..hey everyone... Message: ..that article by Dan Heisman ,mentioned by kaf1 above is really great,evryone ought to benefit from it..... |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:04:32 | zdrak Message: Will do! Thanks. :-) |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:06:01 | zdrak Message: Well zdrak, my rating is so low it won't let me challenge you! lol |
| Posted by zdrak uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:09:48 | Message: no problem, i challenged you |
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