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  • I’ve discovered “unrated” games. I didn’t know it was possible to play real opponents w/o the little bit of stress of the rating effect. I should be better off playing a rated game when I have time to play, rather than “practicing” with unrated games. How does the group feel about this?

    Andrew and William
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    • I was actually just wondering about this. The only problem I’ve had is that there are far fewer people playing unrated games. I often wait for quite a while for a 15|10 to start, and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a 30min game to start. I think the biggest upside is that you get to play people at a lot of different skill levels. I played a…

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  • Has anyone tried much of the daily games? I have been playing (and losing) in 10/0 rapid. I just don’t have time to sit down for a 30 min or longer game. So I thought maybe daily would allow me to get the blunder check down and keep me from losing on time. I just finished 3 daily games, and won them all, but it wasn’t satisfying. One…

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    • . ,I’ve played a number of daily games recently & most people see it through to the end . If you’d like a game , let me know , I’m Wildsam21 on Chess.com .

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    • I’m a big fan of daily game and it actually helped me a lot. I’ve had few experiences similar to yours but overwhelmingly has been positive – I’d say give it a few more tries. It is highly likely you’d love it.

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    • How can I “friend” @ChessVibes on chess.com? He mentioned in the live stream yesterday that he sometimes reviews games if you’re a friend.

    • I don’t think I’ll ever make 1500. My rating may not improve much at all. But I know I’ll get many hours of enjoyment out of this course. I appreciate the content Nelson so keep it coming.