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Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:15:40 -0600

Oh, no; no need to apologize! As I wrote above, as a teacher myself, it shows one of the ironies that drive students insane. Bob Newhart did a skit in the early 60s about a new Empire State Building security guard getting a week’s orientation on all the problems he will face in his job, and his first night on his own is the night King…

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I decided to try the Stonewall using my computer, and quite unsurprisingly, it immediately went to the Dutch Defense, planting a pawn directly in my bishop’s path. This is just one […]

Timothy M posted a new activity comment

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:36:50 -0600

I know, and it gets so aggravating, but now I’ve got it in my head, so I’m hoping there is some approach that has the same flavor of the Stonewall that I can learn. Here’s hoping!

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I decided to try the Stonewall using my computer, and quite unsurprisingly, it immediately went to the Dutch Defense, planting a pawn directly in my bishop’s path. This is just one […]

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Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:31:28 -0600

I know that, and I have been able to practice otherwise, but now the Dutch is in my head, so I’ve got to know!

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I decided to try the Stonewall using my computer, and quite unsurprisingly, it immediately went to the Dutch Defense, planting a pawn directly in my bishop’s path. This is just one […]

Timothy M posted an update: I decided to try the Stonewall using my computer, and […]

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:27:47 -0600

I decided to try the Stonewall using my computer, and quite unsurprisingly, it immediately went to the Dutch Defense, planting a pawn directly in my bishop’s path. This is just one of those issues that make people hate school, and I say this as a retired Physics teacher! Anyway, I pivoted, played the game using basic principles, and did fine,…