Chess Vibes | Bill | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/81dc7002/activity/ Activity feed for Bill. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:25:34 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 b522e0ccbda6b915779c77f8729f12bd Bill posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2991/#acomment-3004 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:40:02 -0600 I have been working with the Hippo, which seems to let me utilize some ideas from the Owen/Modern, some from the King’s Indian Defense, but all in a very flexible way…and it confuses people into making lots of mistakes (haha)

In reply to - Stefan S posted an update

Hi there 🙂

Unless used as a surprise weapon, the Owens opening (in my opinion) is a very bad one. It has many trade-offs, even for beginners like me. I still have not found an easy […]

]]> 956d54abe06492b1ab9c4d0406e75d4d Bill posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/1724/#acomment-1744 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 12:45:06 -0600 Nice!

In reply to - Rocky posted an update

My first brilliant move using the Stonewall Attack! There are a few things I could have done better, but I’m excited about this opening.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/108314219380

]]> 77aac0f3a6d3874ec21266ce4571f000 Bill posted an update: I just finished the first module. Very helpful thoughts […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/1743/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 12:40:13 -0600 I just finished the first module. Very helpful thoughts and counsel, no matter how good you are. Chess, like many things, can be a head game. I think another point worth highlighting (based on personal experience, anyway) is the temptation to not play human games for fear of losing and lowering your ELO… a consequence of your ‘worse…

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