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Larry C posted an update a year ago

a year ago

Hi Nelson — wanted to give you some quick background & feedback. I started playing at age eight, playing pretty frequently until about when I entered high school. My USCF OTB rating — ironically — floated around 1500-1600. Now over 45 years later I just retired, and chess is one of the things I want to dive back into. The resources that…

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- Nelson
  
  Yeah Larry that consistency is what separates a strong player from a REALLY strong player. When I was about 1700 I realized I was playing just as good as my 1900 and 2000 rated opponents MOST of the time. It was those rare moments when I would slip up that would cost me the game. To get past 2000 I had to learn to be extra careful on every single move.
  
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