CORRESPONDENCE CHESS
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CORRESPONDENCE CHESS
I've made it my NY resolution to learn chess. I've always wanted to and have collected several boards over the years and am determined to do it.
I'm interested in correspondence chess and doing it the old fashioned way by post. There are so many sites and clubs. Would be keen to hear which are the preferred organisations to play through. Cheers.
I'm interested in correspondence chess and doing it the old fashioned way by post. There are so many sites and clubs. Would be keen to hear which are the preferred organisations to play through. Cheers.
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If you want to learn to play there are as many ways to learn as there are chess players I suspect:
I recommend this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0716021994/? ... 0716021994
and then get yourself to a club.
If you want to play correspondence chess (or blitz chess), I recommend chess.com which also has lots of material to help the improving chess player (and I feel is a bit better than redhotpawn.com).
I recommend this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0716021994/? ... 0716021994
and then get yourself to a club.
If you want to play correspondence chess (or blitz chess), I recommend chess.com which also has lots of material to help the improving chess player (and I feel is a bit better than redhotpawn.com).
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I should have said, I think postal chess is dying if not dead already. There probably is still a hard core of players who play that way. But the ease of on-line chess has overtaken it
I also recommend you download some software like: http://www.playwitharena.com/ to help analyse your games
I also recommend you download some software like: http://www.playwitharena.com/ to help analyse your games
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Correspondence Chess still has it's aficionados. Believe it or not, the Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation, held it's inaugural meeting on the 26 May, 2012. If you were born in Wales, or have a parent, or grandparent born in Wales, contact [email protected]
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Girlfriend used to have a caravan in Anglesey if that counts
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For correspondence chess, I would also recommend GameknotLaurie Roberts wrote: If you want to play correspondence chess (or blitz chess), I recommend chess.com
http://gameknot.com/
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Also, both Chess.com and Gameknot.com have daily problems designed to sharpen your tactical awareness
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Would you like to play some county correspondence chess? I could probably put you in touch with your local captain for if you wanted to go 'old school' and play by mail - it does still happen in the county games.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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I'm in Manchester if you have some details. Cheers.
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Ill ask my captain - he has been doing it for years and will know who to put you in touch with.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logical-Chess-E ... 478&sr=8-1
Great book for a beginner.
Great book for a beginner.