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26 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments UnbeatableMe
How prepared were you to start the week today? When I worked at summer camp leading trips into the wilderness for a week at a time I learned the five P’s of being prepared: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Or in the words of Benjamin Frankli...
26 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
In this game, the board opened up with another Smith-Morra gambit accepted line. While not quite as intense as the devastating mate in the previous post, herein lies a slightly similar idea executed differently. In this game black decided to use the...
25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Here's a spicy game, opening with the Smith-Morra Gambit. When facing Sicilian defense, white has an opportunity to sacrifice the d and c pawn for an aggressive attack line with surprises and tricks along the way. Key points: gambit, sacrifice, and...
25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
It seems as I'm going through my games, I'm finding different games with similar elements. The benefit to you is cross-referencing structure and key points to discern for yourself consistency. As it stands, thank you for your time in learning from my...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
How many moves can we fit into a 10 min game? In this intricate web of moves, a resonating path of 64! Move 15: (Nbd2, f5) The crack in the armor. Move 17: (Qe2, Nxf1) Exploitation of the weakness winning an exchange. From these moments, my campaig...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
In this game, I lose my Queen. (11. dxe5, Na5) (12. Be7, Nxb3) I don't recommend losing your Queen. For some players when they lose their Queen, they resign. So as a saving grace, with these games (and possibly more if I'm still blundering my queen)...
23 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Inspiring new material, your bicycle offers one key lesson. Enjoying a relaxing night amongst beautiful outdoors. Utilize training procedures requiring exercise, preparation, and routine activities. Thus independently overcoming negative trials. Read...
22 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments UnbeatableMe
Often in my coaching I hear people asking, "What do we do when we get off track or our systems fail?" The need for resiliency came to mind, and it is one of the most sought after skills in individuals for businesses and teams. I use the word skill...
20 Apr 2021 9 minute read 0 comments Christ&Crypto
This is part 3 of an as-of-right-now-unknown-number of parts set. The account that I am reciting is 100% TRUE/non-fiction/not writing this for entertainment purposes. That doesn't mean you'll believe me, but that's not my problem. I would read the 2...
19 Apr 2021 2 minute read 1 comment rhyzom
I just posted this blog entry at Substack. Hopefully it might stir up some discussions or interesting observations/insights, or criticism perhaps.... Anyway. Deleuze defined the function of philosophy as that of creating concepts - concepts which, li...
