| General Chess Discussion - I lost 130 points in bullet#29 Ony 130 points! That's nothing. I'm the worst player on the planet and I could lose that many points in the time it takes most people to sneeze. Just have fun and forget about points. (Unless you're v… | jonconemfa |
| General Chess Discussion - a note on an impossible arrangement of pawns and king and what it might mean for chess instructors#3 Hello Mr. Pushwood, I don't know Philidor, but I'll look him up. I deleted my post not long after posting it, as it seemed too frivolous for serious consideration by good players. All best, Jon | jonconemfa |
| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle decline or how I seemed to be good at puzzles and then seemed not to be good at them one bit#6 Thank you, everyone, for suggestions and condolences. Now back to my composting! Jon | jonconemfa |
| General Chess Discussion - Puzzle decline or how I seemed to be good at puzzles and then seemed not to be good at them one bit#1 Hello, Has anyone noticed the puzzles have become more difficult of late? I'm not a good player by any stretch - I think of myself as 'ambitiously bad' - but I found I was starting to have consistent … | jonconemfa |
| General Chess Discussion - On Being Truly Awful #1 It's unimportant, how tremendously you play or how poorly. You will lose, and lose and lose. If you're lucky, or more accurately if you are gifted in the ways that chess requires you to be, and you ha… | jonconemfa |