Hi Jim H,
Let's plan a tentative 9PM EST for next Friday. Game/60 is fine with me, and,
yes, I'd be glad to help with game analysis. Despite--or perhaps in addition
to--what's been written to the List of late, I contend that there are a host of
ways to go about doing game analysis, most of which can be helpful at least to
some degree, which depend, primarily, on how much time one has to devote to the
effort. Frankly, if I spent the time analyzing that some folks recommend, I'd
be a divorcee!. And I suspect that is true for quite a few.
Meanwhile, with a bit of luck, see you on Freechess next Friday evening. Don't
hesitate to give me a call to remind me come Friday.
Best,
Jim T
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Hi Jim T,
I am willing to start at 9:00 PM, if we can either ajourn games or do game in
60. To control this, we could sign onto FreeChess and let it time, plus talk on
Skype at the same time to make things more friendly. May I also be so bold as
to ask you the favor of helping me learn to analyze my games, since I expect to
lose a lot?
And I will say that Friday will be the best night for me, since I won't have to
get up at 5:00 the next day. That said, I'm willing to put the time in on other
nights. I want to start picking up little things to make myself better.
Thanks.
Jim
On 1/3/19, JT <hazelnutt2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jim H,
Happy New Year!
Are you able to start as late as 9 PM EST? That's 8 PM CST in my
house, which may help me with that overriding need to "remember the
family!" I'm ok with playing something like game/45 or game/60, if
that helps with your need to get to sleep early enough to be
functional the next day at work. Or, maybe we can split the difference
and start at 8:30 EST. There's little likelihood that I can play as
early as 6 or 7 AM CST on Sat or Sun. And I try to keep Sunday
exclusively for my family. Also, I attend chess club most Tuesday
evenings from about 5:30- 9:30 (counting travel time) and sometimes on
Thursday evenings (same time). But Monday or Wednesday can be possible if we
can work out the times.
All the best,
Jim T
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Subject: [usbca_chess] Help With My Newyears Chess Resolution
Hi,
I have decided that since some stronger players advised me to play
lots of over the board chess that I am going to play fifty games OTB
this year. This includes friendly and tournament games. This is where
you come in. I can usually play evenings at 8:00 US Eastern, which is
1:00 UTC, and early Saturday or Sunday mornings. I like to play before
the family gets up, at 7:00 or at the latest, 8:00 AM, US Eastern,
12:00 or 13:00 UTC. If I can get up earlier, I like that even better.
Please spread this message to other groups. I may be getting what I
ask for, as they say, but I want to see if I can do this.
I am in some tournaments, and since many of the people are from other
countries, I try to save weekend games for this. I may turn down games
if work duties get in the way. Please do not be upset about this. I
usually cannot play at other times, because I need to remember who my
wife and kids are, and, even though chess is more important than work
and life, not everyone knows this.
Thanks.
Jim
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