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Lesson in 2012 30 Dec 2012 | 09:01 pm
Amongst all the things that I learnt while blogging in 2012, this particular lesson stood out: If you are truly capable, you do not need to put others down to make yourself look good I think this les...
An Alternative To Time Increment 11 Sep 2012 | 11:41 am
Tse Pin brought up some pros and cons of time increment in chess tournaments. One of the cons that was brought up was this: As for the Organiser, each round have to start late if experienced players ...
Congratulations to Mok! 28 Aug 2012 | 10:54 pm
Amazing victory by Mok. Kept steady all the way to the very end. I would like to speculate that Mok got some extra motivation from all that FGM bashing that he has been given. He hasn't even said a wo...
A Psychopath In Our Midst? 23 Jun 2012 | 10:30 am
After reading this, this and this, I thought I was seriously going to puke blood. But then I was reminded of an article I read. I was reading this article on psychopathy the other day, and all the sy...
Russia's Grandest Master 13 Jun 2012 | 08:54 am
Chanced upon this recent interview by the World Policy Journal with Kasparov with a really interesting title: Russia's Grandest Master. It's a really long interview and to be honest there is not much ...
Why First GM is Stupid? - Part 2 4 Jun 2012 | 10:09 am
First of all, heartiest congratulations to Goh Weiming on his second GM norm. Just wanted to get the pleasantries out of the way before I "defile" Weiming's achievements. Let it be known that Weiming...
Y U NO LINK ME??? 18 May 2012 | 03:29 am
OK fine, I will link you.
Mamak Hunting - Stupid or Lazy? 16 May 2012 | 07:22 pm
My apologies for the dramatic title. Just to be clear, I am not using this term in a derogatory nature, nor am I defending Mamakchess's arguments. I have been out of action for many weeks and my finge...
A Crash Course on How To Argue Better 17 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
This post is dedicated to people who have no idea on how to argue their viewpoints properly. Needless to say, this is in reference to the mass "dumbass comments" (as Eddy calls them) that were left on...
