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Posted by jstevens1 blitzbrain.net 10/16/2008 05:39:45 play online chess	Subject: An Expert Lesson in Piece Overload Message: Here is the scenairo, you are playing an Expert about 300-400 points north of you. You use the World Database for guidance but as soon as the Expert takes you out of it you can be mightily stumped for a plan. Where do I go from here? Well, after this game with Marin, a very strong Expert I think the thing to do is to check what pieces are covering what, do you have any overloaded pieces. If so, sort it before the Expert sorts you! I have annotated this game on the Public Gallery to demonstrate this point. Have a nice day all of you. Cheers. Joanne
Posted by blake78613 blitzbrain.net 10/17/2008 10:56:59 play online chess	Message: You should analyze the position first and chose a move, then go to the database. Before rejecting your own move, convince yourself that you understand why the database move is much stronger. You need to have your head in the game, before your book or datebase runs out; or your first move on your own is liable to be a disaster.
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