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 Topic: Any Chess Players here? |
Dyspergian
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 Forum: Games and Video Games Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:00 am Subject: Any Chess Players here? |
You might like to Google Robert Snyder, the author of the book you mentioned, before investing in any of his books.
Alternatively you can learn for free at [url=http://www.chesskids.com]my website. |
| Topic: Bobby Fischer Dead |
Dyspergian
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:19 pm Subject: Bobby Fischer Dead |
| Obsessive to the point of monomania, extremely reclusive, poor social skills, inability to relate to others on an emotional level, inability to relate to the rest of the world except on his own terms, ... |
| Topic: Bobby Fischer Dead |
Dyspergian
Replies: 11
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:34 am Subject: Bobby Fischer Dead |
Sad news indeed.
Many thanks for posting this. |
| Topic: Collectors Magazines |
Dyspergian
Replies: 6
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:07 am Subject: Collectors Magazines |
| i don't like the way that hey use cheap prices for the first part to hook people, then include pieces of the collection, or a storage box or some such thing in the second, full price part, especially ... |
| Topic: Do You Have Asperger's? Take the Online Quiz |
Dyspergian
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:02 pm Subject: Do You Have Asperger's? Take the Online Quiz |
| But does anyone else feel that the SQ test is heavily skewed in favour of math/science AS? Because I'm sure I only scored in the normal range on that one because I don't like numbers or technology all ... |
| Topic: Any Chess Players here? |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Games and Video Games Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:16 pm Subject: Any Chess Players here? |
Not too bad so far.
7. h3 is unusual but playable. 7...h6 looks pretty strange to me - played in 4 games in my 2008 database (3 white wins, 1 black win). 8. g4 might have been considered.
Yes, I ... |
| Topic: Collectors Magazines |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:53 pm Subject: Collectors Magazines |
As it happens I'm doing some consultancy work on one of these at the moment.
Yes - it's a total rip-off. |
| Topic: Do You Have Asperger's? Take the Online Quiz |
Dyspergian
Replies: 55
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:00 pm Subject: Do You Have Asperger's? Take the Online Quiz |
| For everyone's information there's a lot of interesting material at the [url=http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/default.asp]Autism Research Centre website where these tests all originated: othe ... |
| Topic: school recommendation please! |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:39 am Subject: school recommendation please! |
Bayleypar
Whereabouts in the UK are you? If you're anywhere near me I might be able to make some suggestions.
Richard |
| Topic: For Cockneyrebel - wedding Routemaster! |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:44 pm Subject: Re: For Cockneyrebel - wedding Routemaster! |
A Routemaster (RM9) with a wedding part on, going to the Register Office.
Spotted again in Battersea today!
I was a bus spotter in London in the early 60s when the first RMs were on the st ... |
| Topic: How long have you been using computers? |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:07 pm Subject: How long have you been using computers? |
1968 for me.
Finished school with no idea what I wanted to do - except that I didn't want to continue with my A-level subjects of languages and classics.
People said to me "You play chess and br ... |
| Topic: Hi I am new |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:55 pm Subject: Re: Hi I am new |
I am also addicted to Chess.
Hi Captain
I've been addicted to chess for the past 45 years or so. I've even co-written a book called The Complete Chess Addict. You can usually find me playing 1-m ... |
| Topic: Are you a visual or a verbal/auditiry thinker? |
Dyspergian
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:29 pm Subject: Are you a visual or a verbal/auditiry thinker? |
Extremely verbal. There are words spinning round in my head all the time.
The idea of thinking in pictures seems totally bizarre to me. Except when I'm playing chess. |
| Topic: What would you Rename Asperger's? |
Dyspergian
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:53 pm Subject: What would you Rename Asperger's? |
Neurologically Eccentric Relationship Disorder.
Now all we need is a good acronym.  |
| Topic: Any Chess Players here? |
Dyspergian
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Forum: Games and Video Games Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:17 pm Subject: Any Chess Players here? |
im trying to practice my sicilian defense. that's my favorite defense to e2-e4.
btw, anyone tried (when playing black) 1. e2-e4 a7-a6 ?
Newbie here at chess, but from what I've read and und ... |
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