tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58618152011-09-04T16:51:18.599-07:00Viking SwordA Knight in quest of completing the 7 Circles of De La MazaViking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1115353632215722382005-05-05T21:26:00.000-07:002005-05-05T21:27:12.220-07:00I have completed Circle 1 this evening! I treated myself to buying some of the new Star Wars Action figures. Pretty Cool... My scores on circle 1 were not that great, but that is ok, because I am confident that my scores will definitely improve in Circle 2! One very positive note on my scores though is that I got all variations correct on the first try on problem #1198 (All right!). Now it Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1114752640839211092005-04-28T22:18:00.000-07:002005-04-28T23:02:42.246-07:00Najdorf concensus.Thanks for the comments on the Najdorf. It sounds like the Najdorf is more for the advanced strategist instead of a studying tactician. I will now put the Najdorf on hold. Does anyone have some suggestions on some other openings for black that I could take a look at?CT-ART produces a pearl amidst its level 8 grip of death.I have been working on levels 7 and 8 the last couple of Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1114527889141932712005-04-26T07:56:00.000-07:002005-04-28T23:03:18.250-07:00It has been a while since I have spoken with the knights. However, I am still alive and fighting the mighty CT-ART monster. I have now gone through 1132 problems on circle one. According to my schedule, I have 10 days left on the first circle. Any knights out there with experience in using the Sicilian Najdorf? I would love to hear some pointers, as I have been experimenting with that opening Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1111503356498728842005-03-22T06:42:00.000-08:002005-03-22T06:57:33.020-08:00This is WorkingJust wanted to let everyone know that I am still here and dillegently working on circle one. I am now on problem #540. This stuff actually is working! Recently, when playing on Yahoo chess, I had a position seemingly right out of a CRT level 10 problem. In nearly complete disbelief, I double and triple checked the position. Then, drooling all over the place, I simply moved my rook Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1110431005234219832005-03-09T20:46:00.000-08:002005-03-09T21:03:25.236-08:00A THANKS TO THE KNIGHTS ERRANTMy thanks go out to all of the nice "welcomes" by the Knights Errant.I have noticed an increase in chess success recently by going to chess.fm and listening to the video lecture series. It is free and I highly recommend the games that are analyzed by GM John Fedorowicz. One can plow through nearly a books worth of material just by listening and viewing the Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1110300980686031362005-03-08T08:55:00.000-08:002005-03-08T08:58:03.396-08:00My "starting" date is somewhat unclear, because I first thought it best to attack the problems by category. The theory was to have some ryhme or reason to the problems popping up on the screen. However, I have decided to change early on to solving the problems in order of difficulty. The reasons are two fold, 1) to stay in sync with everyone else. 2) I was finding that I was getting too complex Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1110262449544884802005-03-07T21:58:00.000-08:002005-03-07T22:18:12.396-08:00I have started a new quest to complete the 7 Circles of De La Maza. What? ... This is an intense chess training program designed to greatly inhance your play in a 5 month period. The main part of the program is to go through 1200 tactical chess problems on the computer seven times over, thus the term "seven circles". The program also includes chess vision drills and instruction on thinking Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1081180699336089702004-04-05T08:58:00.000-07:002004-04-05T09:08:36.483-07:00Yesterday in my blog, recommended taking pop/rock out of your diet for a week. In its stead, I recommended some classic tunes from the late seventies/ early eighties. I wanted to also recommend listening to classical music for a couple of days, which in my opinon blows the whole rock genre out of the water all together. Last week I decided to listen to classical music on my way into work a fewViking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1081143128372095032004-04-04T22:32:00.000-07:002004-04-05T09:06:20.950-07:00CHESS, PHILOSOPHY, STYX .....
Since my last post, I have been delving into great detail on a couple of topics, Philosophy and Chess. The philosophy and theology that I have been examining the last couple of months is too controversial for what I want post on this blog. Right now the only outlet I have on the subject is personal conversion, which I would be more than happy to engage in. The Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1071125655777485342003-12-10T22:54:00.001-08:002003-12-11T21:59:53.956-08:00Time Travel, Physics, Christianity, Atheism, Music, etc. If I were to ask you where you can intelligently discuss all of these topics, your first guess might be at a major university.... However, strangely enough, that is not the answer. It seems that the real answer is actually at any of the following: IHOP, Perkins, Denny's, Ember's, Bennigan's, Waffle House, or Country Kitchen. The ad Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1070840901206753512003-12-07T15:48:00.000-08:002003-12-07T15:56:20.956-08:00I wish I new more about math. Recently I have found out about two unsolved math problems that are completely fascinating to me. The first is that the unending digits in the number Pi never appear to have any pattern to them, it is possible that they are completely random.
The other math problem is that we do not know the sequence in which prime numbers occur, it is possible that they too areViking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861815.post-1069139363445327762003-11-17T23:09:00.000-08:002003-11-18T05:00:17.520-08:00Album Review - The Odyssey , by Symphony X
Rating: 5 star *****
This Album is prog metal (progressive metal). There are two complete gems on this CD, The Odyssey and Accolade II. These songs make me glad that music even exists. The Odyssey incorporates symphonic elements of strings, trumpets, etc. with heavy metal. It is a 24 minute long piece with 7 movements that recount the classic Viking Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530691744556229619noreply@blogger.com0