Day 66 - I Think...
It's February 3rd, and I just posted a comment on my site. Just fyi, I had a great time at Turnabout and am thinking of asking her out. Who knows how it will turn out!! Either way, I'll let you guys know. I won't be giving up chess by a long run, but I am taking a break from the MDLM plan for a while. I will just resume from where I was.
Just the other day, I played this guy in my chess club in an effort to move up the chess ladder some more. I was white, and he played this opening (the name eludes me currently!) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 but he let me have the pawn without a struggle, not even taking my pawn at any time, it was wierd. I proceeded to win his knight, and then pin his queen, winning it for a rook. The rest was history. It definitely felt good though!
All is good currently, with SAT studying (I am taking it as a sophmore, unusual, but I feel prepared. I have taken a practice test, and got about 2040 out of 2400, not 1600 like you guys used to strive for. It isn't much fun, but I have targeted my weaknesses and I am seeking to improve.). I am doing track, with the 1600 (mile) and 3200 (2-mile) as my events. I recently did a run at 6:30 or less per mile for 4 miles or more. My best mile time is 5:20. My best 10K (6.2 miles) time is 43:43 at around 7:00 miles. I also play soccer. My positions are center midfielder and defender. Just wanting to give a little background on my life and my hobbies.
I hope that all is well for my fellow knights. I am hoping to add links to the newcomers soon, including Fatboy, Margriet, Desperate Measures, Takchess, Nezha, and Blue Rook. I wish all of you the best of luck. That's all for now. I hope to write again soon.
Generalkaia
posted by Calvin @ 7:17 PM
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7 Comments:
Glad you are well. As to be young again. By the by, is that the Gifted and Talented program at Duke University? I was a TA for that one summer.
Whew. Thought you had a lethal case of the sniffles for awhile there. I believe that opening is called Petroff's Defense. I have no idea who Petroff is or was. Usual reply after Nxe5 from black is d6.
Petroff was a Russian master. Outside the US, it is more commonly known as the Russian defense.
Of course we newer Knights want to know more about the older ones.
So keep on blogging!
I'm probably the youngest one here in terms of years, but I guess I am one of the bloggers who has been around for a fairly long time. I'm only 15 years old!
We will see you as Grandmaster then, in the future.
Hey GK! Good to hear from you. Glad to hear that you are doing good with HS activities. I hope you decide to keep on with chess. I wish I had people to play with when I was your age. The internet wasn't quite invented yet.
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