davidsonj73
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What chess books would you recommend that I read next?
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
I have an 1100 rating in chess and want to improve
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
BackInTheGame78
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Start playing against computers
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9-3enthusiast
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I have no idea what my own rating is, I've signed up at Chess.com and have been playing some of the bots over the last couple of days.
I find I can beat the 1000 to 1300 bots pretty reliably - Those in the 1500/1600/1700 range are more of a challenge.
Tried against a 2500 and got soundly thumped.
I find I can beat the 1000 to 1300 bots pretty reliably - Those in the 1500/1600/1700 range are more of a challenge.
Tried against a 2500 and got soundly thumped.
MatureDJ
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Levi "GothamChess" Rozman has a great book for the current generation:
Here's his great YouTube Channel:
Here's his great YouTube Channel:
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.