On Mar 22, 9:09 pm, "Good Moves Are Worth BEANS!"
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My imbecile student, Jason Repa, has been off his
meds lately, and can do no better than mindlessly
repeat his earlier postings, again and again. If only
he would follow the doctor's orders, then his brain
would not be deprived of much-needed nutrients... .

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Does anyone have a link to a site where the actual
average USCF rating can be found? I had a quick
look at the USCF Web site, but found little in this
particular area. Then I did a quick search on Indiana
chess and got a few crosstables, but nothing like an
average rating number. (Darn if Emory Tate did not
win the state championship again! Several of the
players I once knew are still around, and their ratings
have gone nowhere or else have dropped fifty points.)
Well, really what I want is an average rating which
excludes the kiddies under 12.

On another subject, I recently lost a game I was
winning at RedHotPawn. Sitting in my vehicle, I
forced myself to make a move in a complex position
and ended up tossing away the initiative, among
other things. Shortly thereafter, I found myself on
the defensive, and in attempting to avoid zero
winning chances I willingly went into a Rook
ending which *appeared* double-edged, but in fact
was dead lost for me! Had I looked this over on an
analysis board the way you do in correspondence
play this probably would never have happened.
That is my second loss on RedHot -- uugh. Years
ago, I was quite an expert of Rook endings, but
apparently no more... .

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