Personal Notes

Introducing the Complete RG-99 Chess Package. More Info: https://youtu.be/KcP2Ub54VDo

My respected fellow chessplayer and owner of this site (Lateknight) asks that I tell you I'm not an official ICC vendor.

RG-99 rules: nine ranks and files, nine pawns, two queens, king can castle two or three squares. Back rank FEN: RNNQKQBBR.

I train here to memorize the solution to Classical (8x8) chess, which is a forced draw. Forced EQUALITY is not a forced draw. The London and Slav are forced equality, with too much to memorize. The Benko Gambit is a forced draw, with only 235 variations to memorize.

As you'll see, I attempt to turn every game into the Black side of a Benko Gambit Accepted, which is a forced draw.

The RG-99 package includes two multipurpose boards (9x9 or 8x8 can be played), a ninth pawn for each side, and my complete digital repertoire and games collection, the "Playing Against Perfection" video lesson series, and all ten of my chess opening books (also on Kindle)

While I am not likely to become world champion or memorize the solution to chess, I believe one of my younger readers (I don't have students, just readers) will.

I charge $1,500 for lessons and only teach those I believe will contend for the world title one day, no more than one student at a time.

This is me beating a 2688 rated FIDE GM in 15 moves with Black: https://youtu.be/DUU4kbg3q6Y

I have improved 740 Elo points in the past six and a half years, from ages 48-54. Age is no barrier to chess improvement, though you might want to start a little earlier.

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