tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post3020530170831656775..comments2023-08-06T03:01:26.305-05:00Comments on Chicago Chess Blog: The Perils of Pauline (Chess Homeschool, Day 1)Bill Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-25960330501391377192012-09-11T21:12:00.505-05:002012-09-11T21:12:00.505-05:00Yes, but you're a master. Learning these mates...Yes, but you're a master. Learning these mates is like learning your times tables. And if some smart teenager, nine-year-old, or adult is stuck on one or more of these, he or she shouldn't be discouraged.<br /><br />I created these problems from scratch a few months ago, and I admit that one of them had me baffled for a good twenty seconds.Bill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-43212246269735726032012-09-11T19:35:15.603-05:002012-09-11T19:35:15.603-05:00That was 15 minutes of home-schooling? More like 1...That was 15 minutes of home-schooling? More like 15 seconds! OK, some of the extra credit looks more challenging. But hey, I was double-promoted from second to fourth grade, so I'm a quick study.Frederick Rhinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728232939607408071noreply@blogger.com