Quote Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
You musta missed the bubble-bucket part...That'd be a pretty pathetic root-mass display--half-inch roots in a sun-baked saucer.....


Actually, that was addressing;

("I set that on a saucer with a splash of water in it, and the plant seems to be wicking it up okay so far."
"I guess the only question is: can I develop sufficient hydro roots before drowning the plant in mucky soil?")


I remember that third pic. You'd captioned it, "This lady had to quit the dance early because her shoes got too tight" or something like that. It stuck in my mind :tin foil hat: cause I wondered why you couldn't use some little diagonal cutters to open up some Ausgange for the larger roots...

Was too late by the time I discovered it, the cut was deep, the damage done.


Ooops...gotta run...but about castling: is there a "normal" response to an opponent's castle in terms of which side I might castle to? Do players like to be castled face-to-face, or catty-corner?

Some never castle at all.
But, to do so too early, allows an opponent the advantage of directing his attack.

I somehow picked up the impression there's a general advantage to castling queenside (which would just figure, cause you've gotta move one additional piece outta the way). Or is it situational, depending on how the opponent's got his pieces deployed?
Situational.

And I've seen players castle when they were "behind in time".
It loses the game .
Because; "Time trumps position"
You end up, poised to strike, but one move short.
Frustrating.

Lesson here?
Grab some time, then use it to castle to the side that gives your opponent the most problems.
And castle late.
It usually signals transition from the opening, to midgame.

I castled early, because your queen move forced it.
You now have the advantage of directing your attack and I gave up my time advantage.
The way I read this game, I have superior position, but the tempo is about even now.
Not to worry, I'll chase your queen around and gain back a time advantage with any luck.

So, decided onna move?

Aloha,

Wee 'Zard