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Whenever I search for good chess tips, it's usually castle early, try to control the center, don't move the same piece twice in the opening, etc.

Looking for a more advanced list. Such as attack a pawn chain at the base, move your King to the center when your opponent's piece value is 13 or below, connect your rooks, etc.

TIA!

Scheduled to fly home from Italy to Chicago later today. A family member trying to fly home from Germany today told me he had a hard time at the airport because our passports were not stamped in Italy when we arrived last week.

I tried to retrieve my boarding pass on the app with no luck. Nothing listed under past trips, and trying to add a trip using confirmation number did not work.

Maybe I'll be ok since we are departing from Italy...but any other tips to retrieve my boarding pass? (And of course I do recall reading about why people add their passes to their wallet, lol)

This article mentions JetBlue moving towards more of a hub operation at FLL, and reducing some capacity at EWR...possibly positioning for a United takeover?

https://crankyflier.com/2026/05/18/jetblue-is-making-fort-lauderdale-into-its-first-hub/#comments

We will be in the Dolomites next month, staying in Selva. Some of us would prefer taking the lifts up to do less strenuous, scenic walks. Others like more challenging hikes, especially if it involves reaching a summit.

What websites would be best for specific trail info, such as degree of difficulty, total elevation gain, length of trail, etc... We don't mind taking the bus. TIA!!

In June we are staying in Val Gardena. Our only options are to fly into Munich, Venice, or Milan. We will take the train to Bolzano, then the bus from Bolzano to Val Gardena.

I see the train from Munich is approx. one hour longer than the other two. If our priorities are to be on the least crowded train, and minimal or no changing trains, which airport would be best? I guess ease of access from the airport to the train station also matters. TIA!!