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#16: How dreaming of an alien planet made me realise I should play the Najdorf
My Najdorf origin story
#15: The KISS-IT Principle
(Keep It Simple, Stupid, In Time-Trouble)
#14: Intuition in Chess
Why you should trust yours, and how to improve it
#13: 5 Deeply Personal Similarities Between My Chess And My Writing
How is your playing style in chess similar to your personality?
#12: Why You Shouldn't Take Draws In Better Positions
Do you find the fear of losing or making mistakes crippling?
#11: 10 Tips To Cure Your Time Trouble Addiction
From recognising critical moments to facing your fears
#10: The Ultimate Guide to Defending Lost Positions in Chess
Do you know someone who keeps getting into lost positions, but somehow survives?
#9: 10 Things You Should Know About Defending Against An Attack In Chess
To prepare you for the parallel world where defending is just as cool as attacking
#8: Model Games and Model Players
How to find and learn from your inanimate/animate mentors in chess
#7: My 10 Memorable Chess Books
I’ve read over 150 chess books since I was a kid.
#6: 10 Things to Remember When Preparing for Your Next Opponent in Chess
There are many approaches to preparing for your next chess game. Here are ten tips I've learnt the h…
#5: 5 Ways to Work on Your Chess
To complement spending some of your finite existence on this earth pushing wood
#4: Lifetime Repertoires: 10 Things to Avoid when Learning Openings on Chessable
Chessable can make your chess worse, not better
#3: Thinking, Fast and Slow: 5 Lessons for Chessplayers
Your brain employs two systems of thinking for EVERYTHING.
#2: Studying Chess Openings: 10 tips
When you hear the phrase, studying chess openings, it might sound like a trudge.