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17 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Why Losing At Chess Hurts So Much (And The Antidote)
Losing a chess game hurts. It certainly hurt me a lot in my professional days. Sometimes I needed da…
24 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
21 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Small Changes – Huge Results
Small changes will make a huge difference in your life. Sounds too good to be true?
29 Aug 2023
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: July 23
A series of piece sacrifices !
7 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Eat Like A Champion – Nutrition In Chess
Nutrition is a vital factor for brain performance. Thus, it matters a lot when you think about perfo…
28 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
The One-Third-Rule: How To Take Control Of Your Chess Training
Many chess improvers spend a lot of time thinking about the ‘ideal’ chess study plan. “Should I trai…
1 Aug 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Ratings Are Broken
According to statistician Jeff Sonas, lower rated players win more often than they're supposed to.
15 Aug 2023
GM
GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD
Weak Squares in Chess: Everything you need to know!
Getting better at exploiting weak squares improves your ability to win equal-looking positions. This…
1 Aug 2023
Lichess
Lichess Game of the Month: June 23
Outstanding checkmate to win!
19 Aug 2023
FM
jeffforever
Lisbon Gambit - chess café in Portugal
My visit to a chess café in Lisbon, Portugal
3 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Studying Games Of Chess World Champions
While footballers watch videos of Messi & Ronaldo, Chess players can replay games of World Champions…
28 Aug 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
How To Deal With Tournament Anxiety
When you're about to play an OTB tournament...
14 Aug 2023
oortcloud_o
How to group time management?
Clustering time management conducted on a sample of players
4 Aug 2023
oortcloud_o
Guess the player with Elo, Evaluation, and Time
ML model for identifying players with only Elo, Time, Evaluation.
8 Aug 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
I believe in angels and I hope to inspire you...
Don't allow others to block your path
10 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
What I Learned From GM Iossif Dorfman
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enoug…
29 Aug 2023
SayChessClassical
How to Become Good at Annotating Your Chess Games
8 Ideas to Improve Your Chess Annotations
10 Aug 2023
Lichess
Breaking the Silence
Lichess will no longer cooperate with the US Chess Federation and the Saint Louis Chess Club
30 Aug 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
10 Must-Read Non-Chess Books Every Chess Player Should Explore
I wish I knew how to perform at my peak earlier in life. I also wish I would have read these books e…
25 Aug 2023
IM
datajunkie
#27: Book review: Think Like a Super-GM
4.5/5—A puzzle book for the ages
22 Aug 2023
GM
Avetik_ChessMood
Chess Time Controls: Which is Best Suited to You?
What time control to choose in chess?
31 Aug 2023
GM
NoelStuder
Building Discipline: 3 Key Ideas for Improving at Chess
Chess improvement is hard. Like anything worth achieving in life, it requires time and energy. Howev…
11 Aug 2023
BenjiPortheault
Guest interview #1: PhD in Psychology and chess player WFM María Rodrigo Yangua
This week is the first ever interview on this blog, I am talking to Dr María Rodrigo Yanguas. María …
7 Aug 2023
FM
CheckRaiseMate
Tournament Preparation Update
Things never go like you plan
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