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As a fellow Steps Method enthusiast (currently finishing up Step 2 Mix), I'm intrigued by your recommendation to "RTFM". I figured that for us adult improvers, simply doing the workbooks was enough. I…

Congrats on your successful run! Is 1350 USCF a new personal best?

It's also worth noting that the ChessDojo runs a classical tournament that is open to everyone, not just paying Dojo members. Games are 90+30 for the open section, 60+30 for U1900. Here's the link to …

"Ok, Bobby." LOL!

Congratulations on some impressive and well-deserved results! If the games you've posted here are a representative sample, you've improved enormously since I started following your posts last year. Lo…

We've all hit those rough patches. Keep it up, and I'm sure the victories will start to roll in soon!

May Ray chess set - very cool! The knight looks like a violin scroll. The position on the board seems to be a Queen's Gambit Declined in which Black has blocked their c-pawn with their knight for some…

Regarding your question about the (temporary) pawn sacrifice 16...f4!? in Game 1: it wasn't immediately obvious to me (~1600 USCF), but it made perfect sense after I looked at the line you provided. W…

@PetrosKan I do something similar to Habit #3 when I play OTB: I take the cap off my pen, then I do my blunder check. The purpose is the same as writing down the opponent's time: it's a physical habit…

When I'm reading "Simple Chess" or studying the games of Karpov and feel my brain swelling with positional understanding, I am inclined to disagree with the author. The day after blundering a full roo…