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Notes on learning chess.
Practical writing for improving players and the parents of improving players — one idea at a time.
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Benefits of playing chess
An intellectual battle that trains analysis, concentration, plann…
Studying your own losses
The uncomfortable habit that separates players who improve from players who don't.
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For parents
How much should abeginner practise?
Twenty focused minutes beats two distracted hours. Here's what that looks like. Twenty focused minutes beats two distracted hours. Here's what that looks like.…
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Tournaments
Your first tournament: achecklist
What to bring, what to expect, and how to handle the round you lose. What to bring, what to expect, and how to handle the round you lose.
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Endgames
The three endgames worth memorising
Everything else you can work out at the board. These three you shouldn't have to. Everything else you can work out at the board. These three you shouldn't have…
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Improvement
Why your rating stalled at 1000
Four habits that quietly cap progress, and the order to fix them in. Four habits that quietly cap progress, and the order to fix them in. Four habits that quiet…
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