Infinite Chess

25 lessons from 25 years of chess

What actually improves and deepens your game

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October 2025

What I needed to cure my chronic time trouble

Daring > Data

Oct 25 • 

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Your “one day I’ll fix my time management” plan is a lie

Stop hiding behind the clock

Oct 18 • 

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The 5 things I do before a tournament

Learnt from 25 consecutive years of OTB

Oct 10 • 

Junta Ikeda

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Living both underwater and on land

Updates on what I've been up to and this Substack

Oct 9 • 

Junta Ikeda

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January 2025

Chess Mastery: What Sets GMs Apart

Insights from a grandmaster’s journey

Jan 5 • 

Junta Ikeda

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December 2023

2023 wrap

Chess takeaways, chess books and this Substack

Dec 30, 2023 • 

Junta Ikeda

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October 2023

Long Think, Wrong Think?

The ability to concentrate for half an hour—an exercise for you

Oct 25, 2023 • 

Junta Ikeda

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Being 'Process-Oriented': What It Really Means

Why I look back on one of my biggest achievements in chess with shame and regret

Oct 22, 2023 • 

Junta Ikeda

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My Most Memorable Novelty

The joy of charting unexplored territory

Oct 15, 2023 • 

Junta Ikeda

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Book review: Finite and Infinite Games

★★★★★ 5 stars! Do you play chess as a finite or infinite game?

Oct 9, 2023 • 

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1,000 subscribers

Thank you!

Oct 4, 2023 • 

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