Training

Chess takeaways, chess books and this Substack

Dec 30, 2023 •

#36: Long Think, Wrong Think?

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

Oct 25, 2023 •

#23: What I Talk About When I Talk About Bullet

What I've learnt after 15,000 games of 1-minute chess

Jul 23, 2023 •

#18: Critical Moments In Chess

Why they're difficult, and how to think about them

Jun 12, 2023 •

#14: Intuition in Chess

Why you should trust yours, and how to improve it

Apr 30, 2023 •

#8: Model Games and Model Players

How to find and learn from your inanimate/animate mentors in chess

Mar 12, 2023 •

#5: 5 Ways to Work on Your Chess

To complement spending some of your finite existence on this earth pushing wood

Feb 19, 2023 •

#4: Lifetime Repertoires: The 10 Pitfalls to Avoid with Learning Openings on Chessable

Chessable can make your chess worse, not better

Feb 12, 2023 •

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