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Articles on chess improvement, strategy, mindset,
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What a Figure Skater Can Teach You About Chess Improvement
How an Olympic figure skater's approach to competition, failure, and pressure can make you a better chess player.
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What Every Chess School Got Right (And What You Can Steal From Each One)
Five training philosophies from five different countries. You don't need to be from any of them to use what works.
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What "Talent" Actually Means in Chess (It's Not What You Think)
Talent exists but it's not what's holding you back.
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Plateaus Don't Exist (in Chess)
You're not stuck. You're just not out-improving everyone else.
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A Flowchart for Chess Decisions: The 4 Questions to Ask Every Turn
A simple thinking system to reduce blunders and find better moves.
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Stop Doing More Tactics If You Can't Convert Winning Positions
Why your tactics rating doesn't match your playing strength (and what to do about it).
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You Can't Improve Alone: My 2025 Chess Year in Review
Playing, coaching, creating, and building. One lesson connected all of it.
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Why You Keep Blundering in Chess (And How to Stop)
Learn proven methods to reduce blunders, spot hanging pieces, and defend better in your games.
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The Chess Cookie Jar
Why your brain forgets your best chess — and how to fix it.
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5 Takeaways from the 2025 US Masters
Reflections and lessons learned from competing in the US Masters tournament.
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Stop Studying Grandmasters. Start Studying Yourself.
Stop thinking about what others do. Start understanding what you do.
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How to Know You're Getting Better at Chess Even When Your Rating Doesn't Show It
Focusing on habits, reflection and process can reveal real improvement that a rating can't.
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3 Lesser Known Websites to Improve Your Chess Game
Hidden gems that have flown under the radar.
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