Family Chess Journey
Johannes EirikssonA journey of an adult chess enthusiast and his young kids as they learn the game of chess—sharing what works, what doesn’t, and the joy of growing together.
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Progress Comes in Leaps
Progress Doesn’t Look Like Progress
It can be hard to really track progress in games like chess. Improvement often doesn’t come steadily, but in leaps. You can train like a champ, or more accurately, train like a GM, for days, weeks, ev...
From Random Practice to Real Progress
Consistency, Patterns, and Training a Five-Year-Old in Chess
Since my oldest daughter started training more systematically and consistently, I’ve seen clear improvement in what I would almost call light-speed pattern recognition. It conf...
A Soft Restart in Chess
We are back
It has been a while. My last post was back in February 2025. Life took over, and so did chess in its own unpredictable ways.
In January, the girls lost a bit of steam for chess. Looking back, I can see that I probably pushe...
How I Learned to Appreciate GM Ben Finegold
It took me a while to appreciate GM Ben Finegold’s unique teaching style. At first, I found him arrogant and even a bit annoying. To be clear, I only knew him from his YouTube videos, and my initial impression wasn’t exactly great.
But as...
Knights, Colors, and the Magic of the Chess Clock.
In the last post, I wrote that my daughters hadn’t been as enthusiastic about chess after the holidays when their routine shifted back to normal, and they started back in kindergarten.
At the time, I was confident that their interest would...
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I write about chess, teaching my children the game, and how it supports learning and life skills.
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