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Junta Ikeda

Helping players build a stronger, more confident game through better habits, clearer thinking and practical training.

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40 Good (Enough) Moves

His credo was as follows: “I will make 40 good moves and if you are able to do the same, the game will end in a draw.” But it was precisely this ‘doing the same’ that was the most difficult: Smyslov’s technique was ahead of his time.

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11 days ago
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Why most chess players never learn from their games

If you follow European soccer, you probably heard of Bodø/Glimt this season. A Norwegian club from a small fishing town above the Arctic Circle, they beat giants like Manchester City, Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid. In chess terms, it’s li...

18 days ago
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"I Knew I Wasn't Going to Be a Normal Person"

In a recent tournament, I was talking to a GM after our game and he asked me what I do (I have a 9-5 job). When talking about himself, who’s basically been focused on chess his whole life, he laughed and said this line:

“When I decided to...

25 days ago
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The Upstream Problem

Most chess players have an area they avoid. Often, you aren’t consciously ignoring it but you never quite get around to it. You study it occasionally, give yourself a pat on the back and you’re relieved when your games don’t go there.

Here...

a month ago
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How to think like a master in quiet positions

In the previous post, I wrote that I played one of my best ever games against a GM.

This week, I want to show you the thinking method I used in the quiet positions.


3CE = 3 Candidates, Comparison, Elimination

I try to come up...

a month ago
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    Australian chessplayer (International Master) and coach writing about chess. On a mission to help thousands of players build a stronger, more confident game through better habits, clearer thinking and practical training. Bibliophile.

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