Road to Infinity
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Intermediate Hell
From my extensive research (that lasted about a grand total of about 5 minutes), the median FIDE rating across the world would seem to fall somewhere between the range of 1600-1800.
And from my own observations over the years, I would say...
+54 Elo in Spain!
Around this time of last year, I travelled to Europe to play three open tournaments, in the span of less than three weeks.
It was the first time I had played in Europe since I was 17. I had played in the 2019/2020 edition of the Rilton Cup...
If I was 1500 again, this is what would I do to hit 2000
Let’s say hypothetically I woke up tomorrow, and lost half my brain cells.
In the process, I would also lose my current chess playing ability, and my ~2500 online rating falls to about 1500.
Aside from just being a much weaker player, I h...
Is calculation actually the most important skill in chess?
For a long time I’ve believed that calculation was the most important skill in chess, especially for most amatuer players.
As I talked about in a previous post, calculation is not just about ending the game with a flashy sequence of moves....
'Puzzle Mode'
“Just do tactics.”
I think we’ve all heard this before.
And honestly for a lot of players, it is decent advice.
But here’s the problem.
When you sit down to solve a tactics or calculation problem, 99.99021% of the time there is going to...
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Chess coach and player. Peak FIDE rating = 2262
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