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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...

8 months ago
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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....

9 months ago
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'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...

a year ago
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7 lessons from playing in Europe

Recently, I spent three weeks in Europe — from mid April to early May, where I played in three open tournaments.

Having played most of my chess in Australia in the last few years, I was pretty excited by the prospect of having the opportun...

a year ago
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What it takes to reach 2000 FIDE

Alright so before getting into the topic I want to discuss today, a few things to get out of the way… (feel free to skip ahead)


Future of this Newsletter

It’s been a while since I’ve written up a post - October 27 of 2023, to be...

a year ago
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