April 1, 2025 Chess Ratings Update
Time is flying this year, and here we are with another chess rating update. Before I show you the new numbers, I will say that I’ve not been studying chess…
Time is flying this year, and here we are with another chess rating update. Before I show you the new numbers, I will say that I’ve not been studying chess…
I started this chess improvement experiment on February 14, 2025. It has only been a month and a half, but I’ve already seen good results (my monthly update will be…
In this video on my YouTube channel, I share my explanation for a cool rook vs pawns chess puzzle with a low pass rate. If you are interested in video…
If you looked at my search history lately, you’d see a lot of “Chessly vs Chessable” and “Chessly or Chessable” in there. I found plenty of opinions on which is…
My current chess openings include the Jobava London with White (which brought me some success) and a super basic setup for Black. In rapid games, I play 1…e5 against 1.e4…
This is the first of what I hope will be a long series of chess rating updates. It’s only been two weeks since my initial post, so this is a…
In this post I’m going to share why I decided to drop Lichess in favor of Chess.com. One of the biggest challenges of taking chess seriously as an adult is…
I love collecting chess quotes, and here are some of my favorites. Some are inspiring chess quotes, while others are just downright funny! “You must take your opponent into a…
Take a look at this position from one of my correspondence games. (I’m playing Black, and yes, I’m losing.) What’s the best move for Black? Try to figure it out…
I was looking for a roll-up leather chessboard as a more refined alternative to vinyl boards. I already own a mousepad board, which I bought during the pandemic. It is…