Numerot's Blog
The slander must end!
Why you're wrong about 1.e4 e5.
I'm sorry, but systems are stupid
Why system openings aren't all that for the vast majority of chess players.
Declined draw offers in Lahti
A Patzer's tournament report.
Please stop playing this!
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3?!
Numerot's Chess Guide
A club player's ramblings on what new players should know about chess.
It's time to axe classical chess!
...as a time control category, on Lichess.
Book review: 1001 Deadly Checkmates (Nunn, 2011)
A good collection of checkmate exercises with some odd difficulty spikes.
Book review: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach (Weeramantry & Eusebi, 1994)
A great game collection that really should let up with the kingside fianchetti.
Book review: 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners (Masetti & Messa, 2012)
A great first puzzle book that also offers something to more experienced players.
60 pieces of simple chess advice
15 pieces of advice of the opening, middlegame, endgame, and practical chess.
Book review: Practical Chess Exercises (Cheng, 2008)
An excellent collection of 600 positions with diverse themes and ideas for club players.
The evaluation ladder
A systematic approach to defining the difference between blunders, mistakes, and inaccurate moves.
Numerot's Sessions #3: Paul Morphy
Paui Morphy was a phenomenally talented chess player of the 19th centry. He prioritized piece develo…
Numerot's Sessions #2: Blundering less
A huge portion of chess games are decided by simple tactical oversights. How can one work to prevent…