TeoKajLibroj's Blog
Can my local club win promotion in our chess league?
The finale of our quest for promotion
How I won a chess tournament
How I got 1st place in the Drogheda Fox Major
Am I the strongest player in my chess club?
5 games from my club championship
Can my Irish chess club win our local league?
Our battle to win the local chess league
My toughest opponents yet
5 games from the DCU Open
All the time in the world - but enough time to win?
My games from the Gonzaga Charity Chess Classic
6 chess books I tried to read
And which ones I would recommend
Irish chess continued to grow in 2024
Growth was especially strong for rapid and blitz tournaments
Can my club win the local chess league?
5 over the board games to decide if my chess club can make it to promotion
Irish Chess Union gives massive rating boost to Irish chess players
How I gained 400 points without playing a game
Has the chess boom reached OTB tournaments?
Have Irish tournaments experienced the chess boom?
Kiel ludi ŝakon pli bone
Jen konsilo por kiel plibonigi vian ŝakon
This tournament was a trip down memory lane
Returning to my old college for the first time in 10 years
Greek gifts, forfeits and the City of Dublin
How I went from almost bottom seed to 2nd place
How I finally earned a FIDE rating
After a disappointing tournament, I bounced back even stronger
How I broke out of my plateau and gained 90 points in a month
For two years I had been stuck at 2000 - how did I break this rating ceiling?
How many cheaters do you meet in a year on Lichess?
Examining my games against people banned for cheating
The strange case of the 2000 who couldn’t play chess
Christmas came early as my opponent game me free Elo
Would we care so much about openings if they didn't have such cool names?
I only play the Dragon because I like the name
How I won my greatest chess upset - twice
Surely I had no chance against opponents 500 points higher than me, right?
The challenge of moving up a level in tournaments
I'm no longer playing in the lowest section - and I can feel the difference
How I went from one of weakest players in my club to one of the strongest
And how club leagues are almost a different world to weekend tournaments
A guide to the largest chess tournaments in Ireland
Everything you need to know about competing in Ireland