Toadofsky's Blog
Endgame Books for Tournament Players
My tournament opponent asked for recommendations, so enjoy this list.
Learn From Your Mistakes
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Excelsior!
Humanity shares a curiosity about the world around us! Chess isn't our only curiosity.
How to Win With Opening Traps
Take risks and learn from your mistakes.
Prayer for Peace
Peace begins in the parking lot.
The best chess books of all time
Thanks IM Andras Toth for producing these videos!
How to create a perfect chess engine
These days, everyone wants to make an AI.
What is Kaizen?
Think like an engineer.
Do Resolutions Matter?
Effort and outcomes aren't the same thing.
Let's Speak to Lichess!
Speak to Lichess is an open source Chrome extension that allows you to dictate moves on Lichess.org.…
Learning How to Learn
Thanks to CGP Grey and Andrew Jackson for explaining my approach to chess.
Let's Learn Riichi Mahjong!
All the rules are memes and if something sounds interesting, it's probably a rule.
What is your listening Elo?
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man …
What are ratings?
Should ratings measure performance and/or skill?
Armchair Architecture
If you had to start Lichess from scratch, what would you change?
Why enjoy chess?
Chess is a fun game. Winning is more fun than losing.
What is Complexity?
If we all knew, we would all be masters.
How does one "get good"?
Practice.
I won a game, so I guess I should write a blog post
Grandmaster games are subtle, so let's analyze something closer to our level.
How to Write a Web Log
If you wouldn't read your own writing, who will?
You Need Two Wins Per Game
What fun is winning unless you're winning in style?
What is a Rating?
Given decades of research, how can we measure performance?
What Makes Free Software Valuable?
Freedom to use, study, redistribute, modify