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International Shogi Festival 2021 New Events
This article is original, not sponsored. Shogi is not a "chess variant", but chess variant players m…![Cat writing](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:hmC8Vi5v:gRdPFqGz.png&w=400&sig=bf8177cc8d3e4c582dab8d8d3ff4f9b771fb1206)
How to Write a Web Log
If you wouldn't read your own writing, who will?![Pawn checkmate](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:uEzVscFl:mLxG1OnM.jpg&w=400&sig=a82a68f77af255478933d730c63e983f4aadcc60)
You Need Two Wins Per Game
What fun is winning unless you're winning in style?![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:tdnA33OP:K3jtbG2D.jpg&w=400&sig=24d19b9f8c24d3ce31e5658c2e848a15307b1a58)
What is a Rating?
Given decades of research, how can we measure performance?![Books](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:BIyaSnNj:VAb7b9yN.jpg&w=400&sig=ea74d1d271f8c0a618cc8961ab9cbcf2043cbfce)
What Makes Free Software Valuable?
Freedom to use, study, redistribute, modify![Journal and Pen](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:X7i7ol6X:LkEQjlSl.jpg&w=400&sig=f86f8420e8d8eccf6630a7623d05df240603fed1)
Why Develop Free Software?
Writing code is work, so why do it, and why share it with others?![Saint Louis Chess Club Tournament Hall](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=toadofsky:ublog:7FprKoXH:exvTdAl2.jpg&w=400&sig=7e43fd18d5fe230ccbeae8fb4f2f4ba0f58b2928)
Saint Louis Chess Club
My 2010 game was mentioned by USCF![](https://lichess1.org/assets/_6U99GO/images/user-blog-default.png)