TomEaton's Blog
Great Leaps Forward
The big advances in understanding the game
Blindfold execution
It might be possible
Time to stop and smell the roses
Sometimes I win. It's more fun.
No thanks
When your opponent hands you the game but you refuse to take it
A painful miss
One of many examples of why I'm not a better player
Solving a blindfold puzzle
Err... sort of
The Plateau
Some thoughts
Hope Chess
A blatant ripoff of Dan Heisman--but he gets credit
2021 Year in Review
Some statistics from my games
Giving up chess
Will I get tired of this?
Beating yourself
It's not what it sounds like
It's not you, it's me
Or is it?
My first puzzle
Not bad for a first try
Lionel and Bruce
My chess friends
Learning the Lucena position
Chess is hard
Almost world champions
Missed it by that much
Slow games on the internet
Life in the slow lane
Opponents keep blundering in this position
Be careful what you wish for
Grumpy Old Man
Walking uphill in the snow to school--both ways!
Something is better than nothing
I don't know what works, but I know what doesn't.
Analyzing without an engine
What did I do wrong?
My Worst Tournament Ever
Almost nothing went right that day