danbock's Blog
Preventing counterplay is hard to do
How to tackle the seemingly impossible task of proving your opponent has no good moves
It's OK to just run your games through the engine
Game analysis is good for your chess. But it comes at a cost.
Beat your friends at my new mate-in-2 contest
I made a Bluesky bot.
Vladimir Kramnik is the most boring person in the chess world
Ironic, for the person whose catchphrase is "Interesting"
Me, on Perpetual Chess
Episode 383, available now
11 things I did to take my USCF rating from 1547 to 1976
I’ve had some ups and down in the year since my first blog post, where I wrote about what was workin…
What really decides games at the USCF 1900 level
It's dumber than you think.
My two favorite chess tournaments
US Amateur Team East and ALTO are the best in-person chess experiences I've found.
Why I memorize openings
10 minutes a day can set you up for more valuable learning experiences.
I feel good about these recent blunders I made
The most optimistic indicator for my continued chess improvement is how dumb my moves are, currently
Make sense of chess engine output with Move Highlighter
A new Chrome extension helps translate Stockfish to English (and other human languages)
Ten lessons I learned from Stockfish
Help turn knowledge into skill with engine analysis
Learn first, remember later
Product review: How Anki can help you retain your chess knowledge
Me, on Chess Journeys
Episode 93, available now
How did I miss that??
Headslappers: The low-hanging fruit of chess improvement
How I took my USCF rating from 1547 to 1858 while in my 40s
Adult improvement is possible if you identify your weaknesses and focus on fixing them