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25 lessons from 25 years of chess
Mistakes you can avoid and habits you can start with today
The 5 things I do before a tournament
Learnt from 25 consecutive years of OTB
#33: My Most Memorable Novelty
The joy of charting unexplored territory
#32: Book review: Finite and Infinite Games
5 stars! Do you play chess as a finite or infinite game?
#31: How to think on your opponent's turn
I asked 3 grandmasters what they do
#30: And Then There Were None
Lichess version
#29: The 14 Rules of Hedgehog Club
Welcome to Hedgehog Club. The first rule of Hedgehog Club is: you do not talk about Hedgehog Club.
#28: Why isn't chess popular in Japan?
Overview of the past, present and future of the game in the Land of the Rising Sun
#27: Book review: Think Like a Super-GM
4.5/5—A puzzle book for the ages
#26: Why write about chess?
The benefits of writing that might encourage YOU to get started
#25: Book review: Study Chess with Matthew Sadler
4 out of 5 stars! 5 takeaways from the charming book
#24: Why Don't You Play More Endgames?
What I realised last week when I got to play a fascinating final round game
#23: What I Talk About When I Talk About Bullet
What I've learnt after 15,000 games of 1-minute chess
#22: 3 Lessons from Wimbledon
Applying Markéta Vondroušová and Carlos Alcaraz's mindsets to your chess
#21: 40 Good (Enough) Moves
Why it can be helpful to lower the bar from focusing on 'good' moves to 'good enough' moves
#20: Book review: Chess for Life
4 out of 5 stars!
#19: Building a Second Brain for Chess
To re-evaluate and improve your relationship with information and content
#18: Critical Moments In Chess
Many of your games are decided in 'critical moments’.
#17: Deep Chess Work
Why depth is good, and how to go deep
#16: How dreaming of an alien planet made me realise I should play the Najdorf
My Najdorf origin story
#15: The KISS-IT Principle
(Keep It Simple, Stupid, In Time-Trouble)
#14: Intuition in Chess
Why you should trust yours, and how to improve it
#13: 5 Deeply Personal Similarities Between My Chess And My Writing
How is your playing style in chess similar to your personality?