Aha, in one of my deep reflections on why I have lost a recent game and failed to win from a favourable position in another, I have discovered some very useful stuff recently! In checking out several of my analysis, I have found that the compute...
I was enormously pleased to have won the very first tournament I entered (King's Indian Defence tourney with 100% score on 22 games. I have since won three more tournments, with pretty good scores, and this gives me the greatest pleasure because I...
Well, it was inevitable. Having started many years ago as a purely tactical player, throwing pieces at the enemy until I had only my elbow and an ear lobe to deliver checkmate... for some reason I turned into a fussy, cautious positional player. ...
There I go writing about what works for me in terms of improving my chess - even in the lean times when one's grade yo-yo for whatever pscho-emotional reasons (or simply because you left a piece en prise Buster!). Anyway, having posted 'Where's M...
I am reliably informed by a rather weasel-like opponent that what I write here is strictly for my eyes only and will not be privy to others who desire to improve their chess beyond a few grade points here and there. Whilst this is not the Philosop...
Have you ever noticed that some players have got these enormously high grades that even a super grandmaster would be proud of? Well, these grades are impressive and the people with them have obviously worked very hard for them. However, to what e...
Since joining Chess.com I have seen my grade rise and rise to 2051, settling to around 1900ish, though I have always felt it should be between 1850-1900. However, of late, I would add approximately 50 to 100 points to that range - except when I bl...
Hi all. I have long been the guy who did kind of ok in a chess tournament in the days when I played frequently. I am sure there are a few of you guys who emphathise with all this. I always dreamt of being in the top section of the top team - but...
