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My own takeaways from Game 15 from Fischer's 60 games

My own takeaways from Game 15 from Fischer's 60 games

qariel
| Jan 15, 2026
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Some takeaways for myself:-I find going through annotated games without ever turning on the Chess engine, having just the players' comments behind some of the moves, patterns my mind to think of innocuous-looking moves with an analytical eye. Wh...

Game 8 from Fischer's 60 Memorable Games book

Game 8 from Fischer's 60 Memorable Games book

qariel
| Jan 14, 2026
| 83
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I'm too sleep deprived to really dig deep into this game, but I'll try to snatch some actionable insights for myself from it. It's game 8 from Fischer's 60 memorable games. I'm going to go through one annotated game a day for inspiration and ideas...

Feb. 26th take aways

Feb. 26th take aways

qariel
| Feb 26, 2022
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Some key lessons for myself from this game: -..Qe8 was the right move, but after c5 I prematurely ejaculated, when in fact I can take my time and play a number of improving moves. There is no need to clarify the situation with e5, after which I ...

Just some lessons for myself to remember from my own game

Just some lessons for myself to remember from my own game

qariel
| Feb 26, 2022
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Just want to remember in this game that I played everything right, so I can use these ideas in the future. Playing ..a5, Na6, playing Bd7 to guard c6, playing ..Ne6 from where it supports f4 and g5, playing f4, taking on g3, and also seeing that ...

My new Chess style: straightforward.

My new Chess style: straightforward.

qariel
| Jan 24, 2022
| 77
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GM Debashis Das has a YouTube video where he talks about how last thing before you go to sleep is think about what you learned that day. I think this is an invaluable practice for better retention of what you learn. So let me verbalize what lesson...

h4-h5 against the Pirc fianchetto

h4-h5 against the Pirc fianchetto

qariel
| Jan 24, 2022
| 185
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I think I'll take just one particularly instructive moment from my one 10 minute game I play each day and analyze it in depth and ignore the rest of the game. By instructional I mean instructional for me   Take the position below. I didn't enter ...

Applying Logic in Chess by Erik Kislik (Read it!)

Applying Logic in Chess by Erik Kislik (Read it!)

qariel
| Jan 24, 2022
| 1,373
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I was skimming through Erik Kislik's 'Applying Logic in Chess' and it really made an impression on me. I didn't work through any examples in the book, but I skimmed all the text to extract as many good ideas as I could. I took away many ideas fro...

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