Under the surface YTRREFS

I did something different. I bought a chess book without doing any research. I decided to reward myself with a new book after having writte...

Out of tune? YTRREFS

Have you ever missed a tactic in your games? Of course you have. We all have. Wouldn't it be good if someone wrote a book that could hel...

Twitter chess tournament R5 YTRREFS

In this round, I was paired up against a quite strong player, so I didn't have high expectations. I had even forgot about the game until...

Twitter chess tournament R4 YTRREFS

Round 4, and I am paired up against an opponent I know next to nothing about. I checked his Lichess profile, and found just a few games. I s...

My system should be your system? YTRREFS

One of the greates classics of chess literature. That's at least what it says on the cover. But let's not judge a book by the cover....

Rapid chess improvement YTRREFS

Would you like to gain 400 rating points in 400 days? That is what Michael de la Maza did. And he wrote a book about his progress and the me...

Not only for kids YTRREFS

Do you read children's books? If you're and adult, you will probably steer clear of any book that has the phrase "for kids...