Is it safe? YTRREFS

I am fairly good at tactics. At least for my level. Of all the various ratings I have, my tactics rating is the highest by far. It has been ...

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...