Path to Chess Mastery
An examination of training and practical concepts for the improving chessplayer
23 March 2026
FT article: Games we play as children echo through our adult lives
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The Chess Players by Antti Favén The Financial Times recently referenced chess again, in the article " Games we play as children ec...
15 March 2026
Annotated Game #339: How about that a-file
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This final-round tournament game followed a common trajectory in the Colle, as I managed to seize on an inaccuracy in an otherwise equal pos...
02 March 2026
Annotated Game #338: A queen ending, or a comedy of errors
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I should have drawn the following tournament game, an Exchange Caro-Kann, at multiple points. However, my opponent pressed effectively and i...
01 March 2026
Annotated Game #337: Winning less ugly
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One of the truths of chess - that we sometimes overlook - is that for us to win, our opponent has to make a mistake; winning is therefore no...
28 February 2026
Chess as part of lifetime cognitive enrichment
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A recent study published in Neurology - read the abstract here - has been highlighted in the press, including in this Washington Post artic...
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