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 FavĂ©n 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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