Archive

2024  11

November  1

Year of Study Week 1

November 17, 2024 · 6 min

September  2

Swiss-Style Chess Tournaments

September 23, 2024 · 5 min

Swiss-Style Chess Tournaments: A Guide for Adult Improvers

September 23, 2024 · 5 min

August  1

Chessbook%3A A Game-Changer for Adult Chess Improvers

August 23, 2024 · 6 min

June  2

Monday Night Action - June 10, 2024

June 12, 2024 · 2 min

Top 10 Chess Tips from 150 Episodes of Chess Journeys

June 11, 2024 · 8 min

May  1

1000 Day Streak on Chessable

May 1, 2024 · 7 min

April  1

How I Use Chessable to Sharpen My Chess Tactics

April 29, 2024 · 6 min

March  1

2024 Minnesota Open Tournament

March 1, 2024 · 3 min

February  1

Cultivating a Thought Process in Chess - Part 1

February 29, 2024 · 4 min

January  1

January 2024 Recap

January 31, 2024 · 6 min

2023  25

December  2

2023 Year In Review

December 28, 2023 · 6 min

Daily Chess Score

December 6, 2023 · 3 min

November  3

My Ideal Chess Coach

November 24, 2023 · 7 min

November 2023 Progress Report

November 20, 2023 · 7 min

Avoid Stagnation by Periodizing Your Chess Studies

November 2, 2023 · 4 min

October  2

Getting In The Zone

October 19, 2023 · 3 min

Time Under Tension

October 13, 2023 · 3 min

September  1

Book Review - How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai

September 7, 2023 · 3 min

August  2

Book Review - The Mental Game of Poker

August 18, 2023 · 3 min

Book Review - The Biggest Bluff

August 3, 2023 · 4 min

July  2

July Goal Update

July 31, 2023 · 4 min

2023 Summer Goals

July 1, 2023 · 2 min

June  1

Chess Break and Restart

June 30, 2023 · 2 min

May  1

April 2023 Recap and May Study Plan

May 1, 2023 · 2 min

April  1

March 2023 Recap and April Study Plan

April 1, 2023 · 2 min

March  1

February 2023 Recap and March Study Plan

March 1, 2023 · 6 min

February  3

Year 2 of Playing Chess

February 20, 2023 · 7 min

2023 Minnesota Open Tournament

February 15, 2023 · 4 min

January 2023 Recap and February Plan

February 1, 2023 · 5 min

January  6

2023 Winter Open

January 23, 2023 · 3 min

Opponent Rating Change Calculator

January 16, 2023 · 3 min

Prose Chess Books

January 10, 2023 · 3 min

January 2023 Study Plan

January 2, 2023 · 4 min

2023 Goals

January 1, 2023 · 2 min

October-December 2022 Progress Report

January 1, 2023 · 3 min

2022  92

December  7

Weekly chess retrospective for December 26

December 26, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 19

December 19, 2022 · 1 min

Blitzing a week of Blitz

December 18, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 12

December 12, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 5

December 5, 2022 · 2 min

December Study Plan

December 1, 2022 · 2 min

Time Spent on Chess in November

December 1, 2022 · 3 min

November  5

Weekly chess retrospective for November 28

November 28, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 21

November 21, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 14

November 14, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 7

November 7, 2022 · 1 min

November Study Plan

November 1, 2022 · 2 min

October  8

Weekly chess retrospective for October 31

October 31, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 24

October 24, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 17

October 17, 2022 · 2 min

Queens Gambit Visual Barcodes

October 13, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 10

October 10, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 3

October 3, 2022 · 1 min

July-September 2022 Progress Report

October 1, 2022 · 2 min

October Study Plan

October 1, 2022 · 2 min

September  6

Chessable Streak and Hero Status

September 30, 2022 · 5 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 26

September 26, 2022 · 2 min

Northern Open Tournament

September 21, 2022 · 4 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 19

September 19, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 12

September 12, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 5

September 5, 2022 · 2 min

August  6

Weekly chess retrospective for August 29

August 29, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 22

August 22, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 15

August 15, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 8

August 8, 2022 · 2 min

August Study Plan

August 1, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 1

August 1, 2022 · 2 min

July  7

Weekly chess retrospective for July 25

July 25, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for July 18

July 18, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for July 11

July 11, 2022 · 2 min

1000 Games

July 9, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for July 04

July 4, 2022 · 1 min

April-June 2022 Progress Report

July 1, 2022 · 2 min

July Study Plan

July 1, 2022 · 2 min

June  7

US Amateur North Championship Tournament

June 29, 2022 · 7 min

Weekly chess retrospective for June 27

June 27, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for June 20

June 20, 2022 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for June 13

June 13, 2022 · 2 min

Monday Night at the Club

June 7, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for June 6

June 6, 2022 · 2 min

June Study Plan

June 3, 2022 · 2 min

May  7

Weekly chess retrospective for May 30

May 30, 2022 · 1 min

Crossing the 1400 Milestone

May 26, 2022 · 6 min

Weekly chess retrospective for May 23

May 23, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for May 16

May 16, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for May 9

May 9, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for May 2

May 2, 2022 · 2 min

May Study Plan

May 1, 2022 · 6 min

April  10

ChessMood - Progress

April 29, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for April 25

April 25, 2022 · 2 min

DGT North American Chess Clock

April 24, 2022 · 3 min

Custom Chessbase Theme

April 19, 2022 · 3 min

My Current Ratings

April 18, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for April 18

April 18, 2022 · 2 min

January-March 2022 Progress Report

April 11, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for April 11

April 11, 2022 · 1 min

April Study Plan

April 4, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for April 4

April 4, 2022 · 2 min

March  7

ChessMood - My First Month

March 30, 2022 · 13 min

Weekly chess retrospective for March 28

March 28, 2022 · 2 min

Taking Digital Chess Notes with GoodNotes

March 22, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for March 21

March 21, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for March 14

March 14, 2022 · 1 min

Minnesota Open Tournament Recap

March 3, 2022 · 13 min

March Study Plan

March 2, 2022 · 3 min

February  9

Weekly chess retrospective for February 28

February 28, 2022 · 1 min

My First Year of Chess

February 21, 2022 · 9 min

Weekly chess retrospective for February 21

February 21, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for February 14

February 14, 2022 · 1 min

Game of the Week for February 11

February 11, 2022 · 1 min

📌 Welcome

February 10, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for February 7

February 7, 2022 · 1 min

Game of the Week for February 4

February 4, 2022 · 1 min

Making a Cloud Super Chess Computer

February 1, 2022 · 12 min

January  13

Weekly chess retrospective for January 31

January 31, 2022 · 2 min

February Study Plan

January 30, 2022 · 3 min

Game of the Week for January 28

January 28, 2022 · 1 min

Early Chess.com Games

January 24, 2022 · 3 min

Weekly chess retrospective for January 24

January 24, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for January 17

January 17, 2022 · 1 min

Calculating Centipawn Loss

January 14, 2022 · 7 min

Chessable Custom Settings for Tactics

January 12, 2022 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for January 10

January 10, 2022 · 2 min

Time Control Comparisons

January 7, 2022 · 1 min

January Study Plan

January 3, 2022 · 5 min

Weekly chess retrospective for January 3

January 3, 2022 · 2 min

October-December 2021 Progress Report

January 1, 2022 · 3 min

2021  49

December  7

Weekly chess retrospective for December 27

December 27, 2021 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 20

December 20, 2021 · 1 min

High School Chess Club

December 17, 2021 · 4 min

Counting My Chess Time - Round 2

December 13, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 13

December 13, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for December 6

December 6, 2021 · 1 min

December Study Plan

December 1, 2021 · 8 min

November  6

Weekly chess retrospective for November 29

November 29, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 22

November 22, 2021 · 2 min

Splitting apart PGN variants

November 16, 2021 · 7 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 15

November 15, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 8

November 8, 2021 · 1 min

Weekly chess retrospective for November 1

November 1, 2021 · 2 min

October  6

Weekly chess retrospective for October 25

October 25, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 18

October 18, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 11

October 11, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for October 4

October 4, 2021 · 2 min

How I Use Aimchess

October 1, 2021 · 6 min

July-September 2021 Progress Report

October 1, 2021 · 3 min

September  7

Weekly chess retrospective for September 27

September 27, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 20

September 20, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 13

September 13, 2021 · 2 min

Peak Performance

September 10, 2021 · 6 min

Correspondence Chess Tournament

September 9, 2021 · 1 min

Counting My Chess Time

September 7, 2021 · 5 min

Weekly chess retrospective for September 6

September 6, 2021 · 2 min

August  3

Weekly chess retrospective for August 30

August 30, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 23

August 23, 2021 · 2 min

Weekly chess retrospective for August 16

August 16, 2021 · 3 min

July  3

Caissabase - Free Huge Chess Game Database

July 9, 2021 · 3 min

Chess Tactics for Students

July 5, 2021 · 2 min

April-June 2021 Progress Report

July 1, 2021 · 2 min

June  5

How I Use Cloud-Based Stockfish

June 25, 2021 · 3 min

Custom SSH Engine Connection

June 22, 2021 · 5 min

Running Stockfish in the Cloud

June 16, 2021 · 10 min

Start Here - Overview of My Stockfish Cluster

June 13, 2021 · 3 min

Raspberry Pi Cluster Power Use

June 12, 2021 · 2 min

May  9

Changing Stockfish Defaults

May 31, 2021 · 2 min

Cluster Performance Tuning

May 28, 2021 · 5 min

Building SCID Chess Database

May 22, 2021 · 4 min

Building Open MPI

May 15, 2021 · 2 min

Building Stockfish For the Cluster

May 8, 2021 · 2 min

Building a Stockfish Cluster

May 7, 2021 · 5 min

Raspberry Pi Power Supply Use

May 5, 2021 · 1 min

Cluster Parts List

May 2, 2021 · 2 min

Chess Steps Level 1

May 1, 2021 · 4 min

April  3

Add Git Branch to Prompt

April 28, 2021 · 1 min

Overclocking your Raspberry Pi

April 28, 2021 · 3 min

Raspberry Pi Login Message

April 28, 2021 · 1 min