Chess Improvement

Why I’m Not A Chess “Improver” Realizing what I do want from chessmedium.com My favourite chess podcast is Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement where the host interviews people who are serious about chess, who play in tournaments and who are willing to do whatever they can to improve their rating. He had about 40 episodes when I started listening and I started…

The best chess books to buy may not be the ones that you think. You might buy a lot of chess books, read the first few pages, then say “The hell with this!” Don’t let your chess collection collect dust on your bookshelf. Read these books instead. This is the…

How else can I find out which resources are useful? — Utterly fascinated with chess, I’d rather watch videos, listen to podcasts, go over master games or read articles about chess than actually play. I’ve not played enough games online to have anything other than provisional ratings on either Lichess or chess.com. My favourite chess hangout is Lichess ane my rapid…

That might lead to an advantage — One of the things you definitely want to consider when evaluating chess positions is the so-called bishop pair. As its name implies, you’ve got the powerful bishop pair when you have the two bishops and your opponent doesn’t. The same thing goes the other way around: Your opponent has the…

Here is my collection of the Best Chess Improvement Books for players of roughly 1400 to 1800 ELO! — This story may also be read on MackenzieTittle.com For any who are curious — these are the books that I am currently working through or recently worked through as a 1600 player, which I found to be the most instructive in improving my game as I chase my next goal…

[This story may also be read on Mackenzietittle.com] If you are above ELO 1000 and trying to get to ELO 1500, then these are the best Chess books for you! Before I get into my list of new books to add to your collection as an Intermediate player, I just…

A chess hobbyist’s perspective on Daniel Lona’s improvement experience — Figuring out how to improve at chess as an adult can be a headache. There are thousands of chess books…Hundreds of instructors…A vast array of courses to choose from…Conflicting information… Not to mention your own limited time and energy to contend with… — Daniel Lona in The Chess Experience Though…