October 29, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Quips & Quotes Shelby Lyman on Bobby Fischer “When he [Fischer] was at the board playing, it was like God was playing,” says Shelby Lyman, who narrated the eventual, inevitable […]
October 24, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Meta, Training The Perfect Path There’s been a long discussion on the Chess Dojo public Discord involving, among many other topics, the perennial favorites of practice and training vis-à-vis […]
October 23, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Tactics, Training Tactics Training the Right Way(s) In the grand scheme of things—even before losing the ability to visualize—I’ve never been a particularly good chess player. But I’m an […]
October 20, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Tactics A Little Tactic A little tactic for your pleasure. White to move. [try it on Lichess]
October 20, 2024January 6, 2025Chess Taking Myself to the Dojo A few days ago I joined the Chess Dojo. I’ve heard so many good things about it over the last six months that […]