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6 Jun 2026
40 Good (Enough) Moves
Why it can be helpful to lower the bar from 'good' to 'good enough'
31 May 2026
Why most chess players never learn from their games
What a fighter pilot coaching a Norwegian soccer team can teach you
24 May 2026
"I Knew I Wasn't Going to Be a Normal Person"
A grandmaster's reflection after our game
17 May 2026
The Upstream Problem
How studying endgames changed my middlegame without me trying
9 May 2026
How to think like a master in quiet positions
The 3CE method
3 May 2026
What your self-talk says about your chess
What you tell yourself shapes your focus
21 Apr 2026
5 benefits of OTB tournaments
There's nothing like 9 rounds of 90+30
9 Apr 2026
You’re studying chess openings the wrong way (do this instead)
If memorising opening lines made you stronger, many club players would be masters.
18 Mar 2026
Our 64 most memorable blunders
Add your worst move to this community collection
3 Mar 2026
The three pillars of tactical skill
Which one do you need to strengthen?
17 Feb 2026
Why you overthink in chess (and how to stop)
It took me 25 years to realise this
11 Feb 2026
Emulate someone you admire
Chess advice from a professional guitarist
29 Jan 2026
The 5 Stages of Chess Mastery
Where are you?
22 Jan 2026
Three signals of future strength in chess
Trainable behaviours I noticed while giving a simul at the Australian Juniors
14 Jan 2026
Do this on your opponent's turn
5 simple habits to use your time better and level up your chess
1 Jan 2026
The top mistake amateur players make
+ best chess books I read in 2025
28 Nov 2025
Why your tactics aren’t improving
The 4 fixes that can help you become a tactician
11 Nov 2025
25 lessons from 25 years of chess
Mistakes you can avoid and habits you can start with today
10 Oct 2025
The 5 things I do before a tournament
Learnt from 25 consecutive years of OTB
15 Oct 2023
#33: My Most Memorable Novelty
The joy of charting unexplored territory
15 Oct 2023
#32: Book review: Finite and Infinite Games
5 stars! Do you play chess as a finite or infinite game?
29 Sept 2023
#31: How to think on your opponent's turn
I asked 3 grandmasters what they do
22 Sept 2023
#30: And Then There Were None
Lichess version
10 Sept 2023
#29: The 14 Rules of Hedgehog Club
Welcome to Hedgehog Club. The first rule of Hedgehog Club is: you do not talk about Hedgehog Club.
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