<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog.atom" /><title>itore's Blog</title><updated>2025-11-24T11:31:10.598Z</updated><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/my-search-algorithms-move/3opAngBL</id><published>2025-11-24T11:31:10.598Z</published><updated>2025-11-24T11:31:10.598Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/my-search-algorithms-move/3opAngBL" /><title>My search algorithms move</title><category term="Puzzle" label="Puzzle" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Puzzle"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=1h0HVJiD85Fx.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=3a1e42b24c8aeb329a4083ed78ce93388688e48c&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My search algorithms move</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=1h0HVJiD85Fx.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=3a1e42b24c8aeb329a4083ed78ce93388688e48c"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/professionalism-amateurism-or-secondary-illiteracy/yCkvUIOG</id><published>2025-02-26T06:42:37.896Z</published><updated>2025-02-26T06:42:37.896Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/professionalism-amateurism-or-secondary-illiteracy/yCkvUIOG" /><title>Professionalism, amateurism, or secondary illiteracy?</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Tournament" label="Tournament" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tournament"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:yCkvUIOG:n4umoWM1.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=31e884e76960564e191709f8af7c490895618a58&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tournament &amp;quot;News&amp;quot; regulations</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:yCkvUIOG:n4umoWM1.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=31e884e76960564e191709f8af7c490895618a58"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/advantages-of-chess/w7CjfQSw</id><published>2024-12-24T10:28:03.507Z</published><updated>2024-12-24T10:28:03.507Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/advantages-of-chess/w7CjfQSw" /><title>Advantages of chess</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:w7CjfQSw:nHgYXiDW.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=c293fd1fae488e382531859a359ff18a7df0a1f6&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today is a Christmas present. Text about what we can gain by playing chess. This is also one of the examples of how I work sometimes. In this way, I created regulations in the Polish Chess Federation. And I wrote &amp;quot;Master Strategy&amp;quot; using a similar technique.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:w7CjfQSw:nHgYXiDW.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=c293fd1fae488e382531859a359ff18a7df0a1f6"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/zalety-szachow/5dn6Cf1V</id><published>2024-12-24T09:00:12.889Z</published><updated>2024-12-24T09:00:12.889Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/zalety-szachow/5dn6Cf1V" /><title>Zalety szachów</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:5dn6Cf1V:VIgQ5bJw.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=dcff6295e18d19dd84499aae1f4dcd62a46f0d88&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dziś prezent gwiazdkowy. Tekst dotyczący tego co możemy zyskać grając w szachy. To też jeden z przykładów jak czasem pracuję. Tworzyłem w ten sposób regulaminy w Polskim Związku Szachowym. A i &amp;quot;Mistrzowską strategię&amp;quot; napisałem wykorzystując podobną technikę.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:5dn6Cf1V:VIgQ5bJw.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=dcff6295e18d19dd84499aae1f4dcd62a46f0d88"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/strategy-test/jjTr5kaA</id><published>2024-07-08T16:54:13.327Z</published><updated>2024-07-08T16:54:13.327Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/strategy-test/jjTr5kaA" /><title>Strategy test</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:jjTr5kaA:iHMTCml4.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=a91672223dcaa3402a0d8c2a0af210009468840b&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 tasks to test your strategic skills</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:jjTr5kaA:iHMTCml4.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=a91672223dcaa3402a0d8c2a0af210009468840b"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/improving-the-position-of-a-badly-placed-piece-improving-own-position/Z0UxgJXF</id><published>2024-06-23T06:51:51.676Z</published><updated>2024-06-23T06:51:51.676Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/improving-the-position-of-a-badly-placed-piece-improving-own-position/Z0UxgJXF" /><title>Improving the position of a badly placed piece. Improving own position</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:Z0UxgJXF:lG2u3N10.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=4123082c13c1bba99744d68be36eb8738950a849&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finding the best move is not always easy, especially if we don’t have a well-defined plan.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:Z0UxgJXF:lG2u3N10.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=4123082c13c1bba99744d68be36eb8738950a849"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/peregrination-of-the-king-improving-own-position/Nb6I4kZL</id><published>2024-06-20T04:21:07.008Z</published><updated>2024-06-20T04:21:07.008Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/peregrination-of-the-king-improving-own-position/Nb6I4kZL" /><title>Peregrination of the king. Improving own position</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:Nb6I4kZL:GjX4TooJ.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=9883c69de180ebbdcc50ac6a212945ea732bc9b0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peregrination – a journey, especially a long or meandering one. The king usually becomes an active piece only in the last stage of a game.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:Nb6I4kZL:GjX4TooJ.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=9883c69de180ebbdcc50ac6a212945ea732bc9b0"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/the-disappearing-move-weakening-the-opponents-position/VF9UrS0X</id><published>2024-06-20T04:08:09.657Z</published><updated>2024-06-20T04:08:09.657Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/the-disappearing-move-weakening-the-opponents-position/VF9UrS0X" /><title>The disappearing move - Weakening the opponent’s position</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:VF9UrS0X:SvzhYp9e.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=b14adc6b54822b0b9fb44a17c71923e313fb0f5d&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The concept of the maneuver is that a piece forces the weakening of the opponents’ pawn structure or worsening his placement of pieces, before it lands on the square it really aims for.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:VF9UrS0X:SvzhYp9e.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=b14adc6b54822b0b9fb44a17c71923e313fb0f5d"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/trading/zxC8uAV0</id><published>2024-06-19T14:44:53.721Z</published><updated>2024-06-19T14:44:53.721Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/trading/zxC8uAV0" /><title>Trading</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:zxC8uAV0:HIzx9EMt.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=02f2ade710eb5b0887b926a9c887c338e0b37116&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trading (exchanging) pieces and/or pawns is one of the key elements in chess.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:zxC8uAV0:HIzx9EMt.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=02f2ade710eb5b0887b926a9c887c338e0b37116"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/the-shuttle-weakening-the-opponents-position/xPBDQ1x4</id><published>2024-06-19T07:59:04.906Z</published><updated>2024-06-19T07:59:04.906Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/the-shuttle-weakening-the-opponents-position/xPBDQ1x4" /><title>The shuttle - Weakening the opponent’s position</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:xPBDQ1x4:LdkodBq9.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=46e32d6ac313f28450956caff6bad4c049b4694c&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maneuver that aims to force our opponent to weaken his pawn structure and worsen the position of his pieces.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:xPBDQ1x4:LdkodBq9.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=46e32d6ac313f28450956caff6bad4c049b4694c"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/weakening-the-pawn-structure-weakening-the-opponents-position/guJU3JvN</id><published>2024-06-19T07:37:21.788Z</published><updated>2024-06-19T07:37:21.788Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/weakening-the-pawn-structure-weakening-the-opponents-position/guJU3JvN" /><title>Weakening the pawn structure - Weakening the opponent’s position</title><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:guJU3JvN:Zo1Qd86L.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=5ba60a90c62b2e275966d985d007e501161b4642&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weaknesses are an important element influencing the evaluation of the position.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:guJU3JvN:Zo1Qd86L.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=5ba60a90c62b2e275966d985d007e501161b4642"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/restricting-the-opponents-pieces-weakening-the-opponents-position/z6JMAShP</id><published>2024-06-19T05:12:20.551Z</published><updated>2024-06-19T05:12:20.551Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/restricting-the-opponents-pieces-weakening-the-opponents-position/z6JMAShP" /><title>Restricting the opponent’s pieces - Weakening the opponent’s position</title><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:z6JMAShP:RYIeVS2J.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=ce9902f5a52dd2f6ed50842fad3205d5e3d5480a&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The strength of pieces changes, depending on the position.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:z6JMAShP:RYIeVS2J.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=ce9902f5a52dd2f6ed50842fad3205d5e3d5480a"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/a-guidebook-how-i-look-at-the-chessboard-in-order-not-to-leave-my-pieces-hanging/0590FW8E</id><published>2024-05-30T18:20:57.141Z</published><updated>2024-05-30T18:20:57.141Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/a-guidebook-how-i-look-at-the-chessboard-in-order-not-to-leave-my-pieces-hanging/0590FW8E" /><title>A guidebook How I look at the chessboard in order not to leave my pieces hanging</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:0590FW8E:Qeio3uRe.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=21ca529977e51a6311b037e1e1972583ff6c62b4&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to playing a game of chess everybody will face the problem of how  not to overlook their opponent’s move or a sequence of moves leading to the</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:0590FW8E:Qeio3uRe.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=21ca529977e51a6311b037e1e1972583ff6c62b4"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/my-advice/v9fxioY7</id><published>2024-05-20T17:57:46.927Z</published><updated>2024-05-20T17:57:46.927Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/my-advice/v9fxioY7" /><title>My advice</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:v9fxioY7:3Kw951qs.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=8b87193c6cf20fea6c04b58c25bf82d5a62b30c3&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My advice for beginners and others.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:v9fxioY7:3Kw951qs.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=8b87193c6cf20fea6c04b58c25bf82d5a62b30c3"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/triangle-maneuver/YKU4D7DN</id><published>2024-04-23T05:37:10.895Z</published><updated>2024-04-23T05:37:10.895Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/itore/blog/triangle-maneuver/YKU4D7DN" /><title>Triangle maneuver</title><category term="Endgame" label="Endgame" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Endgame"></category><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=itore:ublog:YKU4D7DN:gwzAqgI8.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=ba6942bc5c1348d9caa9b016e4493bb334461f12&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part of my new (soon to be published) book</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=itore:ublog:YKU4D7DN:gwzAqgI8.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=ba6942bc5c1348d9caa9b016e4493bb334461f12"></media:thumbnail><author><name>IM itore</name></author></entry></feed>