Archive - 64 Squares

Endgame Studies for Fun and Profit

Sources of graded endgame studies

Dec 21 •

November 2024

My First Draw Against a Titled Player

A Rapid battle against WFM Victoriya Sergeyeva (2000+ FIDE)⁠

Nov 30 •

My New Chess Set: Averbakh 1949

a set from Indian Chess Company

Nov 23 •

Engine sparring

A review of different engines and how to use them for practice

Nov 10 •

Amsterdam Open: R5 and R6

Nov 4 •

Amsterdam Open: R3

Nov 2 •

Amsterdam Open: R1 and R2

Nov 1 •

October 2024

Time management explorations

Intro Everyone agrees that good time management is an important skill in chess.

Oct 6 •

September 2024

My summer tournaments: La Plagne

La Plagne Chess Festival, French Alps

Sep 29 •

June 2024

Dealing with lost positions

Intro Recently I’ve noticed that I apparently became more resilient and creative while playing in bad positions: when I am down a pawn or even a piece.

Jun 4 •

May 2024

On the role of confessional booths in chess

An entertaining episode from Nakamura - Pragg game

May 31 •

April 2024

Chessable is better than I thought

My recent experience

Apr 17 •

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