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Numerot
's Blog
5 Apr 2024
Please stop playing this!
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3?!
16 Jun 2023
It's time to axe classical chess!
...as a time control category, on Lichess.
20 May 2023
Book review: 1001 Deadly Checkmates (Nunn, 2011)
A good collection of checkmate exercises with some odd difficulty spikes.
12 Feb 2023
Book review: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach (Weeramantry & Eusebi, 1994)
A great game collection that really should let up with the kingside fianchetti.
9 Feb 2023
Book review: 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners (Masetti & Messa, 2012)
A great first puzzle book that also offers something to more experienced players.
8 Feb 2023
60 pieces of simple chess advice
15 pieces of advice of the opening, middlegame, endgame, and practical chess.
7 Feb 2023
Book review: Practical Chess Exercises (Cheng, 2008)
An excellent collection of 600 positions with diverse themes and ideas for club players.
6 Feb 2023
The evaluation ladder
A systematic approach to defining the difference between blunders, mistakes, and inaccurate moves.
15 Nov 2022
Numerot's Chess Guide
A club player's ramblings on what new players should know about chess.
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