| Community Blog Discussions - 0 for 3#2 We've all hit those rough patches. Keep it up, and I'm sure the victories will start to roll in soon! | Squire_Western  |
| Community Blog Discussions - Visit to the Chicago Chess Center#2 May Ray chess set - very cool! The knight looks like a violin scroll. The position on the board seems to be a Queen's Gambit Declined in which Black has blocked their c-pawn with their knight for some… | Squire_Western |
| Community Blog Discussions - IA Harding Memorial 2023 Recap#2 Regarding your question about the (temporary) pawn sacrifice 16...f4!? in Game 1: it wasn't immediately obvious to me (~1600 USCF), but it made perfect sense after I looked at the line you provided. W… | Squire_Western |
| Community Blog Discussions - 5 GM Habits for OTB Chess Success#5 @PetrosKan I do something similar to Habit #3 when I play OTB: I take the cap off my pen, then I do my blunder check. The purpose is the same as writing down the opponent's time: it's a physical habit… | Squire_Western |
| Community Blog Discussions - Chess is 99% taking pieces#8 When I'm reading "Simple Chess" or studying the games of Karpov and feel my brain swelling with positional understanding, I am inclined to disagree with the author. The day after blundering a full roo… | Squire_Western |
| General Chess Discussion - OTB: Writing notation before making the move#3 Here's a document that answers your question (see topic #5): https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/uschess-fide-rules-comparison.pdf. Personally, a technique I use to remind myse… | Squire_Western |
| General Chess Discussion - Modern chess writing#7 Jonathan Rowson's "The Seven Deadly Chess Sins" and "Chess for Zebras" are beautifully written books (not just "chess books") that are infused with fun and wonder. | Squire_Western |