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Should You Play Up?
A question I’ve received several times in the past few weeks is, “Should I play up a section?” For example, if you’re playing in an over-the-board…
Mar 8
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Nate Solon
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What Good Opening Prep Really Looks Like
There are no prizes for memorizing random moves
Mar 2
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February 2025
How to Remember Your Openings
It's not that complicated, people
Feb 23
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Nate Solon
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What Are My Options?
The most helpful chess technique for real life
Feb 15
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Nate Solon
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The Princess Bride Theory of Planning
We're storming the castle!
Feb 8
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Nate Solon
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How I Use Blitz to Refine My Openings
If I had to describe my philosophy for learning an opening in one sentence, it would be, “Learn by playing.”
Feb 1
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Nate Solon
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How I Use Blitz to Refine My Openings
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January 2025
2025 in Zwischenzug
Happy New Year!
Jan 11
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Nate Solon
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2025 in Zwischenzug
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4 Principles for Chess Improvement
With a new year starting, many people are looking to take their chess to the next level, but it’s hard to know where to start.
Jan 4
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Nate Solon
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December 2024
The 2 Modes of Chess Thinking
Most players don't know how to use both
Dec 21, 2024
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Nate Solon
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November 2024
Calculation Is Never Just Calculation
I usually don’t write about the same position twice, but the position I showed last week sparked a lot of interesting discussion.
Nov 27, 2024
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Nate Solon
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Boring Calculation Wins Games
Here’s a position I faced at the ALTO tournament a couple weeks ago.
Nov 16, 2024
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Nate Solon
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At Least 21 Thoughts about ALTO
This weekend I won the ALTO (At Least Twenty One) tournament at the Charlotte Chess Center and hit a new all-time-high USCF rating of 2450.
Nov 6, 2024
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Nate Solon
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At Least 21 Thoughts about ALTO
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