Blunder Checklist

To help track the reasons why a mistake was made during the game. Health 1. Not enough sleep 2. Headache, cold, etc. 3. Food problem: hungry, ate too much, too much sugar, etc. Concentration 1. External distraction (noise, light, etc.) 2. Internal distraction (worried about prior mistake, other issues,...

Why Our Chess Does Not Improve

Frustration Over the last few months while my knowledge of the game has increased my skill has not improved. If anything I have sufferred a decrease in performance over the last few months. The frustrating part is that I have invested time into my improvement plan, and while I feel that both my tactical...