A Day In The Life

  • Chess – How and Where To Learn

    As I mentioned in this blog post, 2021 was spent learning the game of chess. It started with a simple google that turned into a year long YouTube binge due to Levy Rosman, or as he’s known on YouTube, GothamChess. Gotham taught me a ton about the game, and this video was where I started.…

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  • Chess – 2021 – The Climb

    March, 2021. Jon – 800 ELO. Brandon – 750 ELO. Kinda friends, kinda chess players, where do we go from here? We set a goal. By the end of 2021, we would both hit 1200. The beginning to any skill is finding out where to learn, and how do we get better? The way I…

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  • Chess – The Beginning

    One of my favorite recent games that I have gotten back into is the game of chess. Chess is an art, well, a skillful art. 64 squares, unlimited possibilities, billions of permutations, one outcome: win, loss, draw. What’s not to love? Queen’s Gambit really got the excitement back in chess. I grew up playing, not…

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