Ideas, Openings & Improvement

Chess is 50% skill and 50% psychology. The mental habits of winners, confidence, resilience, and decision-making, are learnable skills.

Spending 10 minutes on a move doesn't make it better. Overthinking leads to second-guessing and time trouble. Learn to think better, not longer.

You just blundered. Your stomach drops. But the game isn't over. Here's how to recover mentally and practically, and sometimes even win.