Chess

Openings, middlegame ideas, endgames, and games I've played.

• Road to ELO 1500 — Game Review #1

  May 17, 2026

  50 rapid games this weekend — 26W/24L, net +12 rating. Stockfish says the endgame is where I'm bleeding.

  chess road-to-1500 game-review stockfish

• Road to ELO 1500 — Part 2: 5 ideas from GothamChess

  May 17, 2026

  Five fundamentals GothamChess says you need before 1000: openings, trading, board vision, time management, and the checks-captures-attacks checklist.

  chess road-to-1500 gothamchess fundamentals

• Road to ELO 1500 — Part 1

  May 17, 2026

  Starting a new series tracking my climb back up the chess.com rapid ladder. Current rating: 771. Peak: 1327. Long-term goal: 1500.

  chess road-to-1500 improvement