Hello!

Hello there,

I guess you like Chess? Me too.

I'm on the quest for Chess Improvement:

a) Because I love the game.

b) Because I used to be quite good, but stopped playing for about 14 years.

My goal is to get to 2000 at some point in my life.  That could make this a very long blog, or one that doesnt actually get to its goal.  But in the interim, I am currently aiming for the next milestone of 1500.

1500

In theory, I already see myself as a ~1500 player.  I just need to play enough games to exercise my recent theoretical advancement.

I am currently working through two books. Nimzo's "My System" and Garry Kasparovs "My Great Predecessors Vol. 1".

The latter, while not really an instruction manual, is more to give myself some history to build on and explore.  And I really enjoy reading about the history of the game.  Once I work through these, i'll be getting Dvoretskys Endgame Manual.

I'm also working through Karsten Muellers Endgame Trainers from Chessbase.

My favorite openings are the English, and the Alekhine, and these are two i'll be studying more too.

Hope you enjoy my blog, and give me some feedback/support!

Take care!

Jason