Nunca es tarde para equivocarse de carrera
Estaba a punto de dar el final de Biología para el CBC de Psicología. Llegué a la sede y me di cuenta de algo: estaba
Chess in Italian (Week 6) Chess Psychology & Dvoretsky Endings
A couple weeks ago Andrea recommended me the book ‘The Seven Deadly Chess Sins’, by Jonathan Rowson. It’s mostly about chess psychology. Here’s an except
Chess in Italian (Week 5) Self-image & Lichess Tactics
One of the topics I find especially fascinating is how our self-identity influences our performance in different skills. In the case of chess, how does
Chess in Italian (Week 4) Handling the Unexpected
This week was atypical. Due to an emergency, I had to take care of a family member and wasn’t able to keep my one-hour sessions
Chess in Italian (Week 3) Puzzle Rush & Endings
During this week I started to focus more on a few endings. I noticed that I was getting good positions out of the opening and
Chess in Italian (Week 2) Chess Expertise & Vocabulary
It’s been already two weeks since I started studying chess. During this period my rating on Lichess went up and down but stayed pretty much
Skill Building Project #1: Chess in Italian (Week 1)
I started learning chess seriously around 20 years ago. During high school, I read a few chess books and went over hundreds and hundreds of