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The Four Things
Every move does four things. Noticing all of them is critical for accurate calculations.
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What is Conceptualization?
The power of Conceptualization, and why I'm abandoning the word 'visualization'
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Chess Visualization and Aphantasia: A Guide
Aphantasia is not a weakness in Chess. It just requires a different approach.
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Finding Your Model
Two Biases
Don't try to copy other people's brains. Find how yours wants to work instead.
Intuition Series
Your Enthusiastic Friend
Treat your intuition like an enthusiastic friend rated 200 points below you.
Seven Slots
One Key Resource
Why our working memory is the most important resource we have in Chess.
Why Blindfold?
Seeing the Matrix Code
The origin story of Don't Move Until You See It.
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Freewheeling
Why it often feels like our brain acts by itself when we're under pressure.
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Forgetting
The main reason you make one-move blunders.
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Flip the Board
We must learn to spot patterns for ourselves AND for our opponent.
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"Obvious" Moves
Sometimes a move is so obvious, we miss its deeper intent. Here's why.
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"Weird" Moves
Your opponent plays something weird in the opening. Here's what happens in your brain.
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Safety Net
Build habits that catch the mistakes before you play them.
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Freewheelin'
How to stop your Intuition taking over.
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Better Suggestions
Teach your Intuition the patterns that matter.
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Possibility Space
The relationship between our goals and our Intuition.
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Resistance
The importance and difficulty of keeping Reason in charge most of the time.
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Your Enthusiastic Friend
Treat your intuition like an enthusiastic friend rated 200 points below you.
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Space to Think
Why we Freeze, Forget, and Freewheel in Chess games, and what we can do about it.
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