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The classic "how to draw an Owl " meme, as an allegory for translating chess principles into practice.

More Opening Principles for Beginners

[PHOTOS] Chess in the Schools Central Park Rapid 2026

And a game recap

Sunday Quads at Marshall – August 2026

Return to Classical Chess

Bryant Park Chess is Peak NYC Chess Culture

Emerald Gem in the Heart of Manhattan

Giant outdoor chess sets

[PHOTOS] Chess at the Parc des Bastions, Geneva

An International Language

Ligeon screenshot

LIGEON – A Simple Desktop Game Browser

Built with Lichess open source and Claude Code

Black plays Nxe4! in the Four Knights fork trick.

You got the "fork trick"...now what?

Strategies as Black from an equal position.

White plays Nxf7?!

Another Completely Unsound Gambit

Really, who's teaching this stuff?

h6? threating a night on g5

The Nameless (Completely Unsound) Gambit

Who's teaching this?

Tactics from my November 2025 Games

3 Wins, 7 Losses.... +150 ELO

Recent Losses - Revisited

What can we learn?

Elo graph: Nose dive from 1324 to below 1200.

10 Losses, 4 Draws, Zero Wins

[PHOTOS / Recap] Chess-in-the-Park Rapid Open 2025

Third Time's the Charm

Rittenhouse Square Chess

And my "return" to OTB classical.

Photo of Fred Wilson Chess card on the door of the store in New York City.

A Visit to Fred Wilson Chess Books

Books, Books as far as the Eye Can See

Losing position from my final game. White has played e6, forking my rook and queen while threatening checkmate (white queen not in frame).

Marshall ALTO U1600 Recap

Photo of the book Modern Chess Openings, 9th Edition

Return to Boylston

Game + more Chess Books!

Signage for the Boylston Chess Club, Boston, MA

[PHOTOS] Visit to Boylston Chess Foundation (Boston, MA)

Books, shelves and shelves of books!

Noah Zucker (left) at the April 2024 USA Fencing North American Cup in Columbus, Ohio

[Interview] The Marshall Spectator: "Across the Table"

From the Nov 27, 2024 Edition

I did a Chess Meme

Dead Chessing Society

A crowd gathers in Washington Square Park to greet IM Eric Rosen, IM Sagar Sha and GM Harshit Raja at Washington Square Park, New York City for a "ChessBase India Meetup"

[PHOTOS] ChessBase India NYC Meetup 2024!

Chess Content Nexus

ChessBase India Visits Marshall

History Channel "Aliens" meme, except with the macro text "ENDGAMES"

I Need to Get Better at Endgames

Specifically: "Completely Won" Endgames

Final position from a game played at Marshall Chess Club, Nov 27, 2024

Finally a Classical OTB Win vs 1. d4

Solid against the London