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How Do You Stop Blundering?
The hardest problem to solve in chess![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:y2rmDCLR:elQbESRt.jpg&w=400&sig=984acf15c1ea01baaf21ac58acef26ccf85231da)
Priyomes
The most important chess concept you've never heard of![Chess files](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:fZRZfwhI:moDH7tGA.jpg&w=400&sig=84869e21bb09ab45bcba0e51d560ac1ef71042ba)
Comparing Lichess and Chessbase
Do not try this at home!![Man crawling through mud](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:W1hhuFAu:UxFVK8Gm.jpg&w=400&sig=7a3bb641f3d884b2d272d9eb8408b6c9e628d745)
US Amateur Team East Recap
The good, the bad, and the ugly![chess notebook](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:cSPoEZAA:fYV5di0h.jpg&w=400&sig=c9e0ee961e46386dbe926088318d8d41fb2aa4f7)
The One Thing I Bring To Every OTB Tournament
Why I always have a notebook at OTB tournaments![Chess player in control](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:PqeKaFEs:etvkrnrK.png&w=400&sig=051583dc7e42745638e68c3a6cf27403ed433e84)
Why You Should Be A Control Freak
Understanding the underrated concept of control in chess![Surprised chess player](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:hruwFgkK:UVeDiBd0.png&w=400&sig=baa6e410d6766ce19f6a4fd24fa97ba78cbb7027)
Understanding Risk in Chess
How this underrated concept can transform your game![Chess learning pyramid](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:tuzezpql:kFhPMD4I.png&w=400&sig=e7cda6caf1b9b1b385d0d86169efcfc1286eab13)
Your rating's not going up. What now?
“I know so much more about chess than I used to, but my rating’s not going up!”![Chess player thinking about rating](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=checkraisemate:ublog:lUgSSgdw:k3GNtRDe.png&w=400&sig=9a69de04ee38163603a5d70806c692d4ed2c7940)