Essays
Migrated from Medium, grouped by theme.
Chess Principles in Life
What a thousand games of chess taught me about decision-making, patience, and sacrifice.
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The Importance of c5
Playing the Sicilian as Black — why the best defense is an asymmetric counterattack.
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The Importance of d4
Why I always open with d4 as White — and what it teaches about controlling the center of anything.
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