Here is the week in chess posts, have a good weekend everyone!- Ben
Chess Improvement
Is there luck in chess? “One way or another, a significant part of chess results are unpredictable and out of your control.” (FM Nate Solon’s Zwischenzug Blog)
Dan Bock on How he Uses Anki to create digital chess flashcards. I was interested until Dan said you can only use it on PC desktops. (The Chess Improvement Lab)
GM Serper on the importance of knowing King and Pawn Endgames (Chess.com Blog)
TheOnoZone on How he Tamed Time Trouble “I get into a lot of non-critical positions where there are a handful of moves that can be made that are all roughly equal. I would previously get stuck deciding between them all. I’m much less fussy now, especially in rapid games.” (LiChess Blog)
Benji Portheault on the Importance of Sticking with Your Study Process “Process is the only thing in your control. Not results. Not even performance!” (Mindcreaser Blog)
Misc.
FM Tim Wall with a nice tribute to WIM Sue Maroroa Jones (Chess.com News)
Jennifer Shahade was on Jeopardy reading chess trivia questions! You can review the questions that were asked in Tarjei Svensen’s summary (Chess.com News)
Happy 80th Birthday to GM Genna Sosonko! “Chess had a very high status )in the Soviet Union) and the chess masters were offered paradisiacal conditions compared to the reality of life for the rest of the population.” (André Schulz for Chessbase News)
GZA of the Wu-tang Clan organized a blitz tournament in Australia ““I have a passion for it,” he says. “It’s a mind-worker … for strategy, critical thinking, planning two, three, four steps. I just love the game.”” (Jo Khan for The Guardian)
Chess News
GMs Kateryna Lagno and Zhongyi Tan lead the Women’s Grand Prix after 4 rounds (NM Vanessa West for Chess.com News)
Colin McGourty with a full rundown of GM Fabiano Caruana’s Superbet Win “He was never in danger in a single game and could have scored more.” (Chess24 News)
The star-studded Sharjah Masters should be an interesting tournament. Here is the latest write-up through round 2. (Carlos Alberto Colodro for Chessbase News)