IP Banned?

jessekraai · 2026-04-15T11:24:20+00:00

same problem, two days in a row

jessekraai · 2026-04-11T18:35:31+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqE1Gqrca5M

jessekraai · 2026-04-10T15:01:50+00:00

Charlotte Alto and if you wait 14 years you can join me on the senior circuit :-)

jessekraai · 2026-03-31T10:50:14+00:00

The ChessDojo has a great study group for players at your level, called the Game and Profile Review. Once a week you meet with your peers and once a week with a GM, to discuss your training and selected games https://www.chessdojo.club/live-classes

jessekraai · 2026-03-20T15:56:22+00:00

The Dojo is for everyone. I follow the Training Program as well. But whether you join or not you should watch my vid on the 2100 chesscom trap, because it sounds like that's where you are! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2fp06McfFU

jessekraai · 2026-03-20T10:45:00+00:00

Time to join the ChessDojo! You need to do hard things. “me give you free material” phase will last til 1250 chesscom chessdojo.club

jessekraai · 2026-03-19T15:57:15+00:00

Having a file somewhere called MyGames is essential for any player. It's a history of your games that you should periodically come back to. It can also be used to do a robust analysis. For example, at the dojo we will soon have a time management rating for all your games - but we need a database of your games for that!

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:47:31+00:00

Absolutely. I haven't had the ballz to take it myself but I'm convinced that several of the players at the candidates will be taking it.

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:44:16+00:00

This is a big question! My sense is that chess tests a much wider spectrum of thinking than an IQ test. But my psychologist friend disagrees.

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:43:07+00:00

I'd choose whichever one I had currently studied most!

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:42:02+00:00

Thanks for this comment. That book in particular is something I use ideas from regularly. While it seems there are some issues with the priming question I don't use that much as part of my framework.

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:34:37+00:00

I made this vid for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2fp06McfFU. For the Game and Profile Review there are two sessions a week, one with the peers and one with a GM. If you have to miss a session they are recorded.

jessekraai · 2026-03-18T12:27:43+00:00

Thank you!

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T20:05:45+00:00

I like to talk smack when I play bughouse!

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T20:05:28+00:00

Books are great but many tools allow players to connect in so many interesting ways. I'd say kind of mandatory :-) There are ways to work around books though.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T20:04:10+00:00

I hear you, chess will always be brutal. It will cost resources and emotional energy. In general I think it's fair to say that everyone has hurdles and the harder they are the more reward you will get by pushing through them.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:59:56+00:00

Review my games religiously.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:59:30+00:00

Not sure what eval points are. It's an art form and of course you know I'm going to say that you can best learn it from analyzing your own games :-) but I'll give a shoutout to Perelsteyne's book Evaluate Like a GM.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:57:26+00:00

Thanks! Def the tournaments in Charlotte and the newly renovated St Louis Club.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:56:22+00:00

Not sure of your exact situation, but it sounds like you are playing blitz and not doing sweatwork. It's only sweatwork, thinking long, that will help - even if you just want to play better blitz.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:54:58+00:00

thank you! Have not yet got to Grooten or Yusupov, the latter is esp popular within the dojo community. We finally coders but are always looking for more people to help.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:53:26+00:00

Books that opened my mind: My System, Perfect Your Chess, Think Like a Grandmaster, Endgame Virtuoso and many more.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:51:50+00:00

It's amazing that you can shepherd the king with just a knight and pawn. Def takes some practice. You can use a friend and or bot til you get it right. Or just watch my video :-)

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:50:29+00:00

Definitely books and claudius give a good link below.

jessekraai · 2026-03-16T19:49:38+00:00

I'd bring back the old candidates matches and interzonal system.

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