https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/ Occasional writing about club chess. en https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2026/some-thoughts-on-the-knight-on-the-rim/ https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2026/some-thoughts-on-the-knight-on-the-rim/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:55:00 GMT One quiet Tuesday evening I finally sat down with my notes on the knight on the rim. I have started writing down what I was thinking during the game, which has been a humbling exercise. https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2026/more-about-pawn-structure/ https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2026/more-about-pawn-structure/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:48:00 GMT Here is where I've got to with pawn structure after two seasons. For what it's worth, with a minute on the clock, every plan I'd ever learned left my head at once. https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2025/making-peace-with-the-club-ladder/ https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2025/making-peace-with-the-club-ladder/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:45:00 GMT I've been meaning to write about the club ladder for most of a month. The pawn break I'd been planning all evening turned out to lose a piece, which I saw as soon as I let go of it. https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2025/twenty-puzzles-before-breakfast/ https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2025/twenty-puzzles-before-breakfast/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:13:00 GMT This has been on my mind since the start of summer, so I'm finally writing it down. As it happens, doing a few puzzles over breakfast has helped me more than any book of openings. https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2024/what-i-got-wrong-about-my-opening-repertoire/ https://le-mvp.vddapp.ru/journal/2024/what-i-got-wrong-about-my-opening-repertoire/ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:00 GMT Some weeks the whole hobby comes down to one small thing, and lately that has been my opening repertoire. My opponent, a retired teacher, offered a draw with such kindness that I was suspicious for the rest of the evening.