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Bouncebackability – Nurturing the Gift of Resilience

Professor Barry Hymer’s new blog post examines the art of resilience. How can we bounce back after a chess defeat?…

29th September 2021

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In search of the ineffable: why Move Trainer also wants us to do ‘dumb’ stuff!

In his celebrated book Personal Knowledge, the renowned physical chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi made the case for the scientist’s…

24th August 2021

Chess Science

Chess and ‘Big Life Events’

Alongside the resurgent interest in chess over the past year, there seems to be a happy acceleration in research involving…

4th August 2021

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Chess Science in the Making

Chess Science in the Making We have a treat in store for Chessable users interested in the science of chess…

2nd July 2021

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Which Beautiful Game, Exactly?

Which Beautiful Game, Exactly? At the time of writing this post, every participating country in the UEFA European Football Championships…

25th June 2021

Chess Improvement, Chess Science

The Aging Chess Player – Revisited

The Aging Chess Player – Revisited If emailed feedback from Chessable users is a reasonable proxy for interest, then my…

11th June 2021

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Introducing Karel van Delft

Introducing Karel van Delft – Our New Science Project Manager We are delighted to welcome Karel to the fast-expanding Chessable…

3rd June 2021

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How to Inoculate Yourself Against Mistakes

We return to the subject of chess and science today, with a guest post by Nate Solon on How to…

28th May 2021

Chess Science

El pensamiento en movimiento: por qué vale la pena pensar en tu forma de pensar

Tu lectura de fin de semana está aquí, ya que presentamos una nueva publicación de blog del profesor Barry Hymer,…

21st May 2021

Chess Science

Thinking Moves: Why It’s Worth Thinking About Your Thinking

Your weekend reading is here, as we present a new blog post by Professor Barry Hymer, the Chief of Science…

21st May 2021

Chess Science

The Science of Learning

Professor Barry Hymer, already known to our readers for his excellent and popular Science-related blog posts, is now the Chief…

14th May 2021

Chess Science

Impatient to Improve? That Could Be The Problem

Impatient to improve? We all know the feeling. Your weekend reading is here, as we return to the fascinating world…

9th April 2021

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