AxiomChess

Improvement

Why progress stalls, and what the data says about restarting it — plateaus, blunders, and the habits that quietly cost rating.

August 5, 20267 min read

How to Get Better at Chess: Fix the Thing That's Actually Costing You

Most chess advice is generic because it wasn't written about your games. A diagnosis-first plan: what to work on, in what order, and how to know it worked.

July 28, 20266 min read

Lichess vs Chess.com: An Improvement-First Comparison

Both are fine places to play — improvement lives in the after-game loop. Where they really differ: openness, analysis access, and who controls your data.

July 28, 20267 min read

How to Convert a Winning Position in Chess (and Find Your Conversion Leak)

Winning positions fail in predictable ways: vigilance drops, goals invert, counterplay lives. How to convert — and how to tell if this is your measurable leak.

July 18, 20266 min read

How to Stop Blundering in Chess: Install the Check, Then Find the Pattern

Blunders are not an ability gap — they are a skipped check. The pre-move habit that prevents them, and how to find where your blunders cluster.

July 10, 20266 min read

Why Am I Not Improving at Chess? You Don't Have a Ceiling — You Have a Leak

Most chess plateaus aren't a talent ceiling — they're one recurring leak repeating across your games. Here's how to find yours and fix it.

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