https://lichess.org/@/DreamLearnBe/blogDreamLearnBe's Blog2026-06-05T11:23:11.589Zhttps://lichess.org/@/DreamLearnBe/blog/why-are-we-trying-to-improve/guIAQjWo2026-06-05T11:23:11.589Z2026-06-05T11:23:11.589ZWhy Are We Trying to Improve?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=5A_pQNstXRPL.webp&w=880&sig=f2af00fcace438a5f23930f5e40520a62587c165" /><br />This is a good question. Why try to do something against all the odds? In fact, something that many would argue (past a certain age) isn't even possible. This is a question that all adult improvers definitely need to answer.DreamLearnBehttps://lichess.org/@/DreamLearnBe/blog/a-year-of-training-starts-today/bS6cDlXy2026-06-01T18:17:36.019Z2026-06-01T18:17:36.019ZA Year of Training Starts Today<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=17agzjcwS5-1.webp&w=880&sig=8cc8e1d5bc1c1c15245fddc5aba8b7c00c2e556f" /><br />What could be accomplished if we trained consistently for a full year? This is what I would like to test. It is not the first time that I have embarked on similarly grandiose project, but there are reasons why I believe that this time I might just stick to the plan!DreamLearnBehttps://lichess.org/@/DreamLearnBe/blog/1000-days-of-adult-chess-improvement-preparation-or-procrastination/zk3ZiENb2024-10-03T12:10:46.378Z2024-10-03T12:10:46.378Z1000 Days of Adult Chess Improvement: Preparation or Procrastination<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=dreamlearnbe:ublog:zk3ZiENb:vShYPc0d.jpg&w=880&sig=c7612cb7e4b02d10bf1002c57d4d8be8814b550e" /><br />I am about to start my journey. In this post I want to examine a curious phenomena. Our preparation and planning may actually be a subtle form of procrastination.DreamLearnBehttps://lichess.org/@/DreamLearnBe/blog/1000-days-of-adult-chess-improvement/123J0Rm62024-10-02T10:33:30.461Z2024-10-02T10:33:30.461Z1000 Days of Adult Chess Improvement<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=dreamlearnbe:ublog:123J0Rm6:dIkF2EwR.jpg&w=880&sig=560c31dda154cc9804f9732fa2a9ae6df160f41c" /><br />I am about to embark on a quest. There might be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or perhaps just a sad pile of well documented blunders. Either way, there is only one way to find out.DreamLearnBe