https://lichess.org/@/TheCaptain7777/blogTheCaptain7777's Blog2026-08-04T18:13:49.378Zhttps://lichess.org/@/TheCaptain7777/blog/how-i-won-my-first-ever-otb-tournament/AS2IIORo2026-08-04T18:13:49.378Z2026-08-04T18:13:49.378ZHow I won my first ever OTB tournament<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Trophy" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=Fgse4NQu8RXo.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=e0de36457d74c0165125d05c10fbae3612453119" /><br />Dominating the U1000 SectionTheCaptain7777https://lichess.org/@/TheCaptain7777/blog/3-ways-to-move-from-1500-to-1900/3zl9wuHc2025-03-12T15:51:39.15Z2025-03-12T15:51:39.15Z3 ways to move from 1500 to 1900<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://lichess1.org/assets/hashed/user-blog-default.08ce0024.png" /><br />Sometimes the advise of master players can feel out of touch, like they don't remember being in the shoes of an average player. While their advice is almost always correct, it doesn't necessarily make sense to the average player. For me, I was plateaued at 1500 less than three months ago, and here are the three things I changed to climb to 1900.TheCaptain7777