https://lichess.org/@/mine_me/blogmine_me's Blog2024-03-06T13:00:25.157Zhttps://lichess.org/@/mine_me/blog/magnus/IzC6wmh82024-03-06T13:00:25.157Z2024-03-06T13:00:25.157ZMagnus......<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=mine_me:ublog:IzC6wmh8:OOurqPye.jpg&w=880&sig=05749dff3c381fbbf12eb8330cf33d867457cadf" /><br />Why is Magnus not doing well?!?!mine_mehttps://lichess.org/@/mine_me/blog/why-is-magnus-carlsen-the-best-chess-player/8H1Xj3Nx2024-03-06T12:52:52.135Z2024-03-06T12:52:52.135Zwhy is Magnus Carlsen the best chess player<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=mine_me:ublog:8H1Xj3Nx:3Ayb41Gd.jpg&w=880&sig=9240a2c2fc9d102fdefa326fa7c8c214f3940928" /><br />If you are a chess player, then a sizable portion of your life is spent classifying and sub-classifying your openings. Magnus, with his either photographic or near-photographic memory, plays a bewildering array of openings, in totally opposing styles. This makes him next-to-impossible to prepare against.mine_mehttps://lichess.org/@/mine_me/blog/find-a-plan/3dYtDImd2024-03-05T21:48:37.356Z2024-03-05T21:48:37.356ZFind a plan<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="How to Formulate a Plan: Determine the Imbalances in the Position. Figure out which side of the board has imbalances that are favorable to your position or the side where you can create them e.g. king" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=mine_me:ublog:3dYtDImd:jgbhED8F.jpg&w=880&sig=70de1be4c1eaf1ba425f88598163769fee47e61a" /><br />Hi , finding a plan is helpful in chess all the times like :How to Formulate a Plan: Determine the Imbalances in the Position. Figure out which side of the board has imbalances that are favorable to your position or the side where you can create them e.g. kingside, center, or queenside. Fantasize about the best squares for your pieces. Select candidate moves based on these factors.mine_mehttps://lichess.org/@/mine_me/blog/rooks-sike/quu6k5Hm2024-02-28T21:23:04.745Z2024-02-28T21:23:04.745ZROOKS... sike<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=mine_me:ublog:quu6k5Hm:11neOZjH.jpg&w=880&sig=aefa98336fa698242a7666ee940b32cc419a3953" /><br />THE ROOKSmine_me