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paunchypawn
's Blog
6 May 2025
Welcome! Bang your head here
A catalogue of all other resources
22 Jun 2025
Luckier against 2233 – or tougher?
For some reason, it's crushing the Pirc again
9 Jun 2025
A tactical jewel of a game in the French
You've never seen so many pins at once
3 Jun 2025
An amazing victory in the Pirc
When you are playing in an Olympiad, your team counts on you
28 May 2025
The brilliancy that will make you want to play the Smith–Morra
Would have hooked me up too, but I'd been playing it already
23 May 2025
A sparkling crushing of the Pirc against 2234
There are sunny days, too
19 May 2025
100,000 puzzles. What?
Have you ever challenged yourself?
15 May 2025
Another wild way to do Lichess puzzles
How big does a set of forks have to be?
11 May 2025
Lichess puzzles in Bruce Lee style
Want to try out my new method of using them?
9 May 2025
Friday Fireworks in the Smith–Morra
Sacrificing a knight and two exchanges – or Why studying master games is essential
8 May 2025
Pawndemonium in the Dutch! A dream or a nightmare?
This pawn structure you probably would not see in either
8 May 2025
New release: Special Moves in Master Games
What you did not know about promotion, castling, and en passant
7 May 2025
The blunderful Caro-Kann at 2100
So what do we need to work on after all?
7 May 2025
En passant checkmate?
And a valuable lesson on the Greek Gift
6 May 2025
A tough lesson from 2200+
So what training must I do now?
6 May 2025
Don't scratch where it doesn't itch
What to do if none of your calculated moves work out?
5 May 2025
The Dutch Defense that got me to 2100
The evergreen Classical Dutch! And the game where my opponent allowed me, perhaps a bit recklessly, …