welcome!

the purpose of this blog is to share my experiences of trying to improve at chess. i'm an intermediate player (current national elo 1680) and have to fit chess into a busy life. i plan to share tournament experiences, training ideas & resources with people in a similar situation. there are many excellent chess blogs but not many focus on the issue of chess improvement for intermediate players. i hope you find this a useful and occasionally entertaining site as i share my blunders and wonders with you. i also look forward to hearing about your efforts to improve by reading and sharing your comments.