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Me, on Perpetual Chess
Episode 383, available now![Board 1 at ALTO](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:atiyFpHr:AWwPu4cE.jpg&w=400&sig=ce629062964b7b975ae1f4706174c36dadecb02e)
11 things I did to take my USCF rating from 1547 to 1976
I’ve had some ups and down in the year since my first blog post, where I wrote about what was workin…![2024 Charlotte Open](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:0DxnqM9N:lhPztcja.jpg&w=400&sig=6bc36a2442db2d9eda2e238ee9ab6b8f7b94bebb)
What really decides games at the USCF 1900 level
It's dumber than you think.![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:YKPe9qFG:20Bkz3M8.jpg&w=400&sig=7def8b1ed6a08f7ce583ee2bbcdfff55483b9228)
My two favorite chess tournaments
US Amateur Team East and ALTO are the best in-person chess experiences I've found.![Modern Chess Openings page](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:aiHbJfqv:AixhNYSB.jpg&w=400&sig=f83db8fc2cc97187b2a5e98fba6cebd3d1dc6761)
Why I memorize openings
10 minutes a day can set you up for more valuable learning experiences.![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:r6XgwVb8:KWr9itlD.jpg&w=400&sig=b3d20583aca2082adf1c05dae2509b8e3cefe456)
I feel good about these recent blunders I made
The most optimistic indicator for my continued chess improvement is how dumb my moves are, currently![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:74r51fO6:ARpZSKJQ.png&w=400&sig=d8ab298bb832d827988e37e896589c97b11ae164)
Make sense of chess engine output with Move Highlighter
A new Chrome extension helps translate Stockfish to English (and other human languages)![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:Zz1hwFvD:qHf6cqzq.jpg&w=400&sig=4c16e58f3356a7381b668e98ec61c868b1d0cef2)
Ten lessons I learned from Stockfish
Help turn knowledge into skill with engine analysis![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=danbock:ublog:15IYjFlf:FSeFTYxY.jpg&w=400&sig=055544765d810c7270dd06abe40da343ac091661)