Ep. 139: The "Black Box" Method of Chess Improvement

The Chess Angle · Feb 9, 2025 · 27m

This week we discuss a chess improvement philosophy based on the book Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do (Amazon) by Matthew Syed. We also cover some additional topics from our Listener Mailbag.

Chapters:

Intro & Listener Mailbag

Playing Unrated Games & Bots Online

Facing the London System

The "Black Box" Theory of Chess Improvement

Open vs. Closed Analysis Loops

Perfectionism Revisited

Outro

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