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The Rookion Blog
Practical guides for ambitious amateurs: understand mistakes, learn openings, analyze your games properly.
Mistakes & progress
The Most Common Chess Mistakes Between 1000 and 1500 Elo
It is not the bad move that costs you the game, it is the thinking pattern behind it: the six mistakes that keep players stuck between 1000 and 1500 Elo.
Mistakes & progress
The 10 Most Common Beginner Chess Mistakes and How to Fix Them
From the undefended piece to attacking from a worse position: the ten mistakes that cost beginners the most games, each with a concrete fix.
Mistakes & progress
How to Analyze Your Chess Games: What to Actually Look For
A step-by-step guide to reviewing your own games: find the critical moments, ask the why question, and use the engine as a sparring partner instead of an oracle.
Mistakes & progress
Why Do I Keep Missing My Opponent's Threats?
You don't miss threats because you look badly, but because you search in the wrong place. The four types of threats, five blind spots, and one routine that fixes it.