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Elementary Theoretical Preparation - Update

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With many other activities and lessons to deliver, it hasn’t been easy to keep posting here. Still, I’ve managed to update the manuscript of Elementary Theoretical Preparation , attached to the article on the misconception of chess as merely a collection of facts to memorize —a text that, I must admit, lacked the precise grammar appropriate to the rational nature of this discipline. Hopefully though, it’s now readable enough to serve as a reliable resource at all levels of study. On another note, I'm also focusing on an Open Education Project — ECS — whose updates you’ll be able to find on its Telegram channel , along with lessons, instructive multimedia content, and other interactive innovations in chess learning and the cultural promotion of the game. Feel free to subscribe if you believe in free education for everyone:
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