In continuation of our How To Stop Blundering series, let's take a look at another position. Black just played the move Qf5. Black is looking to potentially clear the d-file, and to get queen closer to the action for an attack.. However, this gives our bishop no squares, and it can be trapped by the simple move: f3. Let’s follow our framework to improve and avoid this blunder in the future. And if you're interested in mastering the art of not blundering, check out our course: How to Stop Blundering.…

The easiest way to get better at chess is to stop being bad. We lose most of our games due to blunders. If we stop making blunders our rating will go up. But it isn’t so simple. It’s expected that our minds make the same mistakes over and over again. We can be aware of the mistakes and still see little or no improvement. What we need is deliberate training. Let's take a look at an example blunder and how to train our brains to not make the same blunder…