12:59The "Secret" Method To Improve At Chess Is DISGUSTING.
Curiosity Gap
- Chess players know this shape, a rating stuck flat for ages then suddenly shooting up.
- 'Felt Like I Cheated' says the jump came so easily it felt wrong.
- The title calls the method disgusting, so you want to know what it is.
Title
'DISGUSTING' is an odd word for a chess method, it suggests something tedious or unglamorous, and '"Secret"' in quotes hints it's hiding in plain sight.
Thumbnail
The graph has no numbers, so any player can picture their own rating in it, and the glowing blue line on dark grey reads instantly at feed size.
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