CHESS LIFE

Many people start chess with excitement. They learn the rules, watch a few videos, play some games… And then - nothing changes They stay at the same level for months or even years. This is not about talent. This is about structure. The Real Problem Is Not Skill — It’s Direction Most beginners don’t have a system. They: play random games watch random content try random ideas Without a clear path, progress becomes invisible. And when progress is invisible - motivation disappear

There is a moment in chess that many players know well. You look at the position, and before calculation fully begins, something in you already feels the direction of the move. Not always the exact line. Not always the final answer. But a sense. A quiet pull. A shape in the position that seems to speak before words appear. Some players trust that feeling. Others immediately push it away. In modern chess culture, especially in the age of engines, many people have become susp

AI can analyse faster. It can suggest strong moves in seconds, compare lines, and show patterns that once took players years to understand. But speed is not the whole story. This is where human thinking vs AI becomes more interesting than people expect. Because chess was never only about finding the best move. It was also about learning how to stay calm, how to judge a position, how to deal with uncertainty, and how to make a decision when the answer is not emotionally eas

There are seasons when life gets loud! Work messages don’t stop. Small decisions pile up. Even rest starts feeling like another task. And the strange part is this: you may look “functional” from the outside, but inside your mind feels scattered. This is one reason chess matters today more than ever — not only as a game, but as a way to return to yourself. For many adults, chess for mental clarity is not about competition first. It is about breathing again, thinking clearl

We live in a time where information is loud — and decisions feel urgent. But real foresight isn’t about predicting the future like a magician. It’s about reading patterns, sensing direction, and choosing the next step with clarity. Chess is one of the cleanest training grounds for this skill. Not because it “tells the future” — but because it teaches you how the future is built: one decision at a time. In this post, I’ll show a simple way to train forecasting + intuition t

Most people think creativity is something you “have” or “don’t have.” Chess quietly proves the opposite. Because on a chessboard, creativity isn’t a mood. It’s a skill — built from attention, patience, and the courage to try a new idea when the old one feels “safe.” This is why chess is not only about winning. It’s about learning how to create options when life gives you only one obvious road. The hidden truth: creativity is not “wild” — it’s structured In chess, your best i

New Year always brings the same question — quietly, inside: “Am I really ready for my next level?” In chess (and in life) the answer often depends on one skill: can you tell intuition from fear before you act? Because both can feel intense. But they are not the same. Why chess is the perfect mirror for this Chess is a clean world: the board is honest. There is no “maybe”— only consequences, patterns, and timing. That’s why chess trains something deeper than tactics: it tr

Chess looks like a quiet board game. But under the surface it’s a decision laboratory: attention, impulse control, pattern recognition, emotional regulation, and the ability to choose one move while letting go of ten tempting ones. That is the core of chess psychology (one of my approaches): not “how to memorize openings,” but how the mind behaves under choice, pressure, uncertainty, and time — and how chess can train those skills in a clean, structured way. chess Psycholog

The Mind Behind the Board Mihails Lahmans is a chess psychology consultant and intuitive strategist based in Edinburgh. He combines the logic of the chessboard with the emotional depth of human experience — helping people understand their minds through the art of strategy. The Power of Chess Psychology and Intuition in Everyday Life Over the last 15 years, Mihails has been exploring how chess reveals patterns of thinking, emotional reactions, and hidden motivations. He believ