Dillan Taylor
2023 feedback review: my results (part 2)
Connor’s bachelor party in the mountains, April 2022. Earlier this week I shared the biggest criticisms I took away from my annual...
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Dillan Taylor
Jan 10, 20233 min read
It took me a year to get better at chess
My buddy and I started playing chess regularly during lockdown in 2020. We were both competitive and couldn’t leave the house, so we...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 19, 20223 min read
I got paid to play chess
Photo from: baltimore.org Yesterday was the quarterly Baltimore Charm City Chess Tournament. I played in the U1400 section. Typically, I...
Dillan Taylor
May 16, 20223 min read
Following my dreams
Here’s a pic of my little sis and me at an amusement park. It has absolutely nothing to do with this blog. Where are you? I’m aware that...
Dillan Taylor
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Let’s try this again
Today, my buddy and I are competing in a chess tournament. It’s organized by Charm City, the chess club that put on the first one we did...
Dillan Taylor
Feb 24, 20222 min read
I almost quit chess
January was a rough month for my chess career. It was the first time since getting into the game in 2020 where I just didn’t feel like...
Dillan Taylor
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Roadblock?
I’ve been in a chess slump for the past month. My rating climbed and climbed over 2021. But now I feel I’m stuck around 1650. It feels...
Dillan Taylor
Jan 17, 20222 min read
I did NOT win a trophy
I played in my second chess tournament this weekend. It didn’t go well. My first competition was in December. That one went much better....
Dillan Taylor
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Second chess tournament
I’m about to leave for the Waldorf Chess Club’s Quads #45 Classical tournament. If you’re wondering what some of those words mean…me too....
Dillan Taylor
Dec 13, 20214 min read
I won a trophy
My friend and I played in our first chess tournament this Saturday. It was one of my favorite days ever. Not because of any result, which...
Dillan Taylor
Dec 11, 20212 min read
My first chess tournament
Last summer over quarantine, one of my best friends and I started playing chess together online. It was just something competitive we...
Dillan Taylor
Dec 1, 20211 min read
First time at chess club
Last night. I found out there’s a chess club in my city. They meet every Tuesday night in the Whole Foods cafe. I showed up with my chess...
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