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The Eleven Levels of Chess, and the Sentence You Use for Losing

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A twelve-question chess self-diagnostic that places players on one of eleven playing-style rungs.

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The ladder runs from “Rule Knower” below 400 to “Professional” at 2200 and above, while explicitly separating playing style from rating. Its proposed diagnosis centers on recurring loss patterns and the sentence a player uses to explain them. The follow-on material is described as a six-week plan with tickable work, one recommended drill, and move-by-move diagrams drawn from positions that actually occurred.

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