Welcome ...

Welcome to "The Chess Monk's Pilgrimage to 1750 ELO". I intend to use this Blog to record my progress to 1750 ELO by dedicating my spare time to perpetual chess study ... I'm not a fantastically gifted chess player - rather more an obsessive chess fanatic who will try and prove that hard work and devotion to chess can overtake raw talent ... I have to believe I can nurture myself to become a greater player than those more talented than me!