Too many talented players get stuck at club level, prevented from reaching their potential by a lack of direction and the right kind of chess training. To take that extra step requires just a few small improvements but not just in one area but ev...
The biggest problem facing improving players today is the lack of proper guidance early on. Most players pick up chess knowledge in a haphazard way, leading to uneven results and bad habits that slow their progress later on. Of course, it’s not t...
Ever had a game where you faced an attack you knew wasn’t sound but somehow you couldn’t wriggle out of it? You’re not alone. The art of defense in chess is one of the least studied skills. Pretty strange when it will when you as many points as le...
Get ready to add a powerful opening to your repertoire, win more games as White and deepen your chess understanding with this Saturday's webinar. The Ruy Lopez, also known as the Spanish Opening, is the oldest recorded chess opening, first appea...
Good tactical ability will get you far but to reach the heights, to eventually become a titled player, a deep understanding of positional chess is essential. Many players aren't really sure of what positional chess actually is. Ever played a gam...
Hey guys! If you want to rapidly increase our rating, you need to be winning games with both colors. Most people prefer to have the White pieces as they feel they can dictate play, start attacks and are more likely to win. However, choose the ri...
What do masters do when their opponents seem to have everything protected? Is there a way to take advantage of your rival's passive position? There is and you will learn this and much more in my latest 1-hour YouTube on attacking play - free and e...
Get ready to add extra depth and dynamism to your chess with an exclusive webinar revealing the secrets of chess legends. I invite you to check the 1-hour coaching session I had recently – free and exclusive to all my chess fans. If you want t...
Hey guys! This week I had another awesome YouTube webinar, this time on how to crush all those solid, positional 1.d4 players! If you want to follow the lecture attentively, you should maximize the broadcast window by clicking at the lecture ti...
Hey everyone! Today I want to share with you my latest YouTube lecture I did earlier today! You know Gambits are still the deadliest weapon available to club players so it’s surprising so many copy the quieter openings of the top 10. Thankfully th...
After the positive feedback of last week’s YouTube webinar, I agreed to do another webinar for you guys, this time on understanding the Sicilian Defense. According to Vishy Anand, the Sicilian Defense is one of the two openings, serious chess pla...
We all know the importance of tactics in chess but how can we improve our ability in this critical area? Simply solving hundreds of random puzzles is a very slow way to progress. In the following lecture, I reveal the training secrets and calcula...
Today’s blog post I have devoted to a sensitive topic, particularly in chess, one that has been discussed and decided upon for the last few years. The matter to be discussed today is namely chess cheating. After a spike of tournament cheating case...
Hello chess friends! It has been a while since I posted anything about fast chess. Well, the truth is that I have been swamped with so many things, so I couldn’t even get to play some cool games! Now, I am back again and I will be posting some vid...
In chess and life, you cannot skip a turn if you can’t find a good move. If every choice is a mistake, you’re at a grave disadvantage. Although the origin of the term “Zugzwang” is still debated, its meaning is clear. It is the situation where you...
In today’s blog post, you will learn more about the key topic on planning in chess. There are two of the most important skills every chess player needs to master in order to progress and succeed in the planning: Good assessment and consistency. Bu...
Hello chess friends! The first blog post for this year comes about a fairly interesting topic: Weaknesses. I recently came across a brilliant game that illustrates all the important concepts in a brilliant fashion. It was played by no other, but t...
Hello chess friends! In my final post for Chess.com this year, I would like to present you with an interesting 1-hour video lecture I recorded some time ago. In this instructive lecture, I teach the most optimal way for players of all levels to ma...
In today’s post, I want to share two instructive videos I recently prepared for the Remote Chess Academy. These videos cover some very instructive games played recently in the National Premier Chess Championship which is played by some of the stro...
A king piece in chess is the most important piece. It has the highest value in the game, though not really the most powerful. Its capture is the main goal of the enemy and its preservation is our main reason for staying competitive in the game. Pl...
Hi everyone! Some days ago I had the privilege of being a guest in an online radio show where I had to talk about chess, the modern state of the game, my career and so many interesting things! Many of you probably share the same views on many of t...
Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you a rather short, but very instructive video on how to choose the best move candidates in the opening. The topic is quite big, but I tried to give a simple advice on how we should think about the choice of...
In today’s blog post, I will show you three very instructive games I played a few days ago on Playchess.com against a top grandmaster who’s name remains anonymous. The games were played over the internet at the fast time control of 1 min + 1 secon...
A good opening repertoire doesn’t need a great amount of lines to study, sothat you can be successful. Generally, most sources on opening repertoires for white tend to fall into one of the two categories: either they suggest popular mainstream lin...
