January 2025 Monthly Rewards Winners!
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the January edition of the 2025 Improvement Challenge Monthly Rewards! This month, we've seen incredible dedication, inspiring improvement stories, and creative content from our participants. Thank you to everyone who took part! Without further introduction, here are January's winners:
Video of the Month
Chess improvement: puzzles, essential rook endgames by KiriyamaKazuo
This month's standout video provided insights into practical chess concepts while being engaging and creative. Congratulations!
Post of the Month
2025 Chess Improvement, here we come! by MrBennyRed
This compelling post mentions how to adapt the study guides and all resources to your personal needs and context—great job! It adds an excellent example of how we can all try to personalize the overall guidance from masters in our lives. It also mentions essential goals in the game, such as:
"Bring the kid to the endgame." In 2025, the goal is not to be the kid in this quote but the master who brings them and shows how to convert a position.
Congrats!!
Improver of the Month
These players have shown a remarkable commitment to their chess improvement, actively participating in discussions, tracking their progress, and sharing their journeys with the community in our forums and even with videos and blog posts! Thank you for being an inspiration and an active, positive communication driver in our improvers community!
Beginner/Intermediate (Up to 1200): hhart10k
Intermediate/Advanced (1200+): lib_rl
Each winner will receive an incredible rewards package, including a $50 Chessable voucher, three months of Chess.com Diamond Membership, a one-on-one coaching lesson, and an exclusive invite to CoachChamps (invite for the Improver of the Month).
Additionally, this month, we've decided to give a special prize (three-month diamond membership) to an improver who shared an achievement in the Accomplishments And Celebrations forum. This time, the award goes to....cegalleta!! Congrats on hitting 1000 within three months of starting the game! Thank you for sharing the achievement with us!
Thank you once again to all participants! If you didn't win this time, don't worry—keep working on your chess journey and sharing your progress. February's challenge is now open, so submit your entries and keep pushing forward!
Stay tuned for more exciting updates, and congratulations to our January winners! 🎉
