Dear Chess Friends! I want to share insights from a recent workshop I conducted titled "Attack on Immobile Pawns." This strategic theme is typically subtle, but mastering it can dramatically improve your positional play and boost your chances &n...
Dear Chess Friends! Many of you on Chessable and here as well asked me (as a Kan Sicilian expert) how to parry the so-called Ukranian Variation when White captures on d4 with a queen instead of the knight. The main position is shown below, howev...
Dear Chess Friends! Chess is a wonderful paradox: a game of complete data that is much too complicated to be fully calculated by even the most powerful computers, let alone the human brain. Because of this complexity, chess players of all levels...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm FM Viktor Neustroev. Over the years, I've helped several students improve their chess level, and today I'd want to share a strategic approach to assist you improve your rating on Chess.com. This is what I recommend doing ...
Dear Chess Friends! Like life, not everything in chess goes as planned. A well-thought-out strategic plan may abruptly become obsolete, forcing you to make swift adjustments. For any player hoping to achieve mastery, this tactical flexibility &m...
Dear Chess Friends! Multi-planned play is an important strategic technique that allows a player to convert a strategic advantage into a tangible one. To break down a strong defensive setup, it is often necessary to methodically undermine the opp...
Dear Chess Friends, I am pleased to invite you to the Kan Sicilian Rapid Arena, which I will be hosting TODAY, March 13th at 10 AM EDT, on Chess.com in the Chesslance Club. Here are some tournament details:Duration: 1 hourTime Control: 10 minu...
Dear Chess Friends!I've just participated in the Titled Tuesday and I wanted to share one of my games from that tournament. I also have some thoughts regarding how tactics can be coordinated with strategy. According to my experience, everytime w...
Dear Chess Friends! This past Sunday, we had an insightful webinar titled “Typical Attacks on the Same-Side Castling Positions”. For those who missed it or want to revise the material, I’m excited to announce that the recording...
Dear Chess Friends! When I was conducting the stream about London System at "Opening Roulette Tournament", I introduced my free webinars. These webinars are actually group lessons in Zoom. This is how you can register and enter them (read be...
Dear Chess Friends! How about spending this pre-Christmas Sunday surrounded by the chess family? I am hosting a Secret Christmas Chess Party, and you're invited! It's going to be a fun and festive evening filled with chess, puzzles a...
Dear Chess Friends! Do you already use Modern Benoni Defense in your chess games? If yes - great! Let's revise and learn new tricks in this opening. If not - it's your chess to expand your repertoire and surprise your opponent n...
Dear Chess Friends! In chess world the King's Indian Defense stands out for its unique dynamics. Black's daring strategy involves sacrificing the center to betting on their pieces coordination and tactical resources. White, on the other hand, fa...
Dear Chess Friends! Have you ever thought of using rooks in your endgames? Probably not, and that is a common overlook among chess players! An extra exchange in the endgame is a serious advantage. Endgames of rook vs bishop or knight in the ab...
Are you passionate about chess? Join our Championship on August 27th! Date: August 27th, 11 a.m. EDT (5 p.m. CET)⏰ Time Control: 3 min + 2 sec incrementRounds: 9 in the Swiss system Exciting Prizes: 1st Place: $50 + Lesson wit...
Dear Chess Friends! Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your chess skills and compete for prizes? Well here is your chance! We at ChessLance are very excited to invite you to our next Blitz Chess Tournament! Our tournament is open to ...
Dear Chess Friends! Have you ever struggled with planning in a complicated position? This is a very common problem among club players. Let’s try to fix it at the webinar “Endgame & Middlegame Planning” designed to transform...
Dear Chess Friends, Do you love the thrill of blitz chess? Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to test your skills against other players from around the world?We are excited to announce our upcoming Blitz Chess Tournament with money prize...
Dear Chess Friends! I’m excited to announce our upcoming chess mastermind "Defining Weaknesses," designed for players looking to take their game to the next level. This masterclass will focus on identifying and exploiting weaknesses in y...
Dear Chess Friends! Are you looking to take your chess endgame skills to the next level? If so, then I have great news for you! I'm excited to introduce you to "Tactics in Endgames," a mastermind that I’m conducting this weekend. When th...
Dear Chess Friends! Are you ready to test your chess tactics and take your game to the next level? An ability to find and calculate tactical combinations may save the game, even if you did everything improperly before that. And this time I prepa...
Dear Chess Friends! Imagine a situation when you do your best during the chess game, but the position is still equal and you don’t know what you can do to play for a win. Is this situation familiar to you? For me too!Once in 2019 I was pla...
Dear Chess Friends! What if you learned an opening, but your opponent doesn’t play according to what you remember? Well, if he deviates at the 10-15th move, it’s fine. You should either learn some deviations as well or at least under...
My Dear Chess Friends, Probably I’m too late with this post, but I would like to tell you about World Rapid & Blitz Championship that took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I live here now and luckily FIDE decided to conduct this event in A...
Dear Chess Friends! When my students can't come up with a plan I often say them to complete 2 things: either disrupt the enemy plan or improve their worst pieces. But how to improve these pieces? Is there a certain algorithm? How to identify ...
