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Summer Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

Summer Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

FM Gertsog
| Aug 23, 2023

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...

Online Tournament with Money Prize

Online Tournament with Money Prize

FM Gertsog
| Jun 6, 2023

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 ...

Free Webinar "Endgame & Middlegame Planning"

Free Webinar "Endgame & Middlegame Planning"

FM Gertsog
| May 18, 2023

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...

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

FM Gertsog
| Mar 29, 2023

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...

Free Mastermind "Defining Weaknesses"

Free Mastermind "Defining Weaknesses"

FM Gertsog
| Mar 23, 2023

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...

Mastermind "Tactics in Endgames"

Mastermind "Tactics in Endgames"

FM Gertsog
| Mar 3, 2023

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...

Chess Quiz "Mind-Blowing Tactics"

Chess Quiz "Mind-Blowing Tactics"

FM Gertsog
| Feb 19, 2023

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...

How to Play for a Win

How to Play for a Win

FM Gertsog
| Feb 3, 2023

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...

Punishing Opening Rebels

Punishing Opening Rebels

FM Gertsog
| Jan 12, 2023

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...

Is Chess for Spectators?

Is Chess for Spectators?

FM Gertsog
| Jan 9, 2023

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...

Improve Your Pieces MasterClass

Improve Your Pieces MasterClass

FM Gertsog
| Dec 16, 2022

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 ...

Middlegame Masterclass at Chesslance

Middlegame Masterclass at Chesslance

FM Gertsog
| Nov 27, 2022

Dear Chess Friends!How often do you struggle trying to find a proper move in the middlegame? For example, I struggle a lot, especially if the type of the position isn't familiar to me. To decide which move and plan to play, you should eval...

Mastermind "Opening Repertoire: Max Lange Attack"

Mastermind "Opening Repertoire: Max Lange Attack"

FM Gertsog
| Nov 17, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! I’m back. I finally fixed my Internet, so it means we can continue our webinars. There are a lot of topics to discuss and, of course, we will play a simul and a blitz practice as well, but later. This time I decided to ...

Pawns as the Soul of Chess

Pawns as the Soul of Chess

FM Gertsog
| Oct 27, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! Our previous educational event was devoted to planning in closed positions. I’m sure you learned a lot and won’t struggle with plans in positions with closed pawn center anymore. Did you realiz...

Play Chess & Earn Money!

Play Chess & Earn Money!

FM Gertsog
| Oct 19, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! I'm sure you enjoy playing chess and attending our chess events. What if I say that is possible to play chess games and earn money? You don't need to be a top Grandmaster like Magnus Carlsen or H...

Mastermind "Typical Plans in Closed Positions"

Mastermind "Typical Plans in Closed Positions"

FM Gertsog
| Oct 13, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! Planning is what most chess players, especially club players, usually struggle with. I also sometimes experience such problems in unfamiliar positions. Of course, an ability to come up with a proper plan depends on how you un...

Mastermind "Opening Repertoire: Evans Gambit"

Mastermind "Opening Repertoire: Evans Gambit"

FM Gertsog
| Oct 6, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! Have you ever thought of how to build your opening repertoire? Of course, you should choose something competitive, which at the same time suits your playing style. However, I usually see that a lot of chess players watched...

Practical Guide "How to Gain +200 Elo?"

Practical Guide "How to Gain +200 Elo?"

FM Gertsog
| Sep 4, 2022

Dear Chess Friends, I know that all of would like to improve your performance and gain a better rating at chess.com or wherever you play. Just playing games may help you to progress, but your results will rise slower. There are some exact steps ...

Join Chess Quiz "Guess Chess Player by His Games"

Join Chess Quiz "Guess Chess Player by His Games"

FM Gertsog
| Aug 25, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! This week I prepared something special for you. We are going to mix entertainments and chess education.  This Sunday I am going to conduct a Chess Quiz "Guess Chess Player by His Games". A winner will get a FREE lesson w...

Boris Spassky's Most Epic Blunders

Boris Spassky's Most Epic Blunders

FM Gertsog
| Aug 19, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! You probably know I’m a chess player and a coach. I often meet blunders in my students’ games. And in case if they lose these games, they feel upset. However, some games can be played without mistakes, but you can...

Blitz Practice with FM Viktor Neustroev

Blitz Practice with FM Viktor Neustroev

FM Gertsog
| Aug 11, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! I'm back from vacation and ready to continue our weekly events. This week I suggest to warm up, play a few blitz games and have some fun! That's why, I would like to invite you to my Blitz Practice! I’m going to play ...

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

FM Gertsog
| Jul 19, 2022

Dear Chess Friends! Last few months at Chesslance.com our students and coaches worked well. We analyzed typical mistakes, learned how to attack and occupy key squares, and were even able to show this knowledge on Blitz Practice. Now it's time ...

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