This is part 2 of my series on how to evaluate middlegame and ending positions. You see part 1 here. The premise is that, once you understand a few core principles and know a few "thematic wins", then you can evaluate all kinds of variants much mo...
In my view, evaluating positions accurately is one of the most valuable skills you can develop as you climb the rating ladder in chess. Some players may be surprised to learn that there are simple methods they can follow to improve their evaluatio...
This is 3rd part on my series on how to go from 1600 to 1800. I'm analyzing a game from a 1700 who shared one of his instructive losses, and I'm analyzing the top 5 mistakes I saw in the game. If you prefer to learn from a video lesson, you can se...
Trading queens is one of the most transcendental decisions you need to make in a game. In this post, I will give you some tips and examples to help you make that decision correctly. If you prefer video format, checkout this content in my YouTube c...
This is second part on my series on how to go from 1600 to 1800. I'm analyzing a game that was submitted in the comments of my previous blog post, and sharing the top 5 mistakes I saw in the game. If you prefer to learn from a video lesson, you ca...
This game will probably go down as one of the greatest games in Argentina's chess history. The rising star Faustino Oro, one of the most promising youngsters in the world, played White against the 7-time Argentine champion Diego Flores in the 100t...
We all want to get better at chess, but the path to get there is different depending on our level. I'm starting a series on helping people go from approximately 1600 to 1800, and I'm doing so by analyzing game submissions (feel free to post your...
Chess players often rely on book recommendations to guide their study. Good reviews are extremely helpful and can save players hundreds of hours by pointing them toward the right material. If there’s one downside, it’s that reviews can...
Over the last two weeks, the youngest elite of the chess world gathered together in Brazil, to dispute the World Youth Chess Championship in the categories under 8, under 10, and under 12. Over the last several years, the state of Minnesota has ma...
This post is a summarized version of my latest post in chess-structures.com, if you would like to see the full version, visit this link It has been a year since Quality Chess published Chess Structures, and I must admit that the book’s success ha...
I meant to write this article much sooner, but school work has forced me to stay away from this blog for some time now... While I often use this blog as a way of expanding upon the ideas presented in my book, Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide...
I write this blog in order to expand upon the ideas presented in my book Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide, published this year by Quality Chess. I follow the games of the elite on a daily basis, often looking for new instructive examples and...
I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide, published earlier this year by Quality Chess. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analyzing a recent game amont st...
I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures, published earlier this year. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analying a recent game amont strong players. Throughout the past mo...
I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures, published earlier this year. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analying a recent game amont strong players. The following game is on...
I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures, published earlier this year. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analying a recent game amont strong players. I recently came across a...
I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures, published earlier this year. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analying a recent game amont strong players. Just like many of you, I...
My Motivation - Lack of Comprehension I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures, published earlier this year. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analying a recent game amont stro...
It’s been a while since I finished writing my book Chess Structures, but I like the topic so much that I keep coming back to it – I know how much it improved my understanding of chess. I follow games on Chessbomb pretty much daily and I really enj...
