3rd Arena - today!

3rd Arena - today!

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Hello, folks!I just wanted to let you know that the 3rd Arena of my Chess Club here will happen today, as planned! I will start it at 17:30 GMT+2 (17:30 CEST, 08:30 Pacific). There is a slight weirdness with the time zone as Latvia tonight moved b...

Latvian School of Chess is published!

Latvian School of Chess is published!

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Check out my very first lesson course for Chess.com - Latvian School of Chess! Study the most exciting games by the best attacking players in Latvian chess history - Mikhail Tal, Alexei Shirov, Alexander Shabalov and Alvis Vitolinsh, including the...

Ultimate Sensei: students are selected!

Ultimate Sensei: students are selected!

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Greetings, folks!I hope you didn't miss the great show "Ultimate Sensei" last Saturday, organized by ChessDojo! There was an action packed tournament of 4 rounds, provided by commentary of the selected senseis (including Truly Yours). We were foll...

Ultimate Sensei - Season 1 already this Saturday!

Ultimate Sensei - Season 1 already this Saturday!

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Hey, everyone, here's the surprise I mentioned about yesterday - I've joined a new initiative, titled "Ultimate Sensei" which involve some LIVE coaching of 2 students and joining some tournament streams for instructive commentary for the next 1.5 ...

A little change in the schedule + surprise upcoming!

A little change in the schedule + surprise upcoming!

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Greetings everyone!I hope you were enjoying the previous week's streams!  I was partnering with GMs Miroshnichenko and Jobava for some proper Puzzle solving, and it felt like driving up and down from a hill, some brilliant solvings mixing with fun...

Upcoming sub games - I have a partner!

Upcoming sub games - I have a partner!

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Hello, folks!I just wanted to let you know that I've partnered with GM Evgenij (Miro) Miroshnichenko (Mironiusvulgaris on Twitch) to organize our first ever sub games together! The exact date is still uncertain, but it will be September 20 or late...

1st Arena is over - congratulations to the winners!

1st Arena is over - congratulations to the winners!

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Thanks to everyone who yesterday made it!  A total of 32 players entered the tournament which for the first time is quite impressive. After 60 minutes of heated battles, with frequently changing the leaders, three winners emerged!1. Thematicplayer...

Confirmed - 1st Arena today at 19:00 GMT+3!

Confirmed - 1st Arena today at 19:00 GMT+3!

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Hello, everyone!I just wanted to let you know that I'll attempt my first ever Arena at 19:00 GMT+3, which is in about 2.5 hours! Here's the link to the tournament - https://www.chess.com/live#r=452724. The registration, as usual, will start 1h bef...

Arena this Sunday?

Arena this Sunday?

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Hello everyone!Would you be interested to participate in the first ever GM Neiksans Chess Club Arena this Sunday (30th August)?  I could organize it at 19:00 GMT+3, when I'll be already 1h streaming so that people can slowly gather, and perhaps so...

New playlist in Youtube channel

New playlist in Youtube channel

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Hello!I've created a new playlist in my Youtube channel which is "Duels with strong GMs". I was inspired to do this since yesterday I played a match of 10 games against GM Daniil Dubov and lost with 2.5-7.5 in the end. Those who were following it,...

New equipment!

New equipment!

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Greetings folks!You might have noticed that since Wednesday's Weekly Puzzle Fix I have a new microphone thus the sound quality has increased dramatically! I've also chosen a new location for my streams so that you don't have to stare to the blank ...

Youtube stuff and looking for your insights!

Youtube stuff and looking for your insights!

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Greetings to everyone!As first tidbit of news, I'd like to let you know that today I've updated my Youtube channel! I've rearranged the videos/thumbnails/titles and created various playlists for you to easier find the desired content! At the momen...

Announcing a new simul!

Announcing a new simul!

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Greetings to everyone!Since yesterday I reached 1000 followers in my Twitch channel, I've decided to set a new goal to pursue - my first 20 active subscribers of the channel.  Once I've reached it, I will organize a special simul with the subs who...

The GM Neiksans Chess Club has been opened!

The GM Neiksans Chess Club has been opened!

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Greetings to everyone! I've decided to open a new club for everyone to join, where I will organize various activities, most notably, Arenas and tournaments for streaming at my Twitch channel!Here I will also repost my videos from my previous strea...