Resources For Improvers

Paul Morphy’s Opera Game (1858) - The Attack That Ended in 17 Moves ♟️

Morphy vs Duke Karl and Count Isouard is one of the clearest attacking games in chess history.

What makes it so useful for improvers is not just the final finish, but how Morphy punishes slow development, opens lines quickly, and brings every piece into the attack with tempo.

I broke it down move by move with pause moments for calculation.

Would you have found Morphy’s key attacking idea over the board?

I only recently discovered the chessable course A Field Guide to Chess Tactics (thanks to fellow member Criptix). I’m very impressed so far as it’s different than many other tactics courses in that each puzzle has in depth instruction by the author to help understand the puzzle based in the chapter theme. You can toggle off the instruction if you would like to solve without that, which might be good when doing reviews of the puzzles. A course that is worth taking time to digest the information if unfamiliar with the motifs.

https://www.chess.com/blog/MDelich/how-i-reached-2000-elo-in-one-year-a-practical-guide-for-adult-improvers Hello everyone, i just made the blog about how i got 2000 elo in just one year of studying. Pls check it if you are interested

hi does anyone have any courses they'd recommend for the kings indian defense?

@vexxed_vc I don’t have the courses I will recommend, but can guarantee that the authors are absolutely amazing, and very well-versed in the opening they teach, as they have scored brilliant victories with it themselves. First of all, the course made by the late GM Daniel Naroditsky and his friend GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, sold on Bortnyk’s website. Secondly, there is a most excellent one by GM Gawain Jones on Chessable. This one comes in two parts. Here’s a link to part two. Quality Chess also published Gawain Jones’ repertoire in book format (also in two parts, called King’s Indian 1 and King’s Indian 2).