Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Tactical Combination", where we explored the beautiful and complex world of chess tactics. Whether you're an attacking player or prefer solid positions, understanding c...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Strong Squares", where we explored how controlling strategic squares can give you lasting advantages in chess. Whether you play positional or tactical styles, understan...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "6.Bg5 in the Italian Game", where we explored one of the most dynamic and aggressive approaches to this classic opening. Whether you're looking to surprise your opponen...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Pawn Wedge in the Center", where we explored how to leverage this powerful strategic weapon. Whether you play closed openings or dynamic systems, understanding pawn wed...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Opening Files", where we explored how to transform closed positions into dynamic battles through strategic file-opening. Whether you're a positional player or a tactica...
Dear Chess Friends! I’m excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Find a Wrong Move", where we explored how to spot tactical traps hidden behind seemingly natural moves. Whether you’re a club player or a seasoned competito...
Dear Chess Friends! Following my recent workshop on "Major Piece Endgames", I’m thrilled to share key insights and game fragments that captivated our audience. Whether you missed the live session or want to revisit the ideas, this post bre...
Dear Chess Friends! A chess game without a plan is like a ship without a rudder – drifting toward defeat. In my workshop "Game Plan," I revealed how elite players transform complex positions into winning strategies. Watch the full recordin...
Dear Chess Friends! The a-file isn’t just a board edge – it’s a highway to victory. In my workshop "Playing through the A-File," we dissected how legends like Capablanca and Lasker turned this "quiet" file into a tactical super...
Dear Chess Friends! Simple positions terrify club players. No tactics? No fireworks? Just pure strategy? That’s where real chess mastery begins. In my workshop "How to Play Simple Positions,". Watch the full recording here... and explore...
Dear Chess Friends! The Hedgehog isn’t just an opening—it’s a psychological trap. Like a coiled spring, it lures opponents into overextending before striking with venomous counterattacks. In my recent workshop, I dissected this...
Dear Chess Friends! The center isn’t just four squares—it’s the engine of your strategy. In my recent workshop, "The Role of the Center in the Opening," we explored how controlling e4/d4/e5/d5 squares every phase of the game. M...
Dear Chess Friends! Following my recent workshop on Positional Piece Sacrifices for Long-Term Initiative, I am excited to share critical ideas and game fragments that demonstrate this fundamental strategic notion. You can view the complete works...
Dear Chess Friends! Understanding and regulating pawn tension in the center is a subtle but important ability in chess strategy. Central pawn tension arises when opposing pawns directly or indirectly threaten to capture or advance, resulting in ...
Dear Chess Friends! In chess, some pawn arrangements appear frail at first appearance, but nevertheless have considerable dynamic potential. Hanging pawns, c4 and d4 for White or c5 and d5 for Black, are an example of such a structure. They come...
Dear Chess Friends!I've just started my series of group classes "Improve Your Endgame Technique" and I decided to share a fragment of that group class with you. At the lesson we were covering essential endgame principles: Activating your ...
Dear Chess Friends! Chess is extremely diversified. Even with fewer pieces, your position can be substantially stronger than your opponent's overwhelming forces. Mastering this type of scenario, known as "Attacking with Limited Forces," enables ...
Dear Chess Friends! Chess is a geometry-rich game, with straight lines, diagonals, and intersections allowing for tactical strikes. However, players frequently overlook these hidden geometric possibilities, particularly in overcrowded posi...
Dear Chess Friends! Transitioning into an endgame with equal material might seem like steering into calm waters—but in reality, it's precisely the opposite. The nature of the fight changes dramatically in the endgame, becoming sharper and ...
Dear Chess Friends! Chess is frequently considered as a fight of ideas, with each player attempting to carry out their own intentions while hampering their opponent's. Creating Maximum Difficulties is a crucial approach for achieving this equili...
Dear Chess Friends! This is FM Viktor Neustroev, and today I would like to share 3 vital principles that can revolutionize your approach to pawn endgames. Mastering these concepts can dramatically increase your confidence and improve your perfor...
Dear Chess Friends! Tactical combinations are more difficult to execute in modern chess than they were previously. Players constantly practice solving tactical puzzles and have become skilled at detecting tactical threats. As a result, it's crit...
Dear Chess Friends! Opportunities for decisive strikes frequently occur during chess games. Missing these moments can have a significant impact on the outcome. This concept, known as the "Sudden Attack," is not only powerful, but it can occur at...
Dear Chess Friends!Today, I'd like to simplify the complex realm of rook endgames. Many players dread endgames because they appear to be endlessly complicated, but the good news is that most rook endgames are as simple as grasping two critical pri...
Dear Chess Friends! Every chess player dreams of reaching a situation where the ultimate, decisive combination will result in an immediate triumph. These "final combinations"—the tactical strikes at the end of a game—are critical for...
