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Yury Markushin
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What if there was a universal setup for White... ...that you could play against any Black's moves? How? You set the pawn triangle with c3-d4-e3.

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Nimzo Semi-Tarrasch Defense for Black
Yury Markushin
04.04.2024
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Nimzo Semi-Tarrasch Defense for Black combines the power of the Queen’s Gambit Declined and the attacking potential of Tarrash and Grunfeld.
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Win with Ponziani Opening
Yury Markushin
04.04.2024
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Learn GM Marian Petrov’s Ponziani Opening fundamentals in just 3 hours. Most chess players don’t even know this opening exists. It is extremely rare, yet powerful.
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Beat King's Indian Defense with Bayonet Attack
Yury Markushin
03.07.2024
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The great news is, IM Sieciechowicz is here with a quick-and-easy repertoire on the Bayonet Attack! And you are one click away from learning it!
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Identifying and Fixing My Chess Weaknesses
Sometimes we win, sometimes we learn, us chess players like to say a lot. It can make us feel better after a loss, but this should be more than just a saying to improve our post-game mood. We should, in fact, be always learning, whether we win, lose or draw. Many players think that they can learn something only from their losses, others only like to show their wins to their trainers. Truth is, all games are equally important. There is no perfect game and play can almost always be improved at some point.
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5 Things We Should All Learn from Mark Dvoretsky
Known as one of the best coaches of our times, Mark Dvoretsky left us a valuable legacy to help chess players improve their training technique and take that much-awaited leap forward. His books are a great source of inspiration and help for every aspiring chess player. Mark Dvoretsky learned how to play chess before elementary school, but back then he was mostly interested in mathematics, so the game wasn’t given that much importance. He started to take chess seriously and began going to the district’s chess club and studying only when he was in the fifth grade.
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5 Things That Every Chess Player Should Work On
Yury Markushin
10.23.2015
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This article is primary dedicated for under 2200 chess players that want to improve their game (sorry those of you higher rated). Many players struggle and don't know where to start and how to improve. Today we will give you some specific pointers and outline the most important topics to work on. Ready to proceed?
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