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Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
02.10.2024
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Yury Markushin
02.10.2024

Most club players can nail a mate-in-3 or spot a sneaky discovered attack. They’re pretty good at wrapping up the King and Pawn Endgame and can play a couple of opening moves without breaking a sweat. But, when it comes to positional chess… …Even the players rated 1800 or 1900 FIDE often end up scratching […]

FM Viktor Neustroev
FM Viktor Neustroev
02.03.2023
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FM Viktor Neustroev
02.03.2023

Winning Strategies for Club Players: Dear Chess Friends, I’m sure you know that to become a strong chess player, you should obtain several vital chess skills, such as calculation, tactical vision, visualization, positional understanding, opening knowledge, and others.

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
12.30.2022
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Yury Markushin
12.30.2022

Positions with Imbalances: Most club players think that ‘imbalances’ is an advanced concept that only Grandmasters understand. It can’t be further from the truth. Imbalance simply means that the material on the board isn’t equal.

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
12.30.2022
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Yury Markushin
12.30.2022

Wing Gambit: Sicilian Defense is one of the most common responses against 1.e4. So, if you play 1.e4 you really have two options…

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
11.24.2022
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Yury Markushin
11.24.2022

Looking for a very sharp opening with White pieces? FM Viktor Neustroev recommends… Max Lange Attack. This is a perfect choice for attacking players that will always keep your opponent on their toes. And if they don’t know the theory the game will lead straight to a HUGE upset! ***

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
11.24.2022
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Yury Markushin
11.24.2022

Scandinavian Defense: Need a low-theory, and a simple-to-play response to 1.e4? FM Viktor Neustroev recommends one of the oldest and most well-tested openings… the Scandinavian Defense.

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
10.10.2022
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Yury Markushin
10.10.2022

Here’s a fun fact. Fischer beat Reuben Fine in a friendly game in just 17 moves. Opening used? Evans Gambit. Fine later said Black’s job gets more difficult in this opening since you can’t play …d6 or give up a pawn to gain equality.