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IM Renier Castellanos is a Spanish chess player and coach who was born in 1982. He had a peak FIDE rating of 2528 and has 2 GM Norms.
He also holds the title of FIDE Trainer.
He has also won several tournaments in Spain and abroad.
He is also a popular online instructor who teaches chess students of various levels and ages on online platforms.
He has produced many chess courses and videos on topics such as positional chess, openings, endgames, and tactics.
Chess Articles by IM Renier Castellanos
Garry Kasparov – Battle of The Legends
It is quite difficult to write something about Kasparov that has not been written before. Without a doubt, he is one of the best players in the history of Chess, if not the best. It’s been more than ten years since Garry’s retirement and the chess world is yet to find a replacement.3 Best Games of the Week – 7
Our first game is the recent victory of Carlsen over the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. A quiet Ruy Lopez (Berlin variation) in which Carlsen shows how he can set problems for his opponents even in quiet positions that are close to equal. Kramnik did not react in the best way to Carlsen’s a4-a5 idea […]IM Renier Castellanos – How to Improve at Chess
This is a continuation of our interview series with strong chess players. Previously, we have asked players like GM Alexander Ipatov, WGM Natalia Pogonina and IM Sugar Shah about how to improve at chess. Today IM Renier Castellanos will suggest how to study chess and actually see progress. IM Castellanos worked as a professional chess […]Women in Chess: The Old and Sterile Debate
A recent interview with Nigel Short in New In Chess Magazine has generated a lot of controversy in the media and among chess players in the social network. Nigel Short’s words were certainly taken out of context and controversial quotes as ‘‘girls don’t have the brain for chess” created a big noise not only in […]Playing Against Closed Sicilian: The Old Recipe
Playing Against Closed Sicilian: When writing about the closed variation, it is impossible not to mention the ex-World Champions Vassily Smyslov and Boris Spassky. Each one had its own style and they contributed enormously to enriching the theory of this great opening.The Exchange Sacrifice: Attack and Defense
The exchange sacrifice is one of the most fascinating themes in chess. It is not a mating combination, nor a temporary sacrifice to get back the material within a few moves. It’s a deep positional sacrifice that changes the character of the position. The pieces acquire the true value for what they do on the […]3 Best Games of the Week: US Championship
GM Alexander Onischuk – photo by Austin Fuller from official site The first game of this edition is a positional masterpiece by Alexander Onischuk in the Catalan Opening. Black emerges out of the opening with a cramped position and is unable to neutralize white’s pressure.Very instructive how white left black with only a his bishop […]Isolated Queen’s Pawn: 4 Things to Know
Positions in which an isolated central pawn appears are a common element in chess. In this article, we will look deeper into the advantages of this pawn structure and how to exploit them. First of all, to know how to play these positions (no matter what side you’re on) we must understand certain concepts about […]Fundamental Pawn Structures: Hanging Pawns
Continuing our series of strategy and middlegame articles we are going to dedicate this issue to the pawn formation known as ”hanging pawns”. *** See the next diagram. **Avoiding the Sicilian Labyrinth with the Chekhover Variation
The Sicilian is black’s main response to the move 1.e4. Many 1.e4 players spend a considerable amount of time studying the main lines of the Najdorf Sicilian or the Dragon and, no matter how much time they dedicate to these variations, preparation never seems sufficient. There are simply too many choices, too many possible weapons […]
