Training Techniques

Yury Markushin
10.07.2015
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Yury Markushin
10.07.2015

You’d be surprised to know that the majority of amateur games end the way they do because of a blunder from one or another side. If your rating is below 2200, the chances are you are in the same boat. By simply reducing the number of blunders you can grow significantly as a chess player. […]

Yury Markushin
09.23.2015
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Yury Markushin
09.23.2015

Many chess players have trouble improving at chess. Even when they have the right resources and motivation to work on the game they make progress very slowly and cannot achieve their goals. In this article we will give you five very important tips that will take your chess training to the next level.

Yury Markushin
09.13.2015
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Yury Markushin
09.13.2015

Most players complain that studying chess is hard and extremely time consuming. They say something among these lines: “I would study chess, but my life is too short for that, I have other responsibilities…” These players think that to study chess you need to give up everything else, and focus solely on the game.  

Yury Markushin
09.10.2015
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Yury Markushin
09.10.2015

“How to improve at chess” is perhaps the most common and important question a chess player of any strength asks. In today’s article, we will focus more closely on this very important topic. Together, we will try to understand what are the seven training mistakes that you should avoid at all costs in order to […]

Yury Markushin
09.04.2015
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Yury Markushin
09.04.2015

Many chess players are totally unclear about how to improve at chess. They think that there is some sort of secret formula that allows others to excel at chess picking up 100s of elo points in no time. I don’t want to disappoint you, there is no such secret formula out there… But, there are […]

Yury Markushin
07.29.2015
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Yury Markushin
07.29.2015

Many chess players ask me the same questions over and over again. The most common questions involve the big 3: anxieties before and during the game, barriers that prevent them from improving at chess, and obstacles that disallow focusing on chess, sticking to the plan and reaching the goals. In today’s article, you will learn […]

Yury Markushin
07.27.2015
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Yury Markushin
07.27.2015

It is a mystery for many chess players how the masters and grandmasters are able to outplay others with such an ease. Some chess players even think that those elite players have some special abilities that allow them to calculate all variations 25 moves ahead, memorize most of the known opening lines, and possess Houdini-like […]

Yury Markushin
04.29.2015
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Yury Markushin
04.29.2015

Chess position visualization is a very important ability. This ability allows a chess player to calculate tactics precisely multiple moves ahead and most importantly it makes it possible to picture and evaluate the final position correctly. This is exactly what Magnus Carlsen was referring to when he was asked how many moves ahead he can […]

Yury Markushin
04.17.2015
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Yury Markushin
04.17.2015

Many chess players want to improve their game. Most, however, do not realize that psychology plays a huge role in this process. Today we will talk about 3 most deadly and common mental blocks that prevent 90% of chess players from improving at chess. These 3 simple things, if addressed, can make a huge difference […]

Yury Markushin
04.01.2015
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Yury Markushin
04.01.2015

Many amateur chess players have certain stereotypes about chess training that are pretty difficult to break. They believe in it very strongly and not willing to change their vision. That is one of the key reasons why they have such a hard time improving their game. Today we will discuss these things in detail.