IM Boroljub Zlatanovic has put together a training to help you avoid those big 5 mistakes that hold back your progress while teaching you how to turn them into massive advantages against your opponents.
Ever wonder why some players improve quickly, while others stay stuck at the same rating forever?
IM Zlatanovic has been coaching hundreds of students in the past 15 years, and he knows one thing for certain.
There are 5 big mistakes holding players back from reaching club level and climbing higher towards the FIDE titles.
It’s not about picking the wrong openings, missing tactics, or messing up the endgame.
It’s all about your strategic thinking, decision-making, and planning your game.
Take care of the big 5 mistakes and you’ll speed up your improvement journey big time.
IM Boroljub Zlatanovic has put together a training to help you avoid those big 5 mistakes that hold back your progress while teaching you how to turn them into massive advantages against your opponents.
Here’s what you are going to learn:
- ‘Center-First’ Strategy – Want to have a great middlegame? Take care of the center first. Follow IM Zlatanovic’s blueprint and make your opponent pay for breaking the core centralization rules.
- Development Mastery – It’s not just about developing the pieces. Development should lead to activity. And activity should lead to harmony. Break this chain and the position will collapse.
- Random Plan Trap – You know the old saying, “a bad plan is better than no plan at all”? Well, it’s not quite right. IM Zlatanovic offers a masterclass for planning, showing you how to grab victories against opponents who don’t follow a solid plan.
- Bad Pawn Advances – This is super common among the younger players. They love to push pawns and play actively. Even when this is a losing strategy. IM Zlatanovic will teach you how to avoid it in your games and how to punish your opponent for carelessly advancing the pawns.
- Calculating Opponent’s Moves – You’ve crafted a solid plan. Ready to go? Are we missing something? Yup. We need to consider what moves our opponent can play. Get a grip on this, and watch your game improve.
Learn this big 5, and watch your rating improve.
Skip it, and you are risking to get stuck at the same place.
Outline:
Chapter 1. Neglecting The Center. Alekhine – Maroczy
Chapter 2. Neglecting The Center. Karpov – Miles
Chapter 3. Neglecting The Center. Rublevsky – Laketic
Chapter 4. Neglecting The Center. Smyslov – Fischer
Chapter 5. Neglecting The Center. Jussupow – Romanishin
Chapter 6. Neglecting Development. Stahlberg – Taimanov
Chapter 7. Neglecting Development. Bogoljubow – Reti
Chapter 8. Neglecting Development. Duda – Firouzja
Chapter 9. Neglecting Development. Kasparov – Andersson
Chapter 10. Playing Without A Plan. Rubinstein – Duras
Chapter 11. Playing Without A Plan. Ivkov – Hort
Chapter 12. Playing Without A Plan. Kovalenko – Erenberg
Chapter 13. Playing Without A Plan. Ivanovic – Zlatanovic
Chapter 14. Playing Without A Plan. Espinosa – Zlatanovic
Chapter 15. Pointless Pawn Moves. Botvinnik – Szilagyi
Chapter 16. Pointless Pawn Moves. Winter – Alekhine
Chapter 17. Pointless Pawn Moves. Averbakh – Panno
Chapter 18. Pointless Pawn Moves. Shubin – Zlatanovic
Chapter 19. Neglecting Enemy Possibilities. Stolberg – Botvinnik
Chapter 20. Neglecting Enemy Possibilities. Romanovsky – Smorodsky
Chapter 21. Neglecting Enemy Possibilities. Alekhine – Marshall
Chapter 22. Top Players Fails. Fischer – Kovacevic
Chapter 23. Top Players Fails. Damljanovic – Nihal
Chapter 24. Top Players Fails. Carlsen – Duda
Chapter 25. Top Players Fails. lvanchuk – Kasparov
About the Author:
IM Boroljub Zlatanovic [2438 FIDE]
is an International Master and a professional chess coach from Serbia. He has been coaching chess for over 15 years and his students showed outstanding results in the Youth and Junior Championships. You are at the right place with IM Zlatanovic whether you want to improve: your endgame (basic, typical, complex), middlegame (global strategy, tactics, and typical positions) or expand and deepen the opening repertoire.
