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Tactics for Advanced Players: You are probably tired of all the chess tactics courses that teach you what a fork is, right?
Tactics for Intermediate Players: Take any of your games and analyze it with an engine. You will be surprised to find ALL those missed opportunities—both on your and your opponent’s side! What if you could see and take advantage of those during the game? Yes, you won this time but you may not the next […]
Tactics Manual for Beginners: Seeing no improvement in your game? Or maybe even after hours of studying openings, your rating still refuses to budge? Tell me, do you find it hard to see winning opportunities on the board? Do you often end up drawing even a won game? Do your opponents usually land a “surprise” […]
Middlegame generally begins when all the pieces have been developed and the kings have reached safety. This is the part where each player’s understanding of the position is put to test. For the players who are trying to improve, studying this part is crucial to their further development. So, why is the middlegame so important […]
Checkmating Patterns: Most club players study tactics the wrong way. They focus on quantity and repetition, ignoring the most important step… then get surprised about the lack of progress. Grandmasters know better.
Tactics is an important part of any chess player’s training. They help keep the mind sharp, but also improve your tactical vision. Your brain will learn to recognize the most common tactical patterns, so you can easily spot them during your games. There’s nobody there to tell you there is a tactic while you’re playing, […]
David Bronstein: He was one of the top players for 30 years… He narrowly missed a chance to become a World Champion (although Kasparov later wrote he should have, based on the quality of his play)… His main weapon was tactics & brilliant combinations… Any guess what player are we talking about!?
Chess Strategy is what separates a grandmaster from an international master in chess. It’s his level of positional understanding and ability to formulate an accurate strategy on ANY move, in ANY position, and at ANY time. The process is subtle and subliminal—not much on the outside, rather on the inside. If you watch a GM […]
Positional chess is often what makes the difference between a strong player and an amateur, although solving tactic exercises is easier than working on positional understanding and that might be the reason why so many people don’t pay enough attention to the latter one. Chess masters can easily spot weaknesses in a position and target […]
Working on strategic understanding is essential for players of any level if they want to improve. And club players know it as well, but they often prefer working on tactics instead. It is understandable; you can solve lots of puzzles to sharpen your tactical vision and then try to score some quick wins by spotting […]
