Chess is a competitive game and those who play it like to win. But it’s not always so easy when your opponent is hell-bent on winning too. If you want to win more games, more tournaments, more prizes and perhaps […]
The Kotov Training Method
Alexander Kotov (1913-1981) was a strong GM (twice a candidate for the title) and celebrated chess author with his most famous book being “Think Like A Grandmaster”. In this book, Kotov gives advice on how to think in chess, when […]
Yasser Seirawan on chess improvement
Play stronger players and learn from your losses “I really feel that the more you play, the better you get. I think that everyone has to realise that you have to lose about ten thousand games before you can become […]
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Chess Video: Endgame Study 2
Have a go at this endgame – it’s not as simple as it may first appear! Position (FEN): 6K1/k7/8/8/3p4/8/2P1P3/8 w – – 0 0
Chess Endgame Practice
Learning Endgame Theory is all well and good – being able to win won positions when it counts is better! Copy this FEN into your engine: 8/4b2k/3p2p1/4n3/7r/1N6/1PP3PP/4R2K b – – 0 39 In this position, Black has a big advantage. Take […]
Chess Improvement: Openings
Having trouble with an opening? There’s no need to buy a book on it and learn scores of variations. Look over each of your games involving that opening and make a note of the problems that you ran into. Perhaps […]
Chess Vision Training Exercise
Have a go at these chess vision training exercises, as featured in our book “Chess Vision: Checkmate Edition”!
Chess Training: You don’t know until you do
“Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.” – Mikhail Botvinnik A strange thing to say from the famed head of “the Botvinnik School”, members of which included Karpov, Kasparov and Kramnik. 4 World Champions – one teaching, three […]
Learning to Win
This article is not about improving your tactical vision, your depth of theoretical knowledge or your understanding of positional elements or chess strategy. It is not about improving your chess ability at all – it is about improving your ability […]