iChess.net contributor May 21, 2017

FREE Mini-Course from GM Krush + 50% Off Time, Space and Harmony!

Here’s some shocking news about the way we all play openings. In the opening, we mindlessly “get the pieces out” playing moves that look good but routinely miss small (and very important) details in the position. To put things in perspective: In games against 99% of your sub-2000 opponents, [...]

iChess.net contributor May 25, 2017

Webinar: Understanding Time, Space and Harmony – IM Valeri Lilov

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Webinar: Understanding Time, Space and Harmony Ever seen a GM game where they seem to break the “rules”? Maybe allowed their pawns to be doubled and isolated? It’s because they were focused on higher chess truths, sacrificing structure for a big advantage in time, space or harmony. Time – how [...]

iChess.net contributor May 23, 2017

Krush’s 3 Keys of Chess: Time, Space and Harmony

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Krush’s 3 Keys of Chess: Time, Space and Harmony The true nature of chess isn’t easy to pin down. It’s clearly more than pawn structure, knight outposts and King safety, important as those elements are. GM Irina Krush has identified 3 key qualities of the game of chess that comprise every [...]

iChess.net contributor May 19, 2017

Calculation, logical thinking and decision-making in chess – FM Alisa Melekhina

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Calculation, logical thinking and decision-making in chess Where most players think of tactics, they would be better off considering calculation. Tactics usually involve the winning of material or a forced checkmate but there is much more to calculate than that. Situations such as a liquid pawn center, choosing which piece to [...]

iChess.net contributor May 18, 2017

How to Improve your Calculation – Webinar with IM Valeri Lilov

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How to Improve your Calculation – Webinar with IM Valeri Lilov This week, IM Valeri Lilov is going to reveal his method for calculating variations, choosing strong candidate moves and seeing further than your opponents. Calculation is an area where 99% of club players are really struggling. By this I mean: [...]

iChess.net contributor May 10, 2017

Bobby Fischer’s Deadly Weapon Against the Ruy Lopez – Webinar!

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Bobby Fischer’s Deadly Weapon Against the Ruy Lopez – Webinar! Bobby Fischer was a renowned openings expert. Despite playing a seemingly limited number of openings (1.e4, Sicilian and King’s Indian Defenses) he studied them to a depth that was unheard of in the 1960s. That’s why when we follow Fischer [...]

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iChess.net contributor May 5, 2017

BONUS Webinar: Master the Accelerated Dragon with GM Damian Lemos!

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Master the Accelerated Dragon with GM Damian Lemos! Sitting there behind the black pieces is tiring… Concentrating, calmly responding to each of white’s attacks and maneuvers, and you’re waiting…waiting…waiting for your chance. With the Accelerated Dragon you will have an easy to learn opening that allows black to play for advantage immediately – [...]

iChess.net contributor May 4, 2017

Valeri Lilov’s Middlegame Secrets – Free webinar!

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Valeri Lilov’s Middlegame Secrets – Free Webinar! As we all know, the middlegame is where most games are won and lost. It’s also the most complicated phase of chess, with positional and strategic considerations having to be balanced with precise calculation. That’s why it’s so important to have a strong [...]

iChess.net contributor May 2, 2017

Carlsen crushes the World and the King’s Indian Defense

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Carlsen crushes The World and the King’s Indian Defense In 2010, the 1st ranked in the world, GM Magnus Carlsen, played against “The World”. “The World” was helped by GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura and Judit Polgar, who suggested the moves that the audience had to vote. As an exhibition game, a [...]