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GM Avetik Grigoryan

Good Thing, Bad Thing… Who Knows?

A small mindset shift that can change how you see failure, setbacks, and even your worst days.

Psychology and Mental Toughness | 5 min read

Grandmasters' picks

Analyzing Blitz Chess Games: Why? And How to Do it!

Tournament Preparation | Chess Training | 7 min read
The Must-Learn Skill to Skyrocket Your Growth in Chess

Improvement Hacks | 4 min read
A Secret Weapon for Handling Tough Positions and Bad Moods

Practical Chess Tips | Be Amazing | Psychology and Mental Toughness | 5 min read

GM Avetik Grigoryan

In Memory of GM Karen Asrian

You can: 1 - be just nice, 2 - adopt a “win at all costs” mindset, or 3 – be like GM Karen Asrian.

Be Amazing | 6 min read

GM Avetik Grigoryan

Chess Time Controls: Which is Best Suited to You?

What time control to choose in chess?

Tournament Preparation | 5 min read

GM Avetik Grigoryan

How Grandmasters Memorize Opening Variations

Struggle to remember opening variations in chess? Learn the training technique that GMs use to remember long and complicated variations.

Openings | Chess Training | 6 min read

GM Avetik Grigoryan

Ostrich syndrome and the tale of 3 Grandmasters

Have you heard of the Ostrich Syndrome? Through a tale of 3 GMs, you’ll understand what it is, how it affects progress and how to overcome it.

Improvement Hacks | Psychology and Mental Toughness | 6 min read

GM Noël Studer

5 Easy Steps to Evaluate a Chess Position Like a GM

Who’s got the advantage? Who has the winning position? If you’re unsure, then follow GM Noël Studer’s 5 simple steps to evaluate any chess position!

Practical Chess Tips | Strategy | 13 min read

Inspirational picks

GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

Crossing the Plateau and Reaching 3000 on Chess.com

Seeing your rating plateau can be frustrating. Through his story, GM Gabuzyan shares the strategies he used to cross the plateau and eventually reach 3000 online rating.

Real Stories Of Improvements | Inspirational picks | 14 min read

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GM Avetik Grigoryan

Golden Method to Increase Online Rating in Chess

Anyone can use this stupidly simple but highly effective method to raise their online rating.

Improvement Hacks | Inspirational picks | 3 min read

GM Avetik Grigoryan

Detachment: Focus on growth and not the result

GM Avetik shares how you’ll enjoy your chess journey more and grow faster by detaching from results and focusing on growth.

Improvement Hacks | Inspirational picks | 10 min read

The ChessMood Blog

Trustworthy content where every article is written by Grandmasters

Good Thing, Bad Thing… Who Knows?

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How to get better at chess: The 3-step formula and the secret sauce

Grandmaster Guide to learn and improve chess tactics

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Grandmasters' picks

Analyzing Blitz Chess Games: Why? And How to Do it!

The Must-Learn Skill to Skyrocket Your Growth in Chess

A Secret Weapon for Handling Tough Positions and Bad Moods

In Memory of GM Karen Asrian

Chess Time Controls: Which is Best Suited to You?

How Grandmasters Memorize Opening Variations

Ostrich syndrome and the tale of 3 Grandmasters

5 Easy Steps to Evaluate a Chess Position Like a GM

Inspirational picks

Crossing the Plateau and Reaching 3000 on Chess.com

Golden Method to Increase Online Rating in Chess

Detachment: Focus on growth and not the result

Explore more topics

The ChessMood Blog

Trustworthy content where every article is written by Grandmasters

Good Thing, Bad Thing… Who Knows?

Most popular

How to get better at chess: The 3-step formula and the secret sauce

Grandmaster Guide to learn and improve chess tactics

Endgame roadmap: 9 strategies on how to play chess endgames

Grandmasters' picks

Analyzing Blitz Chess Games: Why? And How to Do it!

The Must-Learn Skill to Skyrocket Your Growth in Chess

A Secret Weapon for Handling Tough Positions and Bad Moods

In Memory of GM Karen Asrian

Chess Time Controls: Which is Best Suited to You?

How Grandmasters Memorize Opening Variations

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Ostrich syndrome and the tale of 3 Grandmasters

5 Easy Steps to Evaluate a Chess Position Like a GM

Inspirational picks

Crossing the Plateau and Reaching 3000 on Chess.com

Golden Method to Increase Online Rating in Chess

Detachment: Focus on growth and not the result

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