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  • GM Avetik Grigoryan

Grandmaster Guide to learn and improve chess tactics

99.9% of players choose the wrong approach and fail when it comes to learning and improving chess tactics. Discover what the 0.1% do differently.

Tactics | Most popular | 16 min read
  • GM Avetik Grigoryan

Endgame roadmap: 9 strategies on how to play chess endgames

Do you struggle in endgames? GM Avetik Grigoryan shares his compass with 9 chess endgame strategies that’ll helped an improver raise 100 points!

Endgames | 9 min read

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  • GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

Weak Squares in Chess: Everything you need to know!

Getting better at exploiting weak squares improves your ability to win equal-looking positions. This guide covers all you should know about weak squares!

Strategy | 10 min read

How Quiet Moves can Turn Around a Game

Super GM Pavel Eljanov reveals why quiet moves are tough to spot, especially with 2 specific pieces. He also shares how they can dramatically change the result of the game with examples!

Strategy | Middlegames | 4 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

Underdog to Champions – How GM Ivan Sokolov transformed the Uzbek team into Olympiad champions.

GM Ivan Sokolov, coach of the champion Uzbekistan team at the 2022 Olympiad, shares their journey to victory, his advice for ambitious chess improvers and coaches.

Real Stories Of Improvements | 6 min read