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The Surrender Experiment: How I Raised 100 Points in Three MonthsOur Grandmasters' storiesPeak performanceThe Surrender Experiment: How I Raised 100 Points in Three MonthsWhat will happen to your rating, if you surrender to your Heart, Body, and Soul, and play chess only when they want to?GM Avetik GrigoryanGM Avetik Grigoryan8 min readCrossing the Plateau and Reaching 3000 on Chess.comOur Grandmasters' storiesHow to get betterCrossing the Plateau and Reaching 3000 on Chess.comSeeing 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.GM Gabuzyan HovhannesGM Gabuzyan Hovhannes14 min readHow I crossed 3100 and got into the top ten on chess.comOur Grandmasters' storiesHow I crossed 3100 and got into the top ten on chess.comHow GM Gabuzyan reached his peak during the toughest period of his life and lessons you can apply to your chess career.GM Gabuzyan HovhannesGM Gabuzyan Hovhannes6 min readHow Being Rich Almost Killed My Chess CareerOur Grandmasters' storiesHow Being Rich Almost Killed My Chess CareerGM Gabuzyan shares how having an easy life almost stopped his chess career. But a wake-up call pushed him to work harder and become the youngest Grandmaster in Armenia.GM Gabuzyan HovhannesGM Gabuzyan Hovhannes5 min readHow I Raised 400 Rating Points with ChessMood MethodOur Grandmasters' storiesHow to get betterHow I Raised 400 Rating Points with ChessMood MethodYou’ll love Avetik’s confessions and take many lessons to your chess journey!GM Avetik GrigoryanGM Avetik Grigoryan14 min readHow I Achieved 2900 on Chess.com!Our Grandmasters' storiesHow I Achieved 2900 on Chess.com!In 2020, GM Avetik set a rating goal of achieving 2900 on chess.com before 2021. But he faced many hurdles. Learn from the strategies he used to overcome hurdles and hit his goal!GM Avetik GrigoryanGM Avetik Grigoryan13 min read

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