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Calclman - Calculate Like a SuperHero

Course 154 episodes
(6 hours 36 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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You have to calculate in every game. It’s one of the most important skills in chess.

At the same time, many players struggle here. Difficulty in visualizing the moves, not knowing when to stop calculating, and struggling with accuracy are some common issues players come across.

It's completely normal to face these challenges. But you can get better at this skill with the right knowledge.

In this course, GM Gabuzyan will give a complete guide to improving your calculation. You’ll learn when to calculate, how to calculate, the different techniques you can use, and much more.

Below are the positions from the course:

Calclman - Calculate Like a SuperHero

Since you’ll be calculating in every chess game, you can use what you learn here throughout your chess career.

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What you'll learn

The 5 common mistakes players make while calculating.
The difference between tactics and calculation.
The Radar technique to notice the resources in the position.
Why should you not calculate on every move and what to do instead?
When to stop calculating?
A simple calculation tip to reduce your chances of blundering.
How to find unexpected moves while calculating?
When to trust your gut while calculating?
How to improve your visualization skills and much more.

Course Content

154
Episodes
288
Quizzes & Trainings
4
Attachments
6 hours 36 min

Course introduction

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1. Introduction

2. Tactical patterns

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3. Our discussion

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4. Defeating the monsters

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5. Mating ideas - Tactics

6. Executing the pattern

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1. Introduction

2. Test positions and the problem

3. Answer to the most important question

4. Summary of the concept

5. Make your only move

1. Introduction

2. The Counting method

3. Let’s practice!

4. The Tracking method

5. Practicing the idea

1. Introduction

2. The Radar technique - Scanning the board

3. The common mistake

4. You are not playing alone

5. Practicing the Radar technique

1. Introduction

2. Sneaky opponents

3. Summarizing the concept

4. Practicing to prevent the crime

1. Introduction

2. The wrong deal

3. The right steps

4. What you have vs What you get

5. Have an advantage? - Complicate carefully!

6. Practicing the concept

1. Introduction

2. Stabilization

3. Summarizing stabilization

4. Check it twice

5. Preventing blunders

6. Check it severalice - Critical decisions

7. Practicing to brake in time

1. Introduction

2. Types of calculation

3. Forced calculation

4. Mini-branch calculation

5. Branch calculation

6. What is the difference?

7. Candidate moves

8. How to do this right?

9. Select your candidates

10. The right hierarchy

11. From most forcing to least forcing

1. Introduction

2. Taste the dishes

3. Summarizing the idea

4. Judging the chefs - practice. Example 1

5. I will try to trick you. Example 2

1. Introduction

2. Check, capture, and threats - first!

3. Intermediates masterpiece

4. Summary of the concept

5. Tricky survivals

6. Positional benefits

7. Intermediate, hidden in the calculation

8. Don’t be a machine - practicing

9. Tears of my student

1. Introduction

2. Anand vs Grishuk

3. Summary of the concept

4. Painful price

5. The 'Keep in mind' technique

6. Smyslov’s missed opportunity

7. Choosing the right road - Practice

8. GM Avetik in action

1. Introduction

2. Identify the minimum

3. Summarizing the idea

4. Minimum or maximum

5. Plan B in the pocket

1. Introduction

2. How to use the elimination technique

3. Summary of the concept

4. Let’s fly together: Practicing the concept

1. Introduction

2. The golden question

3. Types of prophylaxis

4. First layer prophylaxis - Ex. 1

7. The difference

8. Hidden prophylaxis

9. Identify and prevent

1. Introduction

3. Be a monk - Practice

1. Introduction

2. No time to breathe

3. Little time to breathe

4. Summary of the concept

5. Don’t oversleep your date - Practice

6. The date is postponed - All the time is yours

null. 7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

3. When do we need intuition?

4. Intuition of World-class players

5. Check your gut - Practice

6. How to improve intuition in chess

1. Introduction

11. Exercise 10

12. Exercise 11

13. Exercise 12

14. Exercise 13

15. Exercise 14

16. Exercise 15

1. Introduction

2. What is visualization - Most important components

3. Why it is important and why you need it

4. How to improve your visualization

5. Exercise 1. Complete small missions

6. Exercise 2. Solve puzzles without touching the pieces

7. Exercise 3. Analyze without touching the pieces

8. Exercise 4. Visualize the games with PGNs or through the books

9. Exercise 5. Play blindfold chess

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10. Exercise 6. Replay your games blindfold

11. Summarizing the exercises

Course conclusion

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