I am suffering from this?

Any ideas?

I try to calculate but at some point my intuition and wishful thinking bothers me

Hi I just won a simul game against an IM with 2400+ rating but I'm not proud of it since he just lost in time 

I'm just waiting if there will be an opening lines of white against alekhine no rush :)

https://lichess.org/9Jkcvbtv

[Event "IM MahammadMuradli2003 simul"]

[Site "https://lichess.org/9Jkcvbtv"]

[Date "2020.04.09"]

[Round "-"]

[White "gmadrian2000"]

[Black "MahammadMuradli2003"]

[Result "1-0"]

[UTCDate "2020.04.09"]

[UTCTime "11:16:18"]

[WhiteElo "1500"]

[BlackElo "1500"]

[BlackTitle "IM"]

[Variant "Standard"]

[TimeControl "1800+5"]

[ECO "B03"]

[Opening "Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack"]

[Termination "Time forfeit"]

[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:29:58] } Nf6 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 2. e5 { [%clk 0:30:00] } Nd5 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:30:04] } d6 { [%clk 0:28:57] } 4. c4 { [%clk 0:29:59] } Nb6 { [%clk 0:28:37] } 5. f4 { [%clk 0:30:02] } { B03 Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack } dxe5 { [%clk 0:28:40] } 6. fxe5 { [%clk 0:30:05] } Bf5 { [%clk 0:28:44] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:29:52] } e6 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 0:29:11] } Be7 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 0:28:35] } f6 { [%clk 0:24:35] } 10. Be2 { [%clk 0:25:40] } Nc6 { [%clk 0:23:00] } 11. O-O { [%clk 0:23:43] } O-O { [%clk 0:21:44] } 12. Qd2 { [%clk 0:17:51] } fxe5 { [%clk 0:20:39] } 13. d5 { [%clk 0:17:52] } exd5 { [%clk 0:19:40] } 14. cxd5 { [%clk 0:17:27] } Nb4 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 0:15:18] } Bd6 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 16. Kh1 { [%clk 0:14:43] } Nc2 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 17. Bf2 { [%clk 0:13:25] } e4 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 18. Ng5 { [%clk 0:12:42] } Qe7 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 19. Ngxe4 { [%clk 0:10:43] } Bxe4 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 20. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:10:28] } Qxe4 { [%clk 0:06:08] } 21. Bd3 { [%clk 0:10:18] } Qf4 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 22. Qxf4 { [%clk 0:09:24] } Rxf4 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 23. Bxc2 { [%clk 0:09:07] } Raf8 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 24. Kg1 { [%clk 0:08:54] } Rxf2 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 25. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:08:57] } Bc5 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 26. Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:01] } Rxf2 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 27. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:08:44] } Nxd5 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. Bb3 { [%clk 0:08:41] } c6 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 0:08:38] } Bxf2 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 30. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:08:26] } Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 31. Kf3 { [%clk 0:08:10] } Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 32. Ke4 { [%clk 0:07:59] } Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 33. Kd4 { [%clk 0:07:28] } Nf6 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 34. Bd1 { [%clk 0:07:21] } h6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 35. b3 { [%clk 0:07:04] } b6 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 36. Bf3 { [%clk 0:06:26] } c5+ { [%clk 0:00:50] } 37. Kc4 { [%clk 0:06:11] } a6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. a4 { [%clk 0:06:12] } Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 39. Bb7 { [%clk 0:05:56] } Ne5+ { [%clk 0:00:16] } 40. Kc3 { [%clk 0:05:44] } { White wins on time. } 1-0

First off I really enjoyed your Petroff course, and it was clear to see how much time and effort went into researching and refining the various lines. Now I would like to make two requests regarding the Advance Section: 

1) I think it would be useful to illustrate in the following line: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 c5 11.Rhe1 Be6 12.Bg5 d5 13.Qf4 Re8 14.Re5 Qc7 the differences why 14...Qc7 works tactically but 14...Qd6 or 14...Qb8 which control the same diagonal do not. 

2) In the following line where the course only considered ...Bg4 continuations, would it be possible to upload a short clip/clips explaining the most effective setup to employ after: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 Nbd7 [8...c5; 8...Nc6] 9.Re1 Re8 Intending b6 and Bb7 a setup much favoured by Chinese players. 

Thanks so much for your tireless dedication.

In the line of 5.e3, after 5...e6  6.Nc3 exd5 7.Nxd5 Bb7 8.Nxf6 Qxf6 can I know how should black play in order to get the initiative in this position?

Unexpected trip to Brazil . 

https://nikhildixit1998.blogspot.com/2020/03/an-unexpected-trip-to-brazil-part-1.html

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Which setup you are going to recommend against e4 Nf6? So before the courses will publish I will study by my own.

Hi, during the analysis of the game vs Kirkovsky is mentioned that 11.gxf3! Nd5 is analysed in the course. I didn't find it. Can someone points out the video to me? :)

Thanks in advance!

How do you guys train calculation. I am right now follow the plans of studying classics. I watch them and learn concepts from them but in complicated games it's tough to calculate.

Any advice how to start training calculation?

I have 20 mins daily for calculation training and an hr for watching classics.

After may I will have 3 hr for training.

2nd question; How do u guys worked on pattern recognition skills? Do you first see the pattern then u solve examples or u solve pattern by urself then more examples?

Hello All,

Exciting news from Chessmood regarding new courses in Middlegame & Endgame play.

Looking forward to weekly lessons too from GM Avetik & more streaming.

I was watching some middlegame lessons and found this position. Only one game was played after c5 Bxb2so do you guys ever studied this position?

I played kan in past and same line but never saw c5. In the game Topalov's opponent took on b2 and then took on a1 and later lost.

Nice dark square play .

I like Bc5 more after Bd3 

e4 c5 Nf3 e6  d4 cx Nxd4 e6 Bd3 Bc5 Nb3 Be7 Qg4 g6 Qe2 Nf6 Bh6 lines. My past experience says it's playable position but I do not studied modern theory

I finished all the classics in chessmood community and I made my chessbase files too for future training of critical moments. 

Now I am watching other videos on classics. 

Normally what I do is during I watch games I note down critical moments, trying to understand concepts behind moves  and also make chessbase files of games which i use  for future training.

Is it good idea or I am doing something wrong.  My important job exam in May so I can't focus on analysis of games or calculation training so I only follow live streams and webinars and classic games study. Due to live streams on chessmood my instincts, intuition, power of bishop pairs, weak pawns concepts, Tv concepts, Door concepts, creativity, openings, feeling critical moments, trading concepts,punishing bad openings etc, are improving so  I think if right now I only focus on watching games and grasping ideas and making files for future training is fine.

In the bottom I am sharing my recent fb post where I wrote what I learnt from  Judit Polgar vs Alexi Shriov 1999 classic game. Kindly check those points and let me know if i am missing something. Also I am only 1465 FIDE rated so keep that in mind during you write answers. Thanks for support

https://www.facebook.com/abhishekyadavgm/posts/2629577153929803