The following article is a guest post by Nikolaos Ntirlis. Nikolaos is a strong correspondence player and a renowned book author and some of you might know him from his opening theory threads he regularly…
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I Published A Course With Jan Gustafsson!
Introduction On February 26th, 2024, one of the biggest, proudest moments of my professional life (so far) happened – the publication of the Chessable course Gustafsson’s Aggressive 1.e4 – Part 1, which I co-authored with…
Norm Factories Or: The Problem(s) With Round-Robin Norm Events
Note 1: This article was written in collaboration with Benjamin Porthault who did all the statistical analysis. When he is not running Python Scripts, Benjamin works as a performance/mental coach specializing in coaching chess players….
Everything You Need To Know About Chess Coaching: How (And Why) To Find A Chess Coach
Disclaimer: This article was written primarily with chess coaching for adults in mind. While some of the concepts/topics discussed are relevant for chess coaching for kids, not all of them are. Likewise, some matters highly…
Materialism in Chess Or: How To Make Money In Chess In An Ethical Way
Introduction The Motivation For This Article Throughout the 20th century, it was very tough to make a living within the chess world. Unless you were an absolute top player – preferably from a country like…
How (and Why) To Analyze Your Chess Games: A Step-By-Step Guide to Analyzing Your Chess Games
Introduction Analyzing your chess games is often recommended as one of the best ways to improve your chess game. Everyone in the chess world, from the sixth World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, famous Soviet trainers…
How To Use Chess Engines: The Method of Comparison
Introduction Even though chess engines are a very powerful tool for analyzing chess positions, many people are struggling with their use. In this article, aptly titled How To Use Chess Engines, I am going to…
I Have Been Canceled On Twitter and Muted On Lichess – Month in Chess(entials) #2
Month in Chessentials #2 Hello, dear reader, and welcome back to the second edition of the Month in Chess(entials), a monthly newsletter in which we go over the most important chess tournament, games, and chess…
Tata Steel, Chess Boom and Pro Chess League || Month In Chess(entials) #1
INTRODUCTION Given that literally every article I have ever read about blogging – especially back in 2016 – recommended implementing and maintaining your own mailing list, ever since I first founded chessentials.com, I have included…
Best Chess Books 2022: 7 Great Chess Books I Read in 2022 (And Another 13 Books Reviews)
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Vera Menchik – A Biography: Book Review
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Coaching Kasparov: Book Review
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