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Diagnosing Viewers #2 | Diagnose Your Chess: Ep. 10

Diagnose Your Chess is a weekly show where IM Kostya Kavutskiy reviews viewer games and offers his candid analysis. 0:00 Intro 0:56 Game 1 - Could White have "converted" this? 14:17 Game 2 - Playing against higher-rated players 42:53 Game 3 - The Orangutan 55:07 Game 4 - f3+a3 Nimzo 11:13 Game 5 - Bogo-Indian This show is streamed every Thursday from 3:30 PM - 5 PM PST, on … [Read more...] about Diagnosing Viewers #2 | Diagnose Your Chess: Ep. 10

Lack of Killer Instinct | Diagnose Your Chess #8 | Gustavo (1600)

Diagnose Your Chess is a brand new show where IM Kostya Kavutskiy will work with a different student every week, assessing their strengths and weaknesses while breaking down their recent games. At the end of the lesson Kostya and his student will form a training plan, with the goal of checking back in after a few months. Episode 8 features Gustavo, a 16-year-old from Puerto … [Read more...] about Lack of Killer Instinct | Diagnose Your Chess #8 | Gustavo (1600)

Dealing With Blunders | Diagnose Your Chess #7 | Joel from Canada (1750)

Diagnose Your Chess is a brand new show where IM Kostya Kavutskiy will work with a different student every week, assessing their strengths and weaknesses while breaking down their recent games. At the end of the lesson Kostya and his student will form a training plan, with the goal of checking back in after a few months. Episode 7 features Joel, a player from Canada rated … [Read more...] about Dealing With Blunders | Diagnose Your Chess #7 | Joel from Canada (1750)

Diagnosing A 1950 | Diagnose Your Chess: Ep. 6 – Dino from Montenegro

Diagnose Your Chess is a brand new show where IM Kostya Kavutskiy will work with a different student every week, assessing their strengths and weaknesses while breaking down their recent games. At the end of the lesson Kostya and his student will form a training plan, with the goal of checking back in after a few months. Episode 6 features Dino, a player from Montenegro rated … [Read more...] about Diagnosing A 1950 | Diagnose Your Chess: Ep. 6 – Dino from Montenegro