Kostya Kavutskiy

IM Kostya presents his game against FM Anthony Atanasov (2172 FIDE, 2267 USCF) from Round 3 of the 2021 National Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. Full game PGN - https://www.chess.com/c/iZ5CAJLE Thumbnail Photo: Tim Hanks Follow ChessDojo here: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: … [Read more...] about Exploiting The London | 2021 National Open: Round 3 vs. FM Anthony Atanasov

IM Kostya reviews his Round 2 game against David Mbonu (2053 FIDE, 2197 USCF) from the 2021 National Open, held in Las Vegas Nevada. Full game PGN - https://www.chess.com/c/iZ5CAJLE Thumbnail Photo: Tim Hanks Follow ChessDojo here: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: … [Read more...] about 1.Nf3 h6!? | 2021 National Open: Round 2 vs. NM David Mbonu

IM Kostya reviews Round game against Caleb Wan, (2013 FIDE, 2207 USCF) from the 2021 National Open, held in Las Vegas Nevada. Full game PGN - https://www.chess.com/c/iZ5CAJLE Thumbnail Photo: Tim Hanks Follow ChessDojo here: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: … [Read more...] about Kostya Returns to OTB…Loses! | 2021 National Open: Round 1 vs. NM Caleb Wan

IM Kostya explains why he believes puzzle books are better for improvement compared to online tactics trainers (chess.com, lichess, chesstempo, etc.) Please watch the whole video to hear my full thoughts before commenting, thanks! Friendly disclaimer: I'm a fan of all the sites (chess.com, lichess, chesstempo, chess24, etc.) and love what they do for chess players. These are … [Read more...] about Why Puzzles Books Are Better than Online Tactics Trainers

After a mouse-slip costs Kostya a full piece, he tries to stay in the game and keep his chances alive, offering his tips for playing in bad positions along the way. Nowadays you can catch me creating content for ChessDojo! https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive https://youtube.com/chessdojo twitter.com/chess_dojo … [Read more...] about How To Win From A Bad Position