Kostya Kavutskiy

1) Margulies, Mosenfelder, Fischer - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess 2) Nimzowitsch - My System 3) Silman - How to Reassess your Chess 4) Dvoretsky - Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Dishonorable Mention: Kotov - Think Like A Grandmaster Recommended Books (affiliate links): Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games: https://amzn.to/2M8H9lf Maizelis - Soviet Chess Primer: … [Read more...] about Top 4 Most Overrated Chess Books (and what you should read instead)

In this video I'll be going over the critical games that helped me earn my second of three IM norms. This took place at the 2015 North American Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thumbnail photo: Paul Truong On Discord? Check out the brand new chess improvement server: Chess Dojo! - https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD For more instructive chess content, check out my Patreon: … [Read more...] about The Second IM Norm: 2015 North American Open

In this video I'll be going over the critical games that helped me earn my first of three IM norms. This took place at the 2014 Spice Cup Open. For more instructive chess content, check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: https://www.hellokostya.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kostyakavutskiy Twitter: … [Read more...] about The First IM Norm: 2014 Spice Cup Open

Hey folks, welcome to my Patreon page! In this video I cover what my page has to offer to potential subscribers. Enjoy! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya … [Read more...] about IM Kostya’s Patreon Preview

Hey folks, in this video I'll be showing the first 12 minutes or so of a much longer (90-minute) video about building an opening repertoire from scratch. In this series, I'll be guiding Martin (Say Chess) on how to build his first ever opening database on the way to constructing a full-fledged opening repertoire. The full video is available to subscribers on our Patreon pages … [Read more...] about (PREVIEW) Kostya’s Blueprint: Building an Opening Repertoire From Scratch (feat. Say Chess)