Kostya Kavutskiy

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 1 features Braden Laughlin, a 21-year-old chess … [Read more...] about Diagnosing A 1750 | Diagnose Your Chess: Ep. 1 – Braden Laughlin

Hey folks here's a brief segment of a recent episode of 'Dojo Talks', a weekly chess talk show where GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and myself discuss the latest news and happenings around the chess world. In this clip the three of us discuss the often-heated topic of online piracy, and specifically how it relates to people stealing chess books. If you want to check out … [Read more...] about Is it Ever OK to Steal Chess Books Online?

A couple of days ago I played 17-year-old Beth Harmon (2400) twice in back to back games. A tough challenge! Make sure to follow my new channel @ChessDojo ! Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive YouTube: https://youtube.com/chessdojo Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo … [Read more...] about My 2-game match vs. 17-year-old Beth Harmon | ChessDojo Stream Highlights

Kostya faces off against 15-year-old Beth Harmon (a Chess.com bot), who puts up a good fight in the Ruy Lopez Exchange. Make sure to follow my new channel @ChessDojo: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive YouTube: https://youtube.com/chessdojo Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo … [Read more...] about Playing Beth Harmon! | ChessDojo Stream Highlights

While streaming my educational rapid speedrun for ChessDojo, I ran into an opponent who started playing very strong and very suspiciously. Always a frustrating situation, but I decided to hang in there! Whenever you run into someone you think may be cheating, always make sure to report them afterwards! Thankfully, the account was soon closed: … [Read more...] about Kostya Catches A Cheater | ChessDojo Stream Highlights