Kostya Kavutskiy

Top 5 Chess Habits - 1) Keep track of what you study, save games to a database and review later 2) Write down your solutions when solving calculation exercises 3) Review the solution whenever you get a tactics problem wrong 4) After playing blitz/bullet, review the opening to find an improvement 5) Keep your brain active, especially while analyzing with an engine Recommended … [Read more...] about Top 5 Chess Habits (to maximize your training)

In this video I'll be going over the critical games that helped me earn my final IM norm. This took place at the 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational. 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: https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: … [Read more...] about The Final IM Norm: 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational

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