Kostya Kavutskiy

Here's my post-mortem analysis of my Round 1 game vs. Ivan Cano Sevilla (1950) from the 2019 Gibraltar Masters. Official tournament site: https://www.gibchess.com/ For PGNs and more chess content, support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: https://www.hellokostya.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kostyakavutskiy Twitter: … [Read more...] about Lucky Start! | 2019 Gibraltar Masters Round 1

Here's my analysis of my Round 8 game vs. FM Aaron Jacobson (2286) from the 2019 Bay Area International. Official tournament site: http://sfinternationalchess.com For PGNs and more chess content, support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: https://www.hellokostya.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kostyakavutskiy Twitter: … [Read more...] about Old Habits Die Hard | 2019 Bay Area International Rounds 8 + 9

Here's my analysis of my Round 7 game vs. IM Leon Piasetski (2242) from the 2019 Bay Area International. Official tournament site: http://sfinternationalchess.com For PGNs and more chess content, support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: https://www.hellokostya.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kostyakavutskiy Twitter: … [Read more...] about Back on Track! | 2019 Bay Area International Round 7

Here's my analysis of my Round 6 game vs. NM Rochelle Wu (2154) from the 2019 Bay Area International. An interesting Fianchetto King's Indian where I managed to play against a long-term weakness (b2-pawn). Official tournament site: http://sfinternationalchess.com For PGNs and more chess content, support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: … [Read more...] about Fixing a Weakness | 2019 Bay Area International Round 6

Here's my analysis of my Round 5 game vs. Anaiy Somalwar (2069) from the 2019 Bay Area International. Interesting endgame! Official tournament site: http://sfinternationalchess.com For PGNs and more chess content, support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/hellokostya Social Media: Website: https://www.hellokostya.com Facebook: … [Read more...] about Bishop vs. Knight Struggles | 2019 Bay Area International Round 5