Kostya Kavutskiy

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

IM Kostya Kavutskiy reviews key moments from viewer games. This show is streamed every Thursday at 3:30 PM PST at https://twitch.tv/chess24 0:00 Intro 0:51 Game 1 Carlsbad Structure 12:08 Game 2 Classical Sicilian 22:56 Game 3 Queen's Gambit Declined 32:21 Game 4 Najdorf Sicilian 43:29 Game 5 Instructive Game, Aronian - Navara 49:19 Game 6 Sicilian Grand-Prix Attack 59:34 … [Read more...] about Analyzing Key Moments | Diagnose Your Chess | Ep. 12

Diagnose Your Chess is a weekly show where IM Kostya Kavutskiy reviews viewer games. 0:00 Intro 1:25 Game 1 - Modern Defense 8:12 Game 2 - Alekhine's Defense 18:03 Game 3 - Evaluating a pawn sacrifice 30:37 Game 4 - King's Indian Defense 49:36 Game 5 - Berlin Endgame/should I have taken a draw? 1:02:34 Game 6 - How to punish the King's Gambit? 1:08:30 Game 7 - Semi-Slav … [Read more...] about Diagnosing Viewers #3 | Diagnose Your Chess Ep. 11