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What is new in the trainer: releases, deep dives and the calls we make
What to do when you have no idea what to do: making a plan in plain wordsA plan is not fifteen moves of calculation but an answer to one question: what is this position a fight about. Seven questions in strict order, from direct threats to the king in the endgame.Русский
Why you hang pieces — and how to fix itHanging a piece is not a gap in knowledge but a lapse of attention: we calculate our own plan and never look at the replies. The causes, and three questions that catch almost every blunder.Русский
Review your chess.com and lichess games right herePaste a PGN in your account and our coach reviews the game: a red arrow on the move you played, a green one on the move you needed, accuracy and the evaluation graph. Play where you like, review here.Русский
Spaced repetition in chess: why it works and how it raises your levelThe method that proved itself on vocabulary maps onto chess better than it looks: playing strength is a dictionary of recognisable positions, and dictionaries fade on a schedule.Русский