Chess Engines and a NEW course in Spanish

Nowadays, most chess players learn and practice chess by using COMPUTERS. There are many chess programs like ChessBase, Fritz, etc., and they have a lot of chess ‘engines’ installed (Rybka, Houdini and so on).

Of course, engines are very strong: they calculate a lot of variations and evaluatea position in not more than a minute. The most important question for YOU, though, is: how to use chess engines PROPERLY? How to utilize the great power of chess programs for your benefit?

In order to answer this question, we’ve invited an active chess player – GM Mikhailo Oleksienko – to join us.

He’s the current Ukrainian Rapid Chess Champion, has won a couple of international tournaments and achieved an awesome 2640 rating in 2014.

This Sunday, 12 October, at 4p.m. BST (London time) you can attend GM Mikhailo Oleksienko’s webinar “Chess engines: how to use them properly?”. You can get all the details and sign up here:

Live Webinar

“Chess Engines: how to use them properly?”

by GM Mikhailo Oleksienko

Event:	Chess Engines: how to use them properly?
Host:	GM Mikhailo Oleksienko
Date:	Sunday, 12th  October at 4p.m. (16:00) BST – London time.
Duration:	90 minutes.
Seats:	limited to 100.
Price:	Standard ticket = $15; Premium ticket = $20

*The registration will be closed 2 hours before the webinar.

What is “a webinar”?

During a webinar, you have communication with a coach in live mode. A coach tells you the tasks, while you can ask your questions. This is real TRAINING, which develops your SKILLS. Hence, you’ll be able to improve your chess strength properly during the webinar.

A video lesson or a text article provides some information to you. Any chess player can find tons of information about a chess game on the Internet. So what? Has this overabundance of content made you a strong player? Probably not.

 Information does not affect your play. Only a new SKILL can do so.

Chess engines: how to use them properly?

Nowadays, many chess players learn and practice chess by using computers. There are many chess programs/software like ChessBase, Fritz, etc. and they have a lot of chess ‘engines’ installed.

Of course, engines are very ‘quick’: they calculate a lot of variations and moves and evaluate the position in NOT more than a minute. That said, it does NOTmean that engines are the BEST.

In this webinar, GM Mikhailo Oleksienko will teach you how to use chess enginesproperly (use the core of your computer and pay attention to the depth) and show you some positions where computers evaluate positions completely wrongly.  Also, he will show some positions where computers blunder or do not see the win.

GM Mikhailo Oleksienko

GM Mikhailo Oleksienko was born on 30 September 1986. In 2008, he graduated from Ivan Franko Lviv National University (Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics). In May of 2012, he was awarded a PhD in mathematics.

In 2002, he received the title of International Master and in 2005 became a Grand Master.

Mikhailo Oleksienko’s achievements:

• Current Ukrainian Rapid Chess Champion
• PhD in Mathematics
• Joint winner of 20th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival (UAE) 2013
• Joint winner of David Bronstein Memorial (Belarus) 2014
• Joint winner of ZMDI Open (Germany) 2013
• Joint winner of Pardubice Open (Czech Republic) 2013

GM Vladimir Kramnik (on the left) and GM Mikhailo Oleksienko (on the right) discussing a Kramnik game.

YOUR games and questions.

Students with a premium ticket may submit their own games and questions for the webinar. You can check out the details here: LINK

After you have registered for the webinar, you’ll be given the chance to submit your games and questions.

Options	Standard ticket	Premium ticket
Attend the webinar
Submit your games
Submit your questions
Price	$15 USD Buy Now	$20 USD Buy Now

P.S. Please, note that the seats are limited to 100 students. The questions will be answered on “first come, first served” basis. If you wish to participate – please, register NOW.

<<Sign up for GM Oleksienko’s webinar>>

 

In the recent article “Opening Traps & A New Course in Spanish”, we released a Spanish translation of the course “An Endgame Expert”. It has had MASSIVE popularity! It seems like chess development is now huge in Spanish-speaking countries. This is a very nice fact indeed!

Moreover, we have released another course for you in Spanish! 

NOW you can get the Spanish version of “Your Winning Plan”:

<< Get the course in SPANISH now>>

NOTE: Each additional language pack for a course that you already own is only $7. For example, if you already own an English version of the course,“Your Winning Plan”, you can get its Spanish version for just $7. Get your Language Pack here:LINK

So, now there are a total of 5 courses which are translated into SPANISH. You can check them all here: LINK

If you haven’t even studied an English version of the course, “Your Winning Plan“, this is the right time to do so!

<< Get the course in ENGLISH now>>

Planning is a core element of a chess game. This is also one of the most complextopics to understand. That’s why you might suffer from facing those positions where you did NOT know how to proceed.

The course, “Your Winning Plan”, gives you an integrated system of middle-game planning. Using this method, you will be able to find the right plan in any position.

Unlike average “wood-pushers”, you will not need to remember numerous “typical plans”. Instead, you will UNDERSTAND positions and will KNOW which plan to take.

Below are some of the experiences of my students.

In the course “YOUR WINNING PLAN”, you get clear practical recommendations to help channel your thoughts in each position. It is a systematic approach that guides your thinking process. There is not only attention for pure technical aspects but also for psychological skills. For practice these planning skills there a lot of relevant and varied tasks.

Before I had studied this course, I was not sure in complicated positions when and where I would advance my pawns. Now I know exactly what to do. The 18th century chess master Philidor once say “The pawns are the soul of chess”.

Thanks the concrete recommendations of the course ”YOUR WINNING PLAN” I can give my pawns a soul in my games.

Werner Poets

I bought all your courses in a small period of time. I liked it. No surprise there.It has a great effect on my game. I play stronger and better chess than before.You really seem to know what’s important and what’s not.You have the ability and the knowledge to teach good chess. Loving every bit of it!

Erik Bandsma

I wanted something that will guide me to the right plan without eating up my time. And this is where Your Winning Plan excels!It gives you easy to remember guidelines for planning. Each phase is taken apart in a chapter – Igor takes the time explaining what to look for and why…in a way that’s NOT overwhelming for the student.

At the end of every chapter, Igor gives a summary that the reader can print out and review before a tournament game. (That’s exactly what I did)

Jassen Esguerra

LINK SUMMARY

• Webinar “Chess engines: how to use them properly?”: LINK
• “Your Winning Plan” in English: LINK
• “Your Winning Plan” in Spanish: LINK
• All SPANISH courses: LINK

How to beat Kasparov & GM Smirnov’s DVDs!

NOW, it’s the final REMINDER for you to join our upcoming webinar “Playing for a win” by GM Maxim Dlugy (Sunday, October 5)!

In this webinar you will learn:

•     How to play for a WIN
•     How to PLAN both psychologically and strategically
•     Learn ATTACKING methods
•     And much more…

• You can read all the details, and SIGN UP for the webinar HERE

In the previous article “How to beat Garry Kasparov” I’ve shared with you an instructive game Dlugy – Kasparov (if you missed that game, check it out here). It’s a really cool game, isn’t it?  There is no doubt that GM Dlugy has played for a WIN in that game and has beaten legendary Gary Kasparov.

Now let’s test YOUR skills in another game between the same opponents.

Garry Kasparov – Maxim DlugyBlack’s turn

The task is still the same: you need to beat Garry Kasparov! Don’t forget that Kasparov is a dangerous opponent; right now he’s going to mate you by Rh1 move. Can you stop it somehow?

After you’ve came up with your solution, please, check the actual game here: LINK

If you want to know how GM Dlugy could beat Garry Kasparov repeatedly, you can ask him directly on Sunday webinar “Playing for a win”

 GM Smirnov’s courses are now available in DVDs!

For a couple of years my complete courses were available in a downloadable format solely. However, I’ve been asked repeatedly by different students to provide DVDs.

It took some organizational efforts, but I’ve arranged this for you. Hence, now you can get any of my complete courses on a DVD!

• DVDs contain high-quality video lessons (HD format). In a downloadable format I had to reduce the video quality to minimize the file size. Now we don’t have this limitation anymore.

• It’s really easy. You don’t need to download some files, unzip them etc. Now you get a DVD and insert it into your computer – that’s it!

• It’s safe and convenient. Now you may not worry about a loss of a course (due to your computer crash, virus, accidental file deletion etc). Your course is on a DVD and will always be there.

• If you have slow or paid internet connection, it’s not a problem anymore (you will NOT need to download a course from the Internet).

 << Get any Course on a DVD Now! >>

• If you own a certain course already, you can get its DVD version now. You will only pay for a DVD delivery to you (of course you will NOT need to pay for the course again).

If you wish to use this option – please, contact our support team: LINK. You may send us an e-mail to support@chessteacher.zendesk.com as well

• The price of delivery starts from only $5. The exact price and terms depend on your location. DVD shipment takes from 2 days till a few weeks. Once you select the course, you’ll need to indicate your location, and the system will show you the price of delivery.

From my side, I do NOT charge you anything for a DVD. You only pay to the post (or alternative delivery company) for a DVD creation and shipping to you.

USEFUL LINKS:

• You can sign up for Sunday webinar “Playing for a WIN” of GM Dlugy here: LINK
• You can get my any course on a DVD here: LINK

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How to beat Garry Kasparov and Play for win?

It’s my pleasure to announce that your next live training session will be conducted by GM Maxim Dlugy. He’s a VERY well-known person in the chess world:

 He won the World Junior Chess Championship

 Was formerly ranked #1 in the world by the World Blitz Chess Association

 Got silver and bronze medals in a couple of US championships (and he was a president of US chess federation)

 and the list goes on and on…

This Sunday, October 5, at 4pm BST you can attend GM Dlugy’s webinar “Playing for a WIN”. You can get all the details and sign up here:

<< Sign up for GM Dlugy’s webinar >>

Live Webinar

“Playing for a WIN”

by GM Maxim Dlugy

Event:	Playing for a WIN
Host:	GM Maxim Dlugy
Date:	Sunday, 05th  October at 4p.m. (16:00) BST – London time.
Duration:	90 minutes.
Seats:	limited to 100.
Price:	Standard ticket = $10; Premium ticket = $15.

*The registration will be closed 2 hours before the webinar.

 

What is “a webinar”?

During a webinar, you have communication with a coach in live mode. A coach tells you the tasks, while you can ask your questions. This is real TRAINING, which develops your SKILLS. Hence, you’ll be able to improve your chess strength properly during the webinar.

A video lesson or a text article provides some information to you. Any chess player can find tons of information about a chess game on the Internet. So what? Has this overabundance of content made you a strong player? Probably not.

 Information does not affect your play. Only a new SKILL can do so.

““Playing for a WIN””

How to play for a WIN when the tournament situation demands a desperate win? How to plan both psychologically and strategically, conduct the game and get a favorable result?

You’ll learn to do exactly this into GM Dlugy’s webinar.

You can check out some extra information and a highly instructive game Dlugy – Kasparov here: LINK

GM Maxim Dlugy

It was in Moscow at 6 years of age that Maxim first developed his interest in chess from his grandfather Max Ritov, an International Master who played on one team with David Bronstein. Maxim was completely taken by chess and spent a lot of time playing adults.

By the time the family moved to Queens in New York Maxim was devouring chess books. In the summer of 1977 he was taken to the famous Manhattan Chess Club, where young Maxim dazzled club members. In his first event he scored three out of four against the clubs top juniors.

Jack Collins, who gained near legendary status by being an early teacher of Bobby Fischer, became Maxim’s first formal trainer. After that he worked with USCF Senior Master Jeffrey Kastner, then with VitalyZaltsman, under whose training he became known as one of the world’s most talented young players. Later on Dlugy has continued his successful chess career.

Maxim Dlugy’s achievements:

• Won the World Junior Chess Championship
• Was ranked #1 in the world by the World Blitz Chess Association
• Got silver and bronze medals in a couple of US championships
• Was the youngest president of US chess federation
• Got medals in a couple of international tournaments: “New York Open”, “World Open”, “American Open” etc.

YOUR GAMES

You may send 1-3 of your games related to the webinar’s topic. We guarantee that at least 1 your game will be analysed:

EITHER

During the webinar;

Or

You will receive a pgn file with comments for your game after the webinar.

Please, note that your games Unrelated to the webinar’s topic, may be ignored.

YOUR QUESTIONS

You are welcome to submit your ANY questions. You may send your questions related to the webinar’s topic, or any other questions you have.

Please, note that the time of the webinar is limited. We can’t answer all students’ questions. Hence, we will select the questions based on:

• First come, first served basis
• Additionally, we’ll pick the most popular questions amongst the students.

After you have registered for the webinar, you’ll be given the chance to submit your games and questions.

Options	Standard ticket	Premium ticket
Attend the webinar
Submit your games
Submit your questions
Price	$10 USD Buy Now	$15 USD Buy Now

P.S.Please, note that the seats are limited to 100 students. The questions will be answered on “first come, first served” basis. If you wish to participate – please, register NOW.

GM Dlugy is a powerful blitz player who has a fascinating attacking style. Now YOU have a unique chance to adopt his attacking methods and incorporate them into YOUR games. In the meanwhile you can learn a lot of useful ideas from the below game of GM Dlugy against legendary Garry Kasparov in the World Blitz Championship.

Maxim Dlugy – Garry KasparovWhite to move

How would you play here as White against Garry Kasparov?

If your initial thought is “I would resign immediately”, please, collect yourself and come up with a move. 

After that you can observe this highly instructive game with my commentaries here: LINK

P.S. Based on the past experience I have to make this remark. When I’ve conducted my webinar last Saturday, I’ve stated clearly that, the ONLY way to get a recording of the webinar is to register for the webinar. Then, no matter if you attend the live webinar or not – you will receive its recording.

Nevertheless, I keep receiving messages from students saying:“Oh I’ve missed the webinar, how can I receive its recording?” There’s NO way.

If you missed past webinars, try at least not to miss the upcoming one