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Learn to Beat All Your Friends at Chess (2100+ Chess.com) Practical Lessons to Stop Blundering, Gain Rating & Understand the Game of Chess
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Competitive tournament player and coach holding an official 1888 FIDE Rapid rating and a peak 2136 Rapid on Chess.com.
I have practical experience coaching a wide range of students, from young juniors learning fundamentals to adults working to climb the competitive rating ladder. We focus on identifying your tactical blind spots, eliminating costly blunders, and building clear, reliable decision-making under time pressure.
If that sounds fun to you join my classes and start winning more games!
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- All levels
- English
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Novices & Beginners (Under 1000 Online / Unrated)
Goal: Eliminate one-move blunders and establish board control.
Diagnosing Games: Pinpointing why pieces are getting hung and fixing basic board vision habits.
Opening Principles: Learning solid, universal setups (control center, develop minor pieces, castle early) without memorizing theory.
Basic Calculation: Practicing checks, captures, and threats to catch free pieces and avoid easy traps.
Checkmating Mechanics: Drilling clean checkmate patterns (ladder mates, king + queen, king + rook) so won games are closed out quickly.
Club & Intermediate Players (1000 – 1400 Online)
Goal: Build tactical consistency and purposeful middlegame planning.
Deep Game Reviews: Finding recurring decision-making leaks, missed opponent threats, and wasted tempi.
Tactical Patterns: Drilling forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, and deflection tactics to spot 2-to-3-move combinations reliably.
Structured Opening Plan: Establishing a compact, reliable opening repertoire with white and black centered on clear plans rather than rote lines.
Finding a Plan: Learning how to identify undefended pieces, weak pawns, and open files when the position gets quiet.
Level 3: Advanced Improvers (1400 – 2000+ Online)
Goal: Sharpen concrete calculation, dynamic attacking play, and positional transitions.
Critical Moment Analysis: Auditing high-pressure positions from your games to refine candidate-move discipline and time management.
Positional Understanding: Targeting outposts, creating and breaking pawn structures, piece coordination, and exploiting color complexes.
Pawn & Piece Endgames: Mastering fundamental practical endgames (rook activity, king opposition, creating passed pawns).
Follow Artur Yusupov's series
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