Sadly, there are still a lot of Charlatans and get-rich-quick schemes in Online Chess improvement. They all have one thing in common: they try to make Chess improvement look very easy. Their marketing will suggest that buying their product or course will give you a...
Everybody knows the feeling. You are having a great position against a strong opponent and you start to feel the excitement. Your heartbeat is raising and your mind is going crazy. “Imagine winning this game!” you start to think. Following this thought,...
Meeting friends from school (or old chess) days is always an interesting experience. Some friends I can barely recognize because they matured, learned, and improved so much. Others have the exact same opinions, and viewpoints and are stuck in life. But why do some...
At the end of this year, I will retire from competitive Chess. I’m not only stopping to earn money by playing chess. I am also stopping to compete in chess tournaments. This means I will not be part of the Swiss National Team anymore. I’m not planning to...
Since starting my blog I got tons of requests for private Chess Coaching. It makes me very happy to hear that some of you see me as a good fit as your Chess Coach. Sadly, I have to decline all those requests. In this article I want to explain why. Do not get me wrong....
While there is no one-fits-all approach to chess improvement, there is one thing everyone has in common: EVERYONE CAN IMPROVE THEIR CHESS. And it does not have to be that hard. The Rating Curve of one of my former Students The Story Of A Former Student If you look at...
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