Nutrition is a vital factor for brain performance. Thus, it matters a lot when you think about performance in Chess. While I neglected this fact for a long time, after working with a Sports Nutrition expert I was able to feel the huge differences in my own body. In...
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enough to have some amazing Coaches during my Career. One of them was Grandmaster Iossif Dorfman. The name might ring a bell. Yes, I am talking of the Iossif Dorfman that...
Fully focusing on Chess for a year or two is a dream many Chess lovers have. In the past couple of months, I have gotten many questions as to how I would structure such a year. In this article, I will try to answer that question. Planning the year right will set you...
Nearly a century ago Richard Teichmann proclaimed the famous “Chess is 99% tactics”. Even if that might be a slight overstatement, tactics are a vital part of Chess and need to be learned and improved continuously. But how can you best learn or improve...
I vividly remember the first time I analyzed my tournament results in more depth. In late 2019 I checked various factors such as tournament length, the starting time of games, and the importance of the result. What I discovered was insanely valuable and surprising at...
On November 24th the wait has finally an end: reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen will try to defend his title against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who won the 2020/21 Candidates Tournament. The long-awaited World Championship Match will be played in Dubai (UAE),...
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