Hi!
I am International Master Nikhil Dixit and this is a place to share my thoughts and help you to achieve your chess goals.
These days I am posting chess content on X and on Youtube
I am also working with students at a time and helping them to reach to next level. Best achievement so far as a coach is – 2 of my students won Silver medal in continental championship (Asian and African). I enjoy chess coaching and working with a serious students. I learned that mentorship is most important thing in chess and most of the chess coaches are not working on it.
I provide exact things to do on in a week and if student do that, it’s not difficult to gain 150-200 rating points. Motivation plays very important role while doing chess practice. If student is motivated, progress becomes faster.
I am currently working with students between 8-15 years and those are aiming to get titles and win championships. I have dedicated chess coaching page where you can find more information.
I am also working with handful of adult improvers. I would love to work more with adult improvers as I learn a lot from them if they are interested to talk outside of chess. Biggest problem with adult improvers is they are not ready to change the mindset and that’s why I am always get hesitate to accept them as a student.
Courses
Apart from writing blogs and coaching, I create chess courses. Following courses are meant for players below 2000 rating. 1.e4 is very useful. I have received very good feedback on it. Course purchase is not compulsory and you can skip this section.
Improvement plan are bestselling courses. They are very good for players who are struggling on what to do, specially if they don’t have a coach.
Although as a creator, it’s important to tell this to everyone!
- 90-Day Chess Improvement Plan for 1600-1800 FIDE Players – Bestselling
- 50 Week Chess Improvement Plan for 1800-2000 players – Bestselling
- 90 Days chess improvement plan for 1400-1600 FIDE Players – Bestselling
- 1.e4 – Complete Repertoire
- Play Modern Pirc Against 1.e4
- Positions for Playing Out – 40 Positions
- Calculation Training Series #1 – (Free Course)
- 75 Most Beautiful Checkmating Positions (Free Course)
Other Services
Apart from chess coaching, I have helped some businesses with SEO and content strategy. If you are a chess media house or a chess club or academy, we can talk more on this. I have also did a freelance work in Machine learning and model training. Not accepting this gigs though but if you have a very strong proposal, do email me.
Recent Posts:
- Behind the Scenes of Our Five-Day Chess Camp
- How I Conduct the First Chess Lesson?
- Endgame Book Suggestions: A No-Nonsense Guide for Every Rating Range (1400-2300+)
- 10 Most Common Mistakes I See While Coaching 1400–1900 Rated Players
- How to Improve From 1800 to 2000 FIDE
- Our First 10 Day Residential Chess Camp with Student
- Chess Coaching – Camps and Full Day
- How Many Classes Do Students Need to See Growth?
- Is It Too Late to Improve After 18?
- If I Had 6 Months to Improve from 1500 → 1800, This Is Exactly What I would Do