There are two primary types of chess coaches: those who guide students to Grandmaster titles and those who nurture beginners, cultivating a love for the game and potentially developing future chess champions. While the former often involves refining existing skills, the latter requires a deep understanding of fundamental concepts and a patient approach to teaching….
How “Boring” Chess Sites Became Cash Kings?
Let’s be honest, some business ideas just don’t sound exciting. You wouldn’t expect them to set the world on fire, much less turn into online money-makers. But hold onto your knight hats, chess fans, because today we’re diving into the world of two incredibly successful chess websites that started out about as thrilling as a…
4 Income Sources for Titled Players Other than Coaching
Why titled player? Simply because they have more credibility and put a lot of hours into chess. They know different aspects of chess.Still, I have seen many titled players approach me asking how to get more students, how to create courses, and basically a lot of questions about the creator economy. Then I decided why…
How to get more students as a chess coach?
While I am not a marketing expert, my experience over the past four years as a chess coach has provided valuable insights and resources that I’d like to share with all chess coaches.Titled players typically face fewer challenges in attracting new students. Tournaments, both online platforms like Lichess and Chess.com, and offline events serve as…
Tournament Review: Budapest Spring Festival 2024
The Budapest Spring Festival is a historic chess tournament that I had the pleasure of participating in this year, marking its return after a global pandemic. The “Master’s Event” attracted players rated above 2200 FIDE, with some exceptions made for those between 2000-2200. While it seems they included everyone in the lower bracket this year,…
Monsoon Chess Training Camp – 5th to 10th June
Dates -5th to 10th June 2024 Timings (Daily 2 hours for 6 days) Eligibility – 1400 -1800 FIDE/USCFAge – 8 years old and aboveFees – 5000 INR ($62 Approx)Platform – Classes hosted on ZoomBonus – Students will receive Zoom Recordings Trainers FM NIKHIL DIXIT CM SOHAM DATAR Registration and Payment We have created a form which you can fill out and pay…
Tournament Review: Dubai Police Masters 2024
Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge was a new event started and hosted by Dubai Police from 4th to 12th May. I have played multiple times in United Arab Emirates including the Sharjah Masters and Abu Dhabi Masters.This was my 5th time playing in UAE. Organization The Master Event is very nicely organized in the Dubai…
Summer Training Camp – 14th to 18th May 2024
Dates -14th to 18th May 2024Days – Tuesday to Saturday Timings (Daily 2 hours for 5 days) Eligibility – 1400 -1800 FIDE/USCFAge – 10 years old and aboveFees – 5000 INR ($62 Approx)Platform – Classes hosted on ZoomBonus – Students will receive Zoom Recordings Lessons/Topics – (Total Duration – 10 Hours) 1- Studying Fischer’s choices…
How to Counter Caro Kann Defense?
Caro Kann defense is the third most popular opening choice against 1.e4. Many of the top players play Caro Kann often. The main idea of Caro Kann Defense is to wait for the white’s plan and try to find a counter attack. There are various similarities between the French defense and the Caro Kann defense….
10 Best Books & Courses to Learn From Chess Masters’ Games
Watching chess games and learning from them is one of the best ways to improve in chess. Various best chess books and courses of annotated chess games will help you learn the concepts quickly. This article will show eight books and courses highly recommended for every chess player. These books are suitable for anyone up…