How I Conduct the First Chess Lesson?
Generally, the first lesson is super important for the coach as well as the student. The first lesson can show multiple skills of the coach, including teaching and communication skills. […]
Endgame Book Suggestions: A No-Nonsense Guide for Every Rating Range (1400-2300+)
In this blog post, I am going to share my chess endgame book suggestions. The recommendations are divided based on rating. Rating is not the only metric for finding the
10 Most Common Mistakes I See While Coaching 1400–1900 Rated Players
I have been coaching chess for the last six years. These are some of the key things I have observed among children and, in some cases, adult improvers. Fixing these
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How to Improve From 1800 to 2000 FIDE
Reaching 1800 FIDE requires a good understanding of tactics, openings, and basic positional chess. Moving from 1800 to 2000 is different. At this level, most players already know many chess
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Our First 10 Day Residential Chess Camp with Student
This is a blog post regarding out 10 days camp which happened in India. How We Came Up With This Idea? The idea for this camp was completely random. Soham
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Chess Coaching – Camps and Full Day
In 2022 and 2024, I took my first online and offline chess camp. Then I started working with some of the students on a full day basis. I realised that
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How Many Classes Do Students Need to See Growth?
I was thinking about this question and decided to write a statistics-based article on the topic. In this blog post, I have used the examples of seven students who made
Is It Too Late to Improve After 18?
Many players ask me this question, and I have seen it popping up on Reddit and everywhere. The short answer tends to be yes and no, if your goals are
If I Had 6 Months to Improve from 1500 → 1800, This Is Exactly What I would Do
In my city, whenever I play, I usually start in the top 5 seeds. Because of my IM title, many players and parents approach me and ask the same question
March 2026: Monthly Wrap-Up
My friend, Ashutosh Sathe gave me the idea of writing a weekly write-up about whatever I do. Weekly will be too much for me, so I decided to do a