Posts by Grandmaster Andrey Gutov Chess Academy
A Covid Pause & a USCF ‘National Master’ (NM) in the making:
Our academy student Rohit Guha started his chess journey with GM Andrey Gutov in January 2017 (USCF 890) and made a steady and fast progress to USCF rating 1900 in 3 years. As COVID affected all over the board tournaments, Rohit practiced regularly and continued his chess classes with GM Gutov and played many online…
Read MoreImportance of Chess Studies
The definition of a chess study is a composed position in which there is only one solution and the solution requires creativity and imagination. Chess studies are a great way to improve one’s calculation and imagination; two things that are imperative in chess improvement. Below I have an endgame study that should take 5-30 minutes…
Read MoreNetflix Show ‘Queen Gambit’:
The Queen’s Gambit took the world by storm in October 2020. The Netflix TV show was watched by 62 million households in the first four weeks causing the second boom in chess after the rise of chess on Twitch. The story encapsulates a girl, Beth Harmon and her rise in a game that is dominated…
Read MoreA Game Against Hikaru Nakamura
Happy New Year to all! Recently, one of our academy students played an online blitz game against the world blitz number 1, GM Hikaru Nakamura. With a rating difference of almost 800 ELO, our student played exceptionally well even with a possibility of winning.
Read MoreClassic Games: Why you should study them?
The studying chess classics is important for making progress in positional understanding. We can’t talk about chess erudition if the chess player hasn’t played over and over again the games of Rubinstein, Capablanca, Alekhin, Botvinnik, Smyslov and their modern successors such as Karpov, Kasparov, Anand and so many more modern chess talents. But for a…
Read MoreStafford Gambit? No, It does not work for Black
Win against Stafford Gambit
Read MoreTactical Creativity..
Due to the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic, this year’s Annual Chicago Open was delayed from May 2020. As a result, the tournament was eventually held on the ICC online platform during Oct 9-11, 2020. The tournament format was: 7-SS, G/75+10. One of our academy students participated and finished with 4.5 points out of 7. The…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Opening Preparation In Modern Chess
A tournament preparation with a solid opening is critical for success. The following game played with the black pieces was Lajos Portisch, a former prominent Hungarian chess player. This game demonstrates the modern day importance of opening preparation. One wrong step by black pieces, and the game is lost. On the other side, if the…
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