Lesson #20: How To Calculate - Chess Is Not Checkers!
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In this lesson you are going to try and unlearn something 
By the way, I added something new: exercise sheets.
Lesson #19: How To Play The Endgame - Introduction
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I have started creating videos on the endgame. I will be dealing with lots of different and interesting themes such as:
- the role of theoretical knowledge
- flexibility and adjustment
- patience
- endgame weapons
In this introduction some “lay of the land” and the discussion of a practical rook endgame.
Drill #2
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Drill #2, this time with some in-between coaching.
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Drill #1!
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Hi all,
I have the pleasure to announce you Drills! The reason for drills is at least fourfold:
- you can exercise the chess thinking skills that you learn here at Better Your Chess
- you can compare your own thinking and solution to a “correct” sample way of thinking
- you develop decent chess thinking as a part of your chess toolbox. This is also where the consistent and coherent nature of Better Your Chess plays an important role.
- Drills come with useful tips
Get to work!
Lesson #18: Candidates - Thinking Outside The Box… Or Not?
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What do the cases of Sherlock Holmes and chess have in common?
Master The Mindset #3: Some Bread And Butter Chess Thinking
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An ordinary chess game, but with several every day chess thinking moments related to mindset and the techniques we have learned sofar.
Lesson #16: The Mechanism Of Attack And Defense
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In this video I introduce a new acronym and tool: T.I.M.S.I.C.
This tool will help you to distinguish generic types of defenses.
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How To Win In Chess #2: Piece Harmony
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This time a long lecture about piece harmony. Beware, there are 20 training questions!
Lesson #15: How To Calculate - Assumption Is Our Glue
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In this lesson we continue discussing several key aspects of calculation. This time it is “assumption”.
Lesson #14: Falsification - Exercises
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In this lesson you are going to practice what your learned in the previous lesson!