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What Not To Do
A lot of advice, mine included, is about what you should do in order to achieve a certain aim. Much less attention is paid to what not to do, but oftentimes what you not do is no less important than what you actually do.
Here I will share...
Annoying Variations
There comes a moment in every chess player’s game preparation when he is faced with a variation he is not very happy to play.
I will take as an example the situation when a King’s Indian player faces the prospect of playing against the Ex...
Working with Books, Databases and Engines
I am often asked how to successfully combine the “good, old” traditional chess study with books with the modern approach of using databases and engines.
Before trying to answer that, first I would like to address one important difference...
Preparing in Minutes
Today’s hectic lifestyle affects everything. Unfortunately, chess tournaments didn’t go unscathed either. If in the past playing 1 game a day was something that went without saying, nowadays 2 (or sometimes even 3!) games a day are consider...
How I Became a Grandmaster
The following is my Quora post from 9 years ago. It’s still available there, but I thought it would be nice to have it as part of my Substack.
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I became a Grandmaster through unending punishment of pain....
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Grandmaster. Helping players break plateaux with The Method: https://www.alexcolovic.com/method-substack. 20+ yrs chess pro, bestselling Chessable author. Capablanca’s Endgame Technique (ECF Book of the Year shortlist 2025; #2 on Chess.com).
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