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This is inherently a subjective thing and I doubt you can really devise a way to accurately measure who is a good coach and who isn't. I've trained a few people (about 3) all of which started at about…

I would give you the same advice I give almost all of my students. Beginners make the mistake that they think they have to learn things. They want to learn new openings, they want to learn endgames, e…

I mean I guess 2050 players know how the pieces move... I don't know my evidence is pretty inconclusive though. My advice would probably be to play better moves than them.

One time I beat a 2100 in rapid but I don't remember where the game went. On a more serious note I wasnt beating 2100s when I was 1700 so good job

Oh my mistake I was just clicking through SFs recommended moves and it was suggesting gxh6

I mean the solution it gives isn't actually incorrect, white is still winning in that line, but there is a line even stronger for white with: 1. Rxh6! gxh6 2. Rxd7! Qxd7 3. Nf6+ and the knight is immu…

It strikes me that one of the weakest areas of my game is calculation, not necessarily seeing tactics, just calculating quickly and accurately. A lot of the time I play on autopilot and some days I ha…

In my experience with the lichess puzzles the endgame puzzles get harder with less material. The Queen and Rook endgames are relatively easy, the bishop endgames are a little harder, and the knight an…

Searching for interesting games in this database (https://github.com/mark-dev/chessfactory-hall-of-fame/blob/master/etc/docs/results/capture-sharpness.md) I noticed something truly awful! The ACL of t…

Youtube. Playing and youtube. Lots and lots of youtube. About a year ago I had a rating very similar to yours, just playing a lot of games and watching a lot of videos should help you out. I recommend…