Quality Chess Blog

Dear readers, you might be interested in this eloquent podcast. It is a detailed discussion about the Quality Chess book of the World Championship tournament in San Luis in 2005. The podcast is hosted by Ben Johnson, with his guest for this episode being Dr. Christopher Chabris. Their description is “A tournament book with sparkling games and annotations, a mini cheating scandal, at a crossroad moment in chess history.”

The podcast can be found here.

Further information about the book, including how to purchase it, is available here

On a separate note, you might also be interested in the regular chess tips being posted by Jacob Aagaard on Twitter. They can be found here.

We are very happy to announce we are publishing the following two titles in paperback and hardcover, Grandmaster Training Camp 1 – Calculation! and Playing the Sveshnikov.

Grandmaster Training Camp 1 – Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer, GM Jacob Aagaard. Take the chance to compare yourself with one of the strongest Grandmasters in the world!

GM Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion, 2016 Olympiad gold medal winner for teams, and 2014 individual gold medal winner.

To celebrate the release of the book, Killer Chess Training is organising a Calculation Bootcamp with GM Sam Shankland, with fresh material.

The Sicilian Sveshnikov is an ideal weapon based on sound principles of fast development and seizing central space. Playing the Sveshnikov offers a complete repertoire for Black in the Sveshnikov, including secondary recommendations against certain key variations.

Milos Pavlovic is a former Yugoslav Champion who has held the grandmaster title since 1993.