Anyone who’s been to school knows this: a great teacher can make even the most difficult topics exciting, while a bad one can make even your favorite subject feel like a chore.  The great thing about Chessable is that you’ll rarely run into this problem: our instructors aren’t just experts — they’re passionate coaches and engaging personalities […]

Getting an engine-approved edge is great.  But you’re not playing engines. You’re playing humans. And humans can be beaten in fun, creative ways no engine would ever suggest. This week, we’re looking at openings built to do one thing:  Get inside your opponent’s head! Before we dive in…  Our Rapid & Blitz Sale runs until May 10.  […]

Virtually all chess players have asked themselves this question at some point:  “Wait, did I play that opening right?”  Now you’ll get a speedy and definitive answer to that question with Chess.com’s latest feature, Game Review Course Check.  It compares the moves you played in your game to your opening courses and shows where you […]

Isn’t it funny how chess has adopted the term “improver” as a loosely defined category, when in reality, we’re all trying to improve? At least that’s true for Chessable users: the drive to consistently get better is what unites us all. And there’s new material every week to support that pursuit. In our latest releases, the theme of […]

El entrenamiento en ajedrez ha cambiado mucho desde que lanzamos Chessable en 2016. Muchas funciones que antes eran mejoras novedosas ahora son habituales en una plataforma de entrenamiento de ajedrez. Hemos revisado las funciones de nuestra oferta PRO y hemos encontrado varias que tiene más sentido ofrecer gratis a todos los usuarios. A partir de […]

Seit dem Start von Chessable im Jahr 2016 hat sich in der Welt des Schachtrainings viel verändert. Viele Funktionen, die damals neuartig waren, sind heute Standarderwartungen an eine Trainingsplattform. Wir haben uns unsere PRO-Funktionen noch einmal angesehen und festgestellt, dass einige davon sinnvollerweise allen Nutzern kostenlos zur Verfügung stehen sollten. Ab heute sind die folgenden […]

A lot has changed in the chess training world since we launched Chessable in 2016. Many features which were once novel improvements are now common expectations in a chess training platform.  We’ve taken a look at the features in our PRO offering and found several that make more sense to offer to all users. Starting […]

If there were a theme these past two weeks in chess, it’s that you can punch above your weight class. Just look at GM Javokhir Sindarov – the underdog of the Candidates Tournament who is currently leading it with an unprecedented performance. Upsets are by no means limited to the pros, however. They happen all the time in chess. The […]

James Canty III shines brightly on many stages: as an aggressive chess player, a star commentator, and notably, World Chessboxing Champion. But the American master also actively strives to pass his wisdom on and build future champions. Through his Chessable courses and his role as a chess trainer, Canty is helping countless players achieve new […]

Our knowledge and experience are built from countless fragments of input we absorb throughout life, some involuntarily, others by choice. And while not everything is in our control, we can usually decide what we feed our minds and what we repeat until it sticks. This week, we’ve launched a much-requested new feature that gives you even […]