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Play Better.

Calculation

For a long time, my biggest struggle in chess wasn’t knowledge—it was clarity at the board. I felt rushed, uncertain, and too often ended up in time trouble. That changed when I learned how to properly calculate.

Calculation helped me become calmer at the board. Instead of reacting emotionally or guessing, I learned to slow down, focus, and trust a structured thinking process. That calm translated directly into better decision-making. I stopped jumping between moves and started committing to clear, logical choices.

As my calculation improved, I began to see more. Not just tactics, but relationships between pieces, hidden resources, and my opponent’s ideas. My concentration increased because I always knew what I was calculating and why. Each move had a purpose.

One of the biggest improvements was time management. By calculating efficiently and avoiding unnecessary moves, I reduced the number of games where I was low on the clock. I spent my time where it mattered most—and played the rest of the game with confidence.

This workshop is built around that experience. Calculation isn’t about being a genius or calculating 20 moves deep. It’s about clarity, calmness, and control at the board—and that’s exactly what I teach.

Endgames

Endgames are at the core of how I teach chess — because they are what helped me improve the most, and they continue to help me today.

As I studied endgames more seriously, my understanding of chess changed. When the board is simplified, the game becomes clear. You start to see how every piece really works, how important king activity is, how pawns define plans, and how small details decide the outcome. This deeper understanding didn’t stay in the endgame — it improved how I played the middlegame and even how I approached the opening.

One of the main reasons I emphasize endgames is that this knowledge never becomes outdated. Opening theory constantly changes and relies heavily on memorization. Endgame principles don’t. The ideas you learn in endgames are the same today as they were years ago, and they will remain valid for the rest of your chess life.

I’m also still working on endgames myself. I regularly study endgame positions and solve endgame puzzles because that process never really ends. There is always more precision to gain, more clarity to develop, and more positions to understand. That mindset is something I pass on to my students.

In my teaching, I focus on understanding rather than memorizing moves. We study key endgame positions, talk about the ideas behind them, and then reinforce everything by solving a lot of practical exercises. This is exactly how I trained myself, and it’s what I continue to do.

Endgame study builds calculation, precision, and confidence — especially in critical moments when the game is on the line. It creates a complete understanding of chess and gives you knowledge that stays with you forever.

Structure

When I started learning English and later Spanish, I noticed something important very quickly: progress didn’t come from random practice—it came from structure.

Whenever I followed a clear path, where each concept built on the previous one, everything felt easier. I understood why things worked, not just what to do. But when my learning was unstructured, I felt stuck, even though I was putting in time and effort.

That experience shaped how I think about training today.

In chess—just like in languages—improvement isn’t about consuming more information. It’s about learning the right things, in the right order, and practicing them with purpose. Structure removes confusion, saves time, and gives you confidence because you always know what you’re working on and why.

That’s why my training is built around a clear, step-by-step structure. No guessing. No jumping between random topics. Just a logical system designed to help you improve steadily and actually enjoy the process.

I’ve been on the other side as a student, and I know how frustrating it is to feel lost. This approach exists because it’s the one that worked for me—and it’s the one I trust to work for you too.