Lessons With Grandmaster - 3 Apr 2026

Staying objective when you have a "slightly" better position.

In our previous sessions, we focused on the "how"—the mechanics of tactical combinations and the geometry of the endgame. In Part 3, we shift our focus to the "why." To play like a Grandmaster, you must stop asking, "What do I want to do?" and start asking, "What is my opponent trying to achieve?" Lessons with Grandmaster - 3

Learning how to dominate on one color of squares when the opponent has traded off their corresponding bishop. Staying objective when you have a "slightly" better position

Make small, quiet moves (like h3 or Kh1) that take the sting out of a future counter-attack. Limit the mobility of the opponent’s best-placed piece. you must stop asking