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"Welcome to Tiger Lilov's Chess School!

 

Wish you could stand a chance against a Chess Expert? ... a FIDE Master?  ... an International Master? If so, you've come to the right place! Visit the Chess Training Page to learn more about my famous personalized chess training program that has helped many achieve what they really wanted in chess!"

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Check our new flexible method of teaching that allows each of our students to receive the most important skills they need for the moment to excel in tournaments and casual games, while correctly improving their chess. We believe chess is a good way for anyone to strengthen their character, learn how to make important decisions for limited time, or just have a lot of fun. We welcome you to be our student!

free_training We prepare a free personalized chess training program which serves as the main guide for us on how and what to teach this student at any given point, so that s/he improves visibly and steadily over the course of our training. This personalized training program is based on my student’s chess background, sample games, strengths and weaknesses, as well as style and level of play.

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While our students work on their personalized training programs with us, they are entitled and often swarmed with a number of free services and complementary training materials we are always happy to provide for free. When we teach a student that aspires to improve and does so much to achieve their dream of becoming a master, we want to help them get closer to their goal faster.

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Becoming a student of Tiger Lilov’s Chess School will bring you:

 

 

 

 

 

  • Free Personalized Chess Training Programs for anyone interested in training with us.
  • Free Recent Games Reviews and Analyses via e-mail.
  • Free Complementary Training Materials to each of our regular students depending on their training program needs and objectives.
  • Free 24/7 Online for anyone having questions on their chess training and practice.

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Here is only a short list of the most common topics we cover in our lessons:

 

 

 

 

 

  • Building (or Improving) a Complete Opening Repertoire for White and Black.
  • Improving Planning and Evaluation Skills for Better Middlegame Play.
  • Understanding Strategy and Developing a Positional "Sense".
  • Improving Tactical Vision and Calculation Ability.
  • Understanding Theoretical and Practical Endgames.

Mar 1, 2014 Brilliant Games - Morphy's Masterpiece

thumb22Today, I want to share with you a video I recorded back in 2010, but it shows an amazing game played by the great Paul Morphy in a blindfold simul! It's always amazing to see chess masters attacking, though Morphy was the first one to introduce the positional factors behind a successful attack. Read more ...

Feb 20, 2014 Live Lesson: Evaluation and Planning

thumb22Hi everyone! In today’s post, I would like to share with you a very instructive fragment of a lesson I had with one of my students back in 2012. His level was approximately 2000 USCF (Expert). The topics we covered are positional evaluation and how it can affect our plan successfully. Read more ...

Feb 10, 2014 Improve Your Middlegame Planning

thumb22In today’s post, you will learn more about the systematic planning in chess. This is the most important skill every chess player needs to master in order to progress and succeed in the ancient game. But how could one handle the complex nature of every position and come up with the right plan consistently? Read more ...

Feb 2, 2014 Improve Your Tactics and Calculation

thumb22Today’s post is reserved for two very special topics for every player: Tactics and Calculation. How do we calculate long variations with certain accuracy, so that we can commit to brave sacrifices and complicated exchanges and sometimes accept horrible weaknesses for the sake of a winning plan? Read more ...

Jan 20, 2014 Improve Your Endgame Strategy

thumb22The endgame is considered the most complex stage of the game and being good at it often helps players improve their performance in other stages of the game, too. Nowadays, the endgame strategy is the key factor that is used by many players to prepare and excel in serious chess tournaments. Read more ...