Dr. Can's Chess Clinic

It is my pleasure. Hope it will help you!

YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic 10 Strategic Patterns to Master the Nimzo Indian Defense

@drcanchess.bsky.social very nice video about the Hübner Nimzo Indian with clear explanation of important concepts youtu.be/rEmsO_dNps4?...

The course also trains you to punish your opponent’s mistakes, helping you fight the passive mindset that holds so many players back.

In the videos, I also introduce my CLAMP checklist—a powerful tool from my newest course on blunder-checking. #chessable #chesspunks #chesscom

All 10 of my Chessable courses now include video! “My Opponent’s Move” just got a video upgrade. chessable.com/my-opponents...

This course helps you raise your chess floor by fixing a critical calculation process: spotting the threats behind your opponent’s last move.

Getting ready for the summer read.

YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic What Cognitive Science Says About Chess Thinking with Prof. Christopher Chabris

It was an honor to host world-renowned cognitive scientist and NM Prof. Chris Chabris @cfchabris.bsky.social to explore what cognitive science teaches us about chess thinking.

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That is so nice to hear! ☺️ I poured my heart and soul into the video part for the blunder-check course.

YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic Rethinking Human Chess Calculation: Beyond Kotov's Tree

Thanks for posting this!

It reminded me of this video I recorded a while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9a8...

YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic Mastering Chess Exchanges: GM Jacob Aagaard’s Guide to Better Decisions

We explored strategic decision-making, especially around piece exchanges, inspired by his book Mastering Chess Exchanges (co-authored with Renier Castellanos).

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I had the great pleasure of talking to GM Jacob Aagaard. He took a deeply respectable approach as a GM, thinking out loud as I tested him with positions (he tested me, too, with five positions!).

A great coach doesn’t just lecture—they solve problems with you. 👇

Yes! Confirmation bias kicks in!

Yosha, this is excellent feedback from such a strong player like you! 🙏☺️

Some of my students are seeing all-time rating highs after they diligently studied this course. I am very hopeful!

I just saw a review of the Blunder-Check course from a neurologist—and at that moment, it felt like a year’s worth of sweat, effort, and love had truly paid off. #chesspunks

The sale is ending in two days! www.chessable.com/preventing-b...

Thank you so much! :)

#chess #chesspunks #chesscom #chessable #blunder-check

I am super excited about the impact of this course on your chess progress.

Thanks for your continued support ❤️

Let's put a CLAMP on those blunders!

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I have already received great feedback from the alpha and beta testers of the course: "I really thought your course was absolutely outstanding and I’m up to my all time high of 1250 chesscom, and over 1600 lichess after studying it.”

It probably works!!

And no—it’s not about passivity or fear.

This course teaches you to verify your ideas with confidence.
Some of the most powerful exercises challenge you to play seemingly blunder-looking moves, but calculate just one or two plies deeper to prove they work.

What is truly limiting your performance—your ceiling or your floor?

Improving your ceiling (strategy, calculation, openings) is great.

But if blunders keep ruining your games… then raising your floor should be your top priority.

Blunder Check helps you do exactly that.

As a cognitive scientist and coach, my mission is to identify the biggest bottlenecks in a player's progress—and give you tools that generalize.

Unsafe moves and blunders are arguably the biggest bottleneck.

After a full year of designing, testing, and refining, I’m beyond excited to announce the release of my 10th (!) @chessable.com course: Preventing Blunders in Chess: chessable.com/blundercheck

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In the latest episode, I sat down with Nate Solon, and we challenged each other by evaluating a series of interesting positions. #chess #chesspunks #evaluation #calculation

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That is correct, thanks! :)

Thank you! :) The idea is to go for a compact but complete d4 d5 course!

It was a great pleasure to host NM Ben Johnson, the voice behind the legendary Perpetual Chess Podcast! We dived into his journey as a podcaster and lessons from his book Perpetual Chess Improvement. 🎙️♟️ #chess #chesspunks

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Thank you! Slowly working on it, I have 2-3 projects to finish before that though :)

Thank you so much 😊🙏

The blunder-check course starts cooking after one year of hard work.

2 hours of video recorded, around 18 hours to go! #chessable #chess #chesspunks

It was a pleasure talking to IM Alex Astaneh.

Among other things, we discussed his comprehensive course, "The Positional Chess Patterns Manual".

He even tested me live on some instructive positions—always love a good strategy session! #chess #chesspunks

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Qf8+ is cool!