Highly praised for providing a clear, step-by-step roadmap for study, which is often what self-taught players lack most.
The course covers the "Main Problem" of self-taught players (lack of a clear system) and moves into advanced concepts like planning, style development, and the "High School" of chess. Self-Taught Grandmaster
Smirnov utilizes his background in psychology and neuroscience to explain how the brain best absorbs chess information and handles tournament pressure. Strengths vs. Weaknesses Systematic Approach Highly praised for providing a clear, step-by-step roadmap
Focuses on how to think rather than what to think, helping players stabilize their performance. Highly praised for providing a clear
Includes a set of 20 special training tasks and 200 commented games and puzzles designed to automate the thinking algorithms Smirnov teaches.