IM Kostya Kavutskiy

IM Kostya Kavutskiy has basically done it all in the chess world. He is an active tournament player, has written for chess magazines, authored a book on the Open Sicilian, and has coached many, many students across all skill levels. He is also an accomplished streamer who has been at it on Twitch for a few years! Last year, IM Kavutskiy created the "Chess Dojo" as a means of gathering chess improvers and improvement resources under one virtual roof. The results have been electrifying -- along with GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and a dedicated community on Discord, Kostya and the Chess Dojo are helping players get better at chess. Kostya is also working on a Chessable course which will be out soon. I recorded this episode just a few days before I flew to Copenhagen, and I'm really excited for you all to hear Kostya's insights on climbing the rating ladder and on the chess world. Some highlights from this week's episode: Kostya's upcoming Chessable course on "endgame studies", aimed for beginner and intermediate players I ask Kostya a question that's been on my mind for a while: at what point should a chess player consider buying Chessbase? Kostya talks about forming the Chess Dojo, teaming up with IM David Pruess, and fleshing out the virtual space into what it is today We also talk about how the philosophy behind Chess Dojo improvement videos/streams/classes/etc. Kostya and I talk about elusive and arbitrary goals regarding rating milestones and "getting good at chess" "The best chess book is the one you read"; how Bobby Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" pushed Kostya onto the path towards a lifelong professional career in chess Improving positional play vs. tactical play when you're unsure what to study in order to improve Another edition of "Aimchess Instant Insights" with Kostya! 64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Aimchess. Join my Patreon! Thanks again to IM Kostya Kavutskiy for joining the show -- follow him on Twitter! Chess Dojo socials: YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Discord Follow the podcast on Twitter: @64Podcast Follow David Vizgan (the host) on Twitter: @davidvizgan