benkonian's Blog

Is blitz chess good for our chess?

2025-05-19T11:37:45.088Z

Most of us play some or more online blitz chess quite regularly, some of us take it more seriously, some play it purely for fun. In this article, I will explain my thoughts on the matter and hopefully it helps you decide whether or not you should use blitz chess as a training tool and how to do it.

What even is calculation?

2025-05-07T08:21:42.848Z

Nobody doubts the importance of it, but do we even have a definition?

“Are you studying openings wrong? A Coach’s Honest Take”

2025-04-28T21:05:36.919Z

Openings are probably the most discussed topic in the chess community, especially at the club level. This makes sense since they are relatively easy to talk about, everyone has their favorites and often times people base their chess personalities entirely on the openings they play. Sites like Chessable have made learning openings extremely easy (or at least such an impression is made), leaving community members with the age-old questions - "what should I play against e4?", "Against d4?" "Is the french a good opening?", "Is the italian better than the scotch?", etc. In this blog I would like to discuss my experience working with club players, as well as how my views on openings have changed since I was a club player myself.