Dr. Can's Chess Clinic
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Can Kabadayi/ Cognitive scientist, Candidate master, Chess coach, Proud Chessable Author of the Year 2024 #chess #chesspunks
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I’m beyond honored to be named Chessable Author of the Year 2024! 🏆
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A massive THANK YOU to Chessable, my students & the entire chess community. This award means even more given the amazing authors on Chessable—it’s a privilege to be among them.👇
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A massive THANK YOU to Chessable, my students & the entire chess community. This award means even more given the amazing authors on Chessable—it’s a privilege to be among them.👇
It is my pleasure. Hope it will help you!
This amazing video on the KID by @drcanchess.bsky.social goes straight to my favourites!! Hope it helps in my game tomorrow! 💪🏼 #chesspunks youtu.be/dC2Houwhegg?...
10 Strategic Patterns to Master the King’s Indian Defense
YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic
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September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It is my pleasure. Hope it will help you!
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@drcanchess.bsky.social very nice video about the Hübner Nimzo Indian with clear explanation of important concepts youtu.be/rEmsO_dNps4?...
10 Strategic Patterns to Master the Nimzo Indian Defense
YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic
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July 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@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
In the videos, I also introduce my CLAMP checklist—a powerful tool from my newest course on blunder-checking. #chessable #chesspunks #chesscom
May 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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
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.
This course helps you raise your chess floor by fixing a critical calculation process: spotting the threats behind your opponent’s last move.
May 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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.
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.
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Getting ready for the summer read.
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
What Cognitive Science Says About Chess Thinking with Prof. Christopher Chabris
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May 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
That is so nice to hear! ☺️ I poured my heart and soul into the video part for the blunder-check course.
April 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
That is so nice to hear! ☺️ I poured my heart and soul into the video part for the blunder-check course.
Thanks for posting this!
It reminded me of this video I recorded a while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9a8...
It reminded me of this video I recorded a while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9a8...
Rethinking Human Chess Calculation: Beyond Kotov's Tree
YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic
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April 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thanks for posting this!
It reminded me of this video I recorded a while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9a8...
It reminded me of this video I recorded a while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9a8...
We explored strategic decision-making, especially around piece exchanges, inspired by his book Mastering Chess Exchanges (co-authored with Renier Castellanos).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXT...
Mastering Chess Exchanges: GM Jacob Aagaard’s Guide to Better Decisions
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April 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We explored strategic decision-making, especially around piece exchanges, inspired by his book Mastering Chess Exchanges (co-authored with Renier Castellanos).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXT...
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. 👇
A great coach doesn’t just lecture—they solve problems with you. 👇
April 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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. 👇
A great coach doesn’t just lecture—they solve problems with you. 👇
Yes! Confirmation bias kicks in!
April 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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!
Some of my students are seeing all-time rating highs after they diligently studied this course. I am very hopeful!
April 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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!
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...
The sale is ending in two days! www.chessable.com/preventing-b...
April 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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...
The sale is ending in two days! www.chessable.com/preventing-b...
Thank you so much! :)
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thank you so much! :)
March 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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!
Thanks for your continued support ❤️
Let's put a CLAMP on those blunders!
March 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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!
Thanks for your continued support ❤️
Let's put a CLAMP on those blunders!
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!!
It probably works!!
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March 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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!!
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.
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.
March 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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.
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.
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.
March 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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.
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.
Unsafe moves and blunders are arguably the biggest bottleneck.
March 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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.
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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March 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoK...
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoK...
That is correct, thanks! :)
March 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
That is correct, thanks! :)
Thank you! :) The idea is to go for a compact but complete d4 d5 course!
March 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRO...
March 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRO...