★★★★★
“Before starting the course, my Lichess puzzle rating was around 1550, and it is now 1909. The Calculation Course has helped me develop a much more structured way of thinking.”
Javier Martin Fernandez
Free Calculation Kit · For adult & senior chess players
Know what to check before you move
Give your calculation a starting point. Use WOW to check your opponent’s threat and CCTA to organize the moves worth considering. Get both checklists in a free PDF, with a routine for checking the replies before you decide.
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FREE PDF
What you’ll get
A four-step routine, two thinking checklists, and a compact reminder to review before a game.
The first system
WOW
- Check what your opponent’s last move threatens
- Test your candidate move against their strongest reply
The second system
CCTA
- Consider checks, captures, threats and active moves
- Use the same search for your opponent’s replies
Use the checklist to structure your practice and game review.
Built by IM Yevhenii Yelisieiev21 years playing, 10+ years coaching adult improvers, with wins over grandmasters.
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What Calculation Course students say
Experiences from the full paid Calculation Course.
★★★★★
“I have seen my rating improve from about 950 up to about 1100. ... I finally feel confident to play against players who are rated 100-200 above me. This really has made playing chess much more fun for me.”
Robert
★★★★★
“My Chess.com rating at the start of the Calculation Course was 1144. After completing the 15 required rapid games, it increased by 107 points to 1251. ... By far, the most valuable aspect of the course is the “chess thinking” narrative that Yevhenii provides throughout.”
Ian Faithfull
★★★★★
“I used to jump at the first thing I thought looked good. The Calculation course is really helping me be more disciplined and go through all the steps.”
John Mason
★★★★★
“I’m much calmer in my calculations because of this course. My thinking is structured better and my mind isn’t hopping around the board. The structured thinking is by far the best part of this course so far!”
Robert Renk
★★★★★
“The courses exercises has improved this through the repetition and the excellent guidance by Yevhenii. The best thing about the course was the format. Get a puzzle, do my best to solve it then watch Yevhenii work through it using the same process he recommended to us.”
Gordon Watters
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