"It's up to people to make usefulness out of something truly useful" ~ CTGTEEN
If you were curious, yes, my profile picture has a picture of every World Championship that Magnus has won, namely, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021.
"If you want to be a part of that 1%, you're gonna have to do what the 99% don't" - Magnus Carlsen
"Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless" - Magnus Carlsen
If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people" - Magnus Carlsen
"Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at something" - Magnus Carlsen
"You work for a long period of time and the results don't really show, but at some point everything just comes together and you start to play better, or get more confidence." - Fabiano Caruana
"The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says." - Hikaru Nakamura
"I don't have the tendency to downgrade myself" - Ian Nepomniachtchi
"The self is every person's true enemy" - Ding Liren
My favorite Chessable courses along with my reviews:
1: Lifetime Repertoires: Giri's 1.e4 - Part 1:-
Key features:
- Clear and concise explanations which make you feel the position
- Good and practical recommendations avoiding massive theory blocks
- Counters repertoires fighting against this one with good lines
- New recommendations which are approved by the modern engines
- The one con I would say is that the support level is COMPLETELY FAKE. I'd rate it as a medium, and this has also been mentioned in the course reviews.
Type of course: This course is an opening course from the White side which covers 1.e4 e5 from White. It covers mostly all major responses, and it dwells around the Slow Italian (Guico Pianissimo). The lines are amazing and I still use them and probably will for a good amount of time.
It is recommended for players of Intermediate (1200-1600 [I assume this is FIDE rating]), Advanced (1600-2000), Expert (2000-2200) and Master (2200+) rated players.