If you love chess instruction that explains the nitty gritty of the position...simplifies complex ideas into practical tips you can use...and boosts your all-around decision-making skills, then International Master Christof Sielecki is the man to turn to.
Forget about frustrating cliff-hangers like "White has the advantage"..."Black has compensation for the pawn"...or the much-dreaded "The rest is a matter of technique." Comments like these only raise more questions than answers.
When you tune in to Christof, you can count on him to explain what exactly is going on at the board. So you can understand even the most mind-blowing moves of top grandmasters — and maybe even play like one!
Christof's journey as a player proves that you don't need to be a prodigy to go places in chess.
After taking up the game seriously at the relatively late age of 13, he became a FIDE Master at age 21. Only two years later, he broke through the 2400-rating mark and earned his first International Master norms.
Now, the final norm proved very elusive.
But after 14 years of hustling, Christof finally secured the IM title. He wasted no time underscoring this feat with his most impressive over-the-board results — winning the Dutch Team Championships 2012 and the Latschach Open 2013 ahead of many GMs.
That said, he shot to internet fame when he started his ChessExplained YouTube channel. The project started out as a request by a friend, who wanted to pick Christof's brain during a blitz game. And we can all take a moment to thank this friend, because...
Everyone began to recognize Christof's penchant for explaining chess in a way that's easy to follow and understand.
Not only did his newfound fame pumped up his YouTube subscriber count (almost 38,000 at the time of this writing). It also led to many projects, including the five-star Chessable courses our students love.
Each of his Chessable course — from Keep It Simple 1.e4 and 1.d4...Fight Like Magnus: The Sicilian...to his comprehensive Lifetime Repertoires — delivers the same tell-all chess instruction we all came to love and expect from Christof.
So if you want to level-up your chess IQ and uncork stronger moves next time you play, then International Master Christof Sielecki's courses are your perfect starting point.
