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"Welcome to Tiger Lilov's Chess School!

 

Wish you could stand a chance against a Chess Expert? ... a FIDE Master?  ... an International Master? If so, you've come to the right place! Visit the Chess Training Page to learn more about my famous personalized chess training program that has helped many achieve what they really wanted in chess!"

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Check our new flexible method of teaching that allows each of our students to receive the most important skills they need for the moment to excel in tournaments and casual games, while correctly improving their chess. We believe chess is a good way for anyone to strengthen their character, learn how to make important decisions for limited time, or just have a lot of fun. We welcome you to be our student!

free_training We prepare a free personalized chess training program which serves as the main guide for us on how and what to teach this student at any given point, so that s/he improves visibly and steadily over the course of our training. This personalized training program is based on my student’s chess background, sample games, strengths and weaknesses, as well as style and level of play.

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While our students work on their personalized training programs with us, they are entitled and often swarmed with a number of free services and complementary training materials we are always happy to provide for free. When we teach a student that aspires to improve and does so much to achieve their dream of becoming a master, we want to help them get closer to their goal faster.

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Becoming a student of Tiger Lilov’s Chess School will bring you:

 

 

 

 

 

  • Free Personalized Chess Training Programs for anyone interested in training with us.
  • Free Recent Games Reviews and Analyses via e-mail.
  • Free Complementary Training Materials to each of our regular students depending on their training program needs and objectives.
  • Free 24/7 Online for anyone having questions on their chess training and practice.

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Here is only a short list of the most common topics we cover in our lessons:

 

 

 

 

 

  • Building (or Improving) a Complete Opening Repertoire for White and Black.
  • Improving Planning and Evaluation Skills for Better Middlegame Play.
  • Understanding Strategy and Developing a Positional "Sense".
  • Improving Tactical Vision and Calculation Ability.
  • Understanding Theoretical and Practical Endgames.

Dec 20, 2010 A Source of Power

In my new article of the series “Inside the Master Mind: The Best Games of a Chess Coach”, I would like to present to you one of my best games in my chess career. That game was played at one of the most important tournaments for me in Bulgaria at that time. Read more ...

Dec 16, 2010 How to Fight a Chess Master

In this article, I would like to show you one of my best games against strong opponents. That game was played at the prestigious tournament in Teteven (Bulgaria) in 2008 and my opponent was the strong and experienced international master Sasho Nikolov. Read more ...

Dec 13, 2010 Ruy Lopez Exchanged as White

Ruy Lopez Exchanged has always been an interesting alternative to the bishop’s retreat to a4 for White. With Bxc6, White damages Black’s pawn structure and either trades pieces to get into a favorable endgame or goes for many middle game attacking chances. Read more ...

Nov 29, 2010 The Best Game of a Chess Coach

In my first article from the “Inside the Master Mind: The Best Games of a Chess Coach” Series, I chose to present one of my most beautiful chess games in my career as a tournament chess player. This game was played during the Bulgarian Team Chess Championship when I was fourteen. Read more ...

Oct 21, 2010 The Lethal Slav Attack

I would like to show you one of my most interesting games in my chess career. I say interesting, since then I used my own opening system in a serious tournament. That game was played in the “First International Chess Festival” in Varna in 2005. Read more ...