Aloha,
My first course was Grandmaster’s Secrets which I thoroughly enjoyed and review from time to time.
Now I have gone through Level up and GM Positional course as well as the Calculate course which was provided.
The invaluable exposure to how an accomplished person plays chess is providing me with a solid foundation.
My challenge is remember the different principles in the excitement of a game. I playtime various bots on Chess.com to allow me time to calculate and often reread my notes.
Thank you for providing the building blocks for playing good chess. Ron Hochuli

The course was extremely help. Well structured, easily to follow and a good mix of theory and examples. Loved seeing Igors thought process playing against the bots.

The course is fantastic. I like the method of teachig. The lessons are thorough and will help to improve my game.
I have always enjoyed your teaching skills and the many videos you produce.
I miss the cat though.

I am very much enjoying the course. Unlike other courses I've tried, which simply teach opening lines to be memorized, this course explains overall strategies that can help in any situation. I also love Igor's positive energy and the way he makes learning fun without going off on tangents.
The course is giving me a better understanding of which principals should take precedence at different stages of the game, and how to train particular skills.
Pointing out mistakes made by 1900 elo players also makes me feel a bit better about my blunders at 1000!

Good day
This course has opened up a whole new world of understanding for me. My Chess rating on Lichess has improved by at least 150-200 rating points since I started studying this course.
I feel I am still on my way up for a considerably more rating points to come. Thank you GM Igor Smirnov - Your Service is highly appreciated.

Hi,
I purchased your course “Level Up Your Chess” and here are my thoughts:

I think the video lessons are excellent all 26 of them. I went through the whole course quickly at first just to see context and get a broad understanding.
I then went through all the lessons a second time slowly taking detailed notes for my own personal benefit and landed up with a concise 3 page document to help me remember the key points of each lesson.
I appreciate I made need to review some of the lessons a 3rd or 4th time. Overall I really enjoyed the video course.

I find it fascinating that I have been pursuing the incorrect course of action for so many years.
Your course is easy to understand and makes just so much sense.
I still fall back into my poor habits but by revisiting the course it sinking in to my way of thinking more and more - I do love when I notice my opponents doing the incorrect things and that boosts my confidence.

I find it very useful, comprehensive, thorough and prepared in such a way that learning chess for busy people can be unbelievably efficient. This is exactly what I needed at the beginning of my chess adventure! I have not finished it yet, but I do enjoy every single lesson. My favourite so far are: lesson 1, 3 and 6 on avoiding blunders, and lesson 12 on calculations. The examples are fantastic. Moreover, all that you say are coherent with your other courses such as “My Thinking System” or “Grandmaster’s Secret”.

I also enjoy a separate video that you published “The Ultimate Beginners’ Opening Guide” which is a good complement to section no. 2 on openings.

excellent content, well explained in a logical fashion.

Very instructive!

Great course!! Simple, easy to follow, and super helpful!