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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From one of my students' games. Black to play and draw.

Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I really like Real Chess Training by Noël Studer. Every week 6 positions, 45 minutes to analyze, and then you watch the solution video. For players rated 1500-2000. My review: youtu.be/PIOY3-O2vBQ

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Review of Real Chess Training by Noël Studer

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NEW VIDEO: I took the positional puzzles from Axel Smith's Woodpecker Method 2 and cross-referenced them with Lichess data to find which ones club players actually get wrong — and the themes behind the mistakes. youtu.be/hwIsPsh9nIY

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Common Positional Mistakes Club Players Make

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My complete, start-to-finish guide to building a Chessable opening course powered by 18 Claude programs. youtu.be/Q2xiiKLqR4M

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How I Create Chessable Courses with Claude AI

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New In Chess 2026, issue 2, is out with reports on the FIDE candidates and the Prague Masters, interviews with Sindarov and his coach, remembering Jan Timman, Sadler on Bobby Fischer, and more. Now also available on Forward Chess!

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Netflix documentary about Carlsen and Niemann is out. I found the documentary pretty balanced. What surprised me: - The Carlsen team feeling chess.com put them on the wrong foot - Carlsen settling because of the US legal system - The dislike of chess.com mngt for Niemann youtu.be/4k7lkMdZorE

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Untold: Chess Mates | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I created a website that analyzes your online games, finds exactly where you deviated from my Chessable courses, and generates a custom PGN file ready for Chessable spaced repetition training. Built with Claude! 🔗 Website: hanschut.pythonanywhere.com youtu.be/ezXQzEYUKfo

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Master Your Chessable Repertoire - Fix Your Online Opening Mistakes

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New In Chess 2026#1 is out with Timman's last column, tournament reports on Tata Steel, WC Rapid, Blitz and Freestyle, interviews with Abdusattorov & Bluebaum, Gelfand analyzes recent games, Speelman on Hastings, Ntirlis shares opening novelties and Castellanos' Killer Chess Training Now 140 pages!

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Dutch chess legend Jan Timman passed away on February 18 at the age of 74. In this video, I discuss three of his latest books: - Timman's Studies - Timman's Triumphs - The 100 Endgames Studies You Must Know youtu.be/jhf1GDHj5QM

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Timman's Books

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Using Claude, I created a program to search from any opening position for related opening puzzles. For example, any puzzles which games incl. the moves 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ c6. You can download the 1.2 million games-puzzle-database through the link in this article. lichess.org/@/HanSchut/b...

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The Lichess Opening Puzzles with games makes them searchable from any position

Search from any opening position for Lichess Opening Puzzles

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I haven't written a line of code in 40 years. In less than 2 days, I built two advanced chess software tools entirely through conversation with Claude AI. In this video, I share the joy of "conversational coding" and demonstrate the two powerful tools we built from scratch. youtu.be/GSj69yLmwMg

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The Joy of Creating Chess Tools with Claude AI

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Would You Sacrifice Your Bishop with $100,000 and the GM Title on the Line? My latest video covers a crucial moment in the game between Carissa Yip and Daniil Yuffa from the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026. youtu.be/pVHn8Uwpe70

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Would You Sacrifice Your Bishop with $100,000 and the GM Title on the Line?

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

In this video, I show how you can sometimes win straight from the opening—not just by following general principles, but by being alert, recognizing typical themes, and calculating concrete lines. For all positions, these opportunities were missed in most Lichess games. youtu.be/D-S3FOD-kY4

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Winning in the Opening (1500-2000) - Steps Method

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Yesterday, ChessBase '26.5 was released. Time to revisit my review from 73 days ago and to check which bugs and flaws have been fixed in: - AI consult - Opening Report - Monte Carlo simulation - Game filtering classical, rapid, and blitz youtu.be/pcyJiNbVgyY

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ChessBase '26.5 - bugs and flaws fixed?

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Gemini 3 Pro has arrived with "reasoning" capabilities, but can it actually analyze a chess position without hallucinating? In this video, I test the new model on tactical & positional puzzles and reveal the one specific prompt strategy that turns it into a valuable chess coach. youtu.be/o6uAlfQvao0

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How to Analyze Chess with Gemini 3 Pro: The Ultimate Guide

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

28.Bxa6! What a move by Wei Yi, especially as he had less than 5 minutes left and had to see the only move 31.Qa4 in advance. The game continued: 28. Bxa6 e5 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Ka7 31. Qa4 bxa6 32. Rd7+ Bxd7 33. Qxd7+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Video on the new Opening Report functionality in ChessBase '26: - Style Report - Tactics - Illustrative Games Matthias Wüllenweber, CEO of ChessBase, missed the review of that new functionality in my first video. youtu.be/5xYd2SXmPh4

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ChessBase '26 Opening Report Revisited

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

My review of the new functions in ChessBase '26 - AI consult - New Opening Report - Monte Carlo simulation - Filtering of Blitz, Rapid, and Classical games youtu.be/EP_k_NtXQH4

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Review of ChessBase '26 new functions

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

White to play and win. From the game Aronian - Aronyak Ghosh after 23... Nf6 at the FIDE World Cup 2025. Solution in my reply.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Caruana just played 32... Nxb5. Gukesh played an elegant move to finish the game. Can you find it? (The answer is in my reply.)

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Carlsen played 34... Nf4 and Gukesh resigned in this equal position! What did both Carlsen and Gukesh overlook? What should Carlsen have played instead of 34... Nf4?

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

My book review of the 6th Edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, which is now available on Forward Chess. The book has updated analysis (Q+2p vs R+3p), expanded material (R+p vs R+p), and new exercises compared to the previous edition. youtu.be/4Sgwo2HjRds

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Book Review: Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual - 6th Edition

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I was surprised by the number of blunders by top GMs in the FIDE Grand Swiss. No time pressure, equal position, and then in one move, the game is lost. In this video, I analyze the root causes of these mistakes and what we, as amateurs, can learn from them. youtu.be/Lbhqcj67Iww

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How to make your opponents blunder!

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Game Changer! You can now generate a complete opening repertoire in a few minutes on Qchess.net and then upload it to Lichess, ChessBook, or Chessable. The repertoire is based on the Elite Database (2+ million master games), the Lichess user games DB, and engine analysis. youtu.be/qi5FH3LV_Js

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Game changer: generate a complete opening repertoire with just a few mouse clicks.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Review of a Lichess 45 45 game focused on plans in the Maroczy pawn structure and the pawn ending. Lichess 45 45 League Game Review youtu.be/x8Ay_F_eXr0

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Lichess 45 45 League Game Review

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Also in New In Chess 2025#7: James Altucher on the Code of the Adult Enjoyer. 5. Be OK Losing My ex-wife once told me, 'Show me a learning experience and I'll show you a loser.'

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

New In Chess 2025#7 is out with a tournament report of the FIDE Grand Swiss, interviews with Giri and MVL, Timman on Caruana, and an article on @yoshaiglesias.bsky.social winning the French women's championship.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

In this video, I explain how I use chessvision.ai, YouTube, Lichess, chess.com, and Forward Chess to turbocharge my Chessable study. For a given position, I demonstrate how to search for videos, find reference games, explore the Lichess games database, and use Forward Chess. youtu.be/loUwYxl4Rvo

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Turbocharge your Chessable study!

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

My 10th Chessable course is out! 'Annihilate the Alekhine: 4 Pawns Attack for White' Inspired by GM Gawain Jones' Coffeehouse Repertoire. Easy to learn, fun to play. Designed for club players, sufficient for masters. www.chessable.com/annihilate-t...

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Black has a cute tactic based on a tactical motif that I was not aware of until I created my Chessable course 'Dragon Fire: Tactics for Black in the Sicilian Dragon'. White just played 13.Bxf6. Black to move and win.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

From Step 4 Plus - Mini Plans. White to move activates their knight with Ng3, planning Ne4. How do you evaluate the position, and how would you play the position with Black? I was surprised by the engine's choice: 1.Ng3 e4!? 2.Nxe4 Re5!? 3.Nxf6 gxf6 =. Active defense based on concrete calculation.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Nakamura just resigned against Carlsen in a winning position. Just shows that even the best players prove to be mortal. White to move after 32... Bg4

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

You can now search for positions in the complete Forward Chess library! For each book that contains the position, Forward Chess shows you a snippet. If you own the book, you can go to the exact position in the book with just one click. The position search includes subvariations youtu.be/c8lo9HLvWGY

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Game changer: Position search now available on Forward Chess !!

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Book review 'The Woodpecker Method 2: Positional Play' by Axel Smith. Over 1,000 exercises, 500 'pawn structure' puzzles and 500 'positional principles' exercises. I compare the book to 'Chess Structures' by Mauricio Flores Rios, and compare the two learning philosophies. youtu.be/7KccsQVczIg

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Book review 'The Woodpecker Method 2 - Positional Play ' by Alex Smith

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The standard network, installed when you download Leela Chess Zero, does not find Qxf5. The strongest available network chooses the move instantly. The spectacular move Qxf5 clearly comes from the network and not from the Monte Carlo - PUCT search. Fascinating! youtu.be/rcLgoPh_JY4

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Leela Chess Zero's spectacular Qxf5!! It is all in the network.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New video analysing 3 rook endgames of my students. In the first two positions, I show how schematic thinking can help you win endgames effortlessly. In the third position, I explain how I use Stockfish to discover the essence of an endgame. youtu.be/sKuAOJFRPlY

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Schematic thinking in Rook Endgames (1200-1900)

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New In Chess 2025#3 is out with tournament reports on the Prague Masters, the American Cup, the European Championship, an interview with Aravindh, remembering Boris Spasski, the English Chess in Schools program, Nate Solon on using K-MAP to evaluate a position and much more.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Stockfish 17.1 is out! 20 ELO stronger, you can test the speed of Stockfish on your computer, improved table base support and more. stockfishchess.org/blog/2025/st...

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Stockfish 17.1

Stockfish is a strong and open-source chess engine.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

At the age of 60, I am not done yet. I just beat GM Andrew Tang (rating 3231) in Bullet Brawl with my favourite Dubov's Explosive Italian. My highest win ever! It took 38 moves in 36 seconds. www.chess.com/game/live/13...

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Chess: CM HanSchut vs GM penguingm1

CM HanSchut (2275) vs GM penguingm1 (3215). HanSchut won by resignation in 38 moves. Click to review the game, move by move.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Carissa Yip's games are such a pleasure to follow! Position after 23.Bxc5 in the game Thalia Cervantes Landeiro - Carissa Yip. Carissa continued 23... Rb3! 24.Bxf8 Rxf3! and after 25.gxf3 Nf4, Black won quickly. #womeninchess

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

What would you play? Rg3, Kd5, Rg1, or something else? How do you assess the position? Draw or winning for White? The position is from 'Think Like A Super-GM' by Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado. youtu.be/6ZMjtrFVf9w

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Learn to analyze (1500-2000) with Master Han Schut

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New video: Visualization Training for players rated between 800 and 1300 based on Step 2 Thinking Ahead of the Steps Method. The subject is 'Defending against Mate'. youtu.be/tI1hVJlII10

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Visualization Training (800-1300) - Defending against Mate - Step 2 Thinking Ahead

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Cor van Wijgerden, one of the developers of the Steps Method, showed this puzzle in a presentation. I think it is really beautiful! youtu.be/_aJCgITTj9Y

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Beauty in Chess: Endgame Analysis with Master Han Schut (1600-2300)

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

New 'Learn to Analyze' video for players rated 1600 to 2200. Just one position from the book 'Improve Your Chess Calculation' by Ramesh RB. Visualization and verification are key! youtu.be/MJjm2MxKnyE

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Learn to analyze (1600-2200) with Master Han Schut

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

New 'Learn to Analyze' video for players rated 1500 to 2100. Just one position from the book 'The How To Study Chess on Your Own Workbook' by Davorin Kuljasevic. Nice visualization and calculation challenge! youtu.be/sSwsEX-mbtw

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Learn to analyze (1500-2100) with Master Han Schut

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Seven years ago I published my first Chessable course: The Evans Gambit - Beginner's Guide. The mini-course has been bought more than 2,000 times. Recently a user asked if I could make an introduction video. Here they are including how I curate the lines using Lichess. youtu.be/aLscFpdv8wM

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Evans Gambit - Beginner's Guide - 4... Bb6 and 5... Bc5

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

New video: Visualization Training based on Step 3 Thinking Ahead. Seventeen puzzles on Pawn Endings (key squares and rook pawn). Practice your visualization and sharpen your pawn-ending skills. youtu.be/4wvY8hx6ncA

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Visualization Training (1000-1500) - Pawn Endings

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Last Saturday I got my beloved Dubov Explosive Italian on the board. In the position below, my opponent played the creative 14... Rxg7 with the idea 15.Qxg7 Qe4+. How does White win? #chesspunks

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Re-recording of this video with new puzzles. The video explains the three Attacking Targets in chess: - Material - King (check) - Mating Square And a useful trick to find a mating square that often works: 'Make two moves with the same colour and mate.' youtu.be/0ozwoSsValY

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Chess Basics - Attacking Targets (800-1200) - Steps Method

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