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

The solution: 59... Ne7 60. g6 Ke6 61. Ke2 Ke5 with the idea 62. Kxe3 Kd6 63. g7 Nf5+ Beautiful symmetry!

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

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

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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 · 26/06/2026

Using Claude, I created a program to search from any opening position for related opening puzzles. For example, any puzzles that start with 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 · 20/06/2026

File organization! If you work with hundreds of databases, the tabs in Hiarcs do not cut it. I still use Hiarcs too, for instance for watching broadcasts with the Mega Database, Hiarcs Opening book and Stockfish open.

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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 · 19/06/2026

I use AI to take care of the tedious stuff that I used to do manually, like which variations are most popular on club level. More time for design and writing! It also provides me with new insights, e.g. club players find it hard to convert a space advantage. They find positional play difficult etc.

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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!

Cover of the New In Chess Magazine 2026/#2

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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 · 30/03/2026

Thanks for sharing! Happy to hear that you tried it yourself and were able to make it work. Curious to hear what kind of application you built.

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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

The puzzle rating is in the PGN file that you can download. The current format is the game truncated after the first move of the puzzle with the solution in the ‘annotator’ field and the game ID in the ‘site’ field. For visibility in ChessBase you could put the rating in the ‘tournament’ field.

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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

I think ChessBase can make AI work if ChessBase feeds ChatGPT with the right information. My example of Gemini 3 Pro + mini analysis tree shows the potential. And with Buddy Engine, LiveBook, and Plan Explorer, ChessBase has all the info available. I agree with you on the value of Monte Carlo.

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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

1kb3r1/1p5p/B3p3/7q/3RQ3/2P4r/PP6/1K1R4 b - - 0 28

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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 · 18/11/2025

Very interesting! Is the theme-based position evaluation heuristic (mobility, space, king safety, and other positional and tactical factors) the same as the one in the Lichess tools?

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Yes! I 100% agree. Great that he took the time to watch the video and provide feedback without being defensive.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Thanks! I need to delve deeper into Monte Carlo to fully understand your point. So far, I have not found it helpful in developing my chess skills. Matthias Wüllenweber, CEO of ChessBase, was kind and open enough to reply to my video.

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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 · 13/11/2025

Yes, 4...d6 is rarely played.

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I never came across a correspondence game in my local Mega DB. My chess tools: - CB and Hiarcs as DB programs - Mega DB with weekly CB updates - Corr DB with monthly ICCF updates - Hiarcs openings book - SF and LcO - Forward Chess - Chessvision.ai - Qchess.net - Lichess - Chessable

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Han Schut @hanschut.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Correspondence players spend days analyzing a position with the strongest engines. You can still find interesting ideas as L’Ami showed in the NIC Yearbooks. I only look at games post SF-NNUE and use the corr DB to see if there is consensus on the strongest move and any new ideas from top players.

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

23... Nf6 24. d6? (24. Rg4+! Nxg4 25. Qxg4+ Kh8 26. Qd4+ f6 27. d6 Bxg3 28. Qd2 Rf7 and wins.) 24... Bxg3 (24... Qc8! with equality.) 25. Rg4+ Nxg4 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Qd4+ f6 28. Qd2 Rf7 29. Bxf7 Kg7 30. Qd3 1-0 Aronian saw the idea but chose the wrong move order but won after all.

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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.

rq3rk1/pp3p2/5n1p/3P4/4R3/1B4P1/PP5b/3QR2K w - - 0 24

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

33. Bf6! Bxf6 34. Qxf4 and mate is unavoidable.

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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.)

4r2k/1b4b1/1q1p4/pnpr2Bp/P1Q2p1P/1P1B1P2/6R1/6RK w - - 0 33

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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?

6k1/5pp1/P6p/3p4/3P1n2/3Q2Pq/5P2/r2R1NK1 w - - 0 35

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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 · 01/09/2025

Congratulations! 🎉 You have proven to belong in this class, which should boost your confidence. 💪 Your focus now should be on converting winning positions, a much better challenge than must-win situations against lower-rated opponents.

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