Performance Group (FIDE 1700+)

The Performance group is a small training group for the club’s strongest young players. Each player gets a yearly training plan: deepening the opening repertoire, studying classic games, finding plans in strategic positions and mastering complex endgames. Players train three times a week and play on the top boards in the club’s team competitions.

How the sessions work

• Three 120-minute sessions a week, with no more than 6 players
• Classic games: positional studies from the games of Capablanca, Karpov and Carlsen
• A weekly “blindfold analysis”: calculating variations without touching the board
• A monthly individual review and update of the training plan

Who is it for?

Players rated FIDE 1700-2000 who compete in national and international tournaments. The group is formed after an interview with the coach and a review of the player’s recent tournament games. Because fitness and sleep also affect performance in long tournaments, the training plan includes short exercise and rest recommendations, and the workload is reduced in tournament weeks.