Becoming a Chess Genius in 30 Days? - Here is the Masterplan!

by Arne Kaehler
2/19/2024 – The experiment of preparing to win a tournament as the lowest rated player in just 30 days is running, and the first week started. ChessBase content manager Arne has to start somewhere. But where? By writing a Masterplan! With this, he can concentrate on tactics, openings, middlegames, and endgames for the upcoming weeks. Furthermore, Arne chooses 40 Fritztrainers, fools around with ChessBase 17, and the Mega Database, to study all of his opponents in the tournament!

It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.

Becoming a Chess Genius in 30 Days? - This is the Masterplan!

  • 0:00 - The first week
  • 0:19 - Recap
  • 0:32 - The plan
  • 0:47 - Choosing the Fritztrainers
  • 2:16 - Tactics!
  • 3:14 - Fun with stats, ChessBase 17 and the Mega Database 2024
  • 12:27 - Will the plan succeed?

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It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.

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In this first part, the emphasis is on themes and ideas whereas Part 2 and 3 focus on theoretical knowledge!

The first video + article


Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.

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