4/25/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 24th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman illustrates how powerful strategic thinking can be. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

4/18/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 23nd instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman takes a look how Tigran Petrosian, World Champion from 1963 to 1969, played against the King's Indian. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

4/11/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 22nd instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman shows another example of a strong knight who fights against a bad bishop. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

4/4/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 21st instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman shows a classic example of a strong knight who fights against a bad bishop. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

3/28/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 20th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman shows why it is often a good idea to try to activate your worst piece. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

3/21/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 19th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman shows how a rook can revitalize an attack after being lifted. | Photo: Tommy Grooten

3/14/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 18th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman demonstrates how to play against a passive bishop. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

3/7/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 17th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman shows a particular instance in which a knight on the rim is not dim — the ‘Panno knight’ in the King’s Indian Defence. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

2/28/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 16th part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman looks at ways to restrain the activity of your opponent. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

2/22/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 15th part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman looks takes a look at knights on the rim. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

2/14/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 14th part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman looks at a fine attack crowned by an unusual move. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

2/7/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 13th part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman shows why activity is sometimes more important than material. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

1/31/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the twelfth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman looks at examples of material sacrifices while ahead in development. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

1/24/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the eleventh part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman explains how important it is to learn and to remember typical patterns. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

1/18/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the tenth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman continues to explore ways to hinder the opponent's development. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

1/11/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the ninth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman shows how important it is to develop your pieces. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

1/3/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the eighth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman shows how important the harmony between pieces is. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

12/27/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the seventh part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman shows how strong a strong pawn center can be. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

12/20/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the sixth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman demonstrates ways to break through your opponent's paralyzed position. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

12/13/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the fifth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman takes a look at a game that might cheer you up when you doubt your chess abilities, and pieces that are locked up. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

12/6/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the fourth part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman takes a look at kings in the corner. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

11/29/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the third part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman talks about the activity of the pieces, and explains why a queen usually should not be in the corner of the board. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

11/22/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the second part of his new ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman explains how to find ways to improve the activity of your pieces. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

11/6/2020 – Herman Grooten’s first ChessBase show was launched two weeks ago. What makes the show special is Grooten’s teaching style. He uses elements of the “step method”, where players with zero chess knowledge can advance to strong club players, or even become a GM, as Jan Smeets has proven impressively. Furthermore, his whole life has been dedicated to chess from an early age! Herman will tell you more about this in a two-part video interview. The second part consists of two stunning positions, where knights move to the most unexpected spots on the chessboard.