Converting the Advantage – The Art of Winning Won Positions

Schedule: December 27-31, 16:00-19:30 UK time (8:00-11:30 California, 11:00-14:30 New York, 18:00-21:30 CET)

Join us from 27-31 December on killerchesstraining.com for the already traditional Christmas camp! This year’s topic will be Converting the Advantage and your host – the newly appointed GM and long-time trainer Renier Castellanos.

One of the big struggles in chess is to win a winning position. If you feel that too many good positions have gone to waste or that you have said “I was winning in this game” one too many times, then this camp is for you! Mastering the skill of confidently converting winning positions into a full point is something every player should try to improve. Nevertheless, this is not an easy task and even Grandmasters occasionally face challenges in this area.

Through 15 hours of intensive training, students will train and develop the skills to confidently convert winning positions into victories using proven principles and practical techniques.

In this camp Renier will cover two main topics. In the first 4 days he will go over Mark Dvoretsky’s core principles. The final day is dedicated to handling unexpected advantages. Throughout the entire camp he will use examples and interactive exercises to illustrate the principles in real positions and test participants’ ability to apply conversion techniques.

The schedule of the camp will be the following:

27^th December – Prevent Counterplay

28^th December – Do Not Hurry

29^th December – Create a Second Weakness

30^th December – Strive for the Right Exchange

31^st December – Handling Unexpected Advantages: Staying calm and precise after opponent’s mistakes

The goal of this camp is to help you:

• Convert more winning positions in practice and competition.

• Build confidence and composure in critical moments.

• Strengthen foundational, positional and endgame skills.

The training will take time between 16.00 and 19.30 London time each day (8:00-11:30 California, 11:00-14:30 New York, 18:00-21:30 CET). There will be two 15-minute breaks. The camp will offer you a full 15 hours of training.

The price for participating will be €148 for existing members of Killer Chess Training and €297 for everyone else (includes a month’s complimentary membership of killerchesstraining.com).