Why some players are making quick progress and jump straight into the chess "stratosphere" gaining hundreds of rating points per year... while the rest are stuck at 1200, 1300, or 1400 forever?
Are they natural-born Grandmaster? Or train 24/7? Or possess supernatural memory or IQ?
Not at all.
IM Mat Kolosowski worked with 237 players [we looked this up] in his over a decade-long career as a chess coach, and he was able to pinpoint the 7 strategic concepts that if mastered literally guarantee fast improvement.
