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Mark Dvoretsky, perhaps the world’s best known chess coach, has been in Hamburg this week to film two video series for chess24. With the hard work over, he’s now available for one final treat – a live Question and Answer session on Monday. Ever wanted to ask a true expert about how to approach your own chess – or want to hear about his experiences with some chess legends? Now’s your chance!
Lawrence Trent gives Mark Dvoretsky some endgame tips - Jan can barely watch
Let’s cut to the chase! Simply leave your question for Mark in the comments section under this article and he’ll answer on our Live Shows page on Monday at 15:00 CEST:
To ask Mark something you have to be a Premium Member ($9.99 a month gives access to all our videos, including the upcoming series with Dvoretsky) and please only one question per person, since time is likely to be limited. In fact, it’s a good idea to hurry, since we may have to rely on “first come, first served” if there are too many!
Jan Gustafsson will host the Q&A, and talked about the upcoming show in his impromptu live commentary on Round 2 of the Dortmund Supertournament:
Want to know a little bit more about Mark?
Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky was born in Moscow in 1947 and graduated in Mathematics from Moscow State University. He became a chess professional and rose to prominence in the early 1970s, winning the 1973 Moscow Championship, finishing in a tie for 5th place in the formidable 1974 USSR Championship and making a name for himself internationally when he won the 1975 Wijk aan Zee B tournament by a full 1.5 points. In the same year he received the International Master title and, according to Chessmetrics, was the world’s 20th best player. The grandmaster title (much harder to obtain back then) was surely just around the corner, but then Mark took the decision to turn his back on playing and become a coach.
Mark takes on the great Paul Keres in 1973 | photo: ChessPro
His subsequent career was glittering, as his many students – Artur Yusupov, Sergey Dolmatov, Aleksey Dreev, Nana Alexandria, Viorel Bologan, Ernesto Inarkiev, Alexander Motylev to name but a few – rose to the heights of world chess. Together with Artur Yusupov he held a chess school that attracted the likes of a young Peter Svidler, and he went on to author two dozen books, including the seminal Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual.
His very latest work, of course, is for chess24, with his Endgame and Calculation series set to be published in the coming weeks. We'll also be publishing Mark's annotations of a game he played against Viktor Korchnoi, so there's a lot to look forward to. Stay tuned... and ask your questions below!
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