Skool won’t let me close it yet. I thought it wanted me to remove members so I did. But now I just have to wait until near the end of the month. Just an FYI!

Hey Everyone, I wanted to share a quick update and be transparent with you. Over the past couple months, I’ve realized that the best use of my time right now is to focus fully on creating free chess content and game reviews—especially for newer players ♟️—through YouTube and possibly live streams. That’s where I can help the most people and build something sustainable long term. My time also have been split between my business and is making it difficult to focus on chess content. Because of this, I’ll be closing this Skool community for now. This isn’t the end of Chess Apprentice—just a shift in focus. If and when I reopen a community in the future, it will be with a clearer structure, more consistent activity, and a stronger foundation behind it. I want to give a genuine thank-you to the early members who joined, posted, and supported this from the beginning ♟️ You were the first to believe in the idea, and I really appreciate that. When Chess Apprentice takes its next step, this early chapter won’t be forgotten. If you’d like to keep learning with me, you can find all current (and future) content here: 👉 [ YouTube channel link] Thank you again for being here, and I hope to see you around the board ♟️ I hope to stay connected with you! If you also make Chess content, list your YouTube link in the comments! Skool will stay open until 02/02/2026

I’ve been stuck around 1400 on chess dot com. I best a guy a few weeks ago. He was 1378. I checked his rating now, he’s over 1500. How is this possible? Perhaps I need to play more if I want to get the rating up!

I played 3 games on LiChess on my Eboard. I went 1-1-1. I am no longer provisional. 1775 currently. I'm hoping to hit 2k. I've been playing 10+5 to help with the piece delay. https://lichess.org/@/ChessApprentice_Nut

How was your New Year? Do you have any Chess goals for this year?