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Anton Shuravin

I founded Chess Doctrine and write everything on it: the opening guides, the strategy and endgame articles and the lessons inside the trainers. Before a page goes live, I check its critical lines with an engine and master games.

Anton Shuravin, founder and author of Chess Doctrine Founder & author

Anton Shuravin

Founder & sole author

I have played chess for more than 14 years, online and over the board. I am rated 1900+ on Lichess in bullet and blitz and have recorded 88 lessons for the Chess Doctrine YouTube channel.

  • 1900+ on Lichess in bullet and blitz
  • More than 14 years of chess, online and over the board
  • 88 video lessons on the Chess Doctrine YouTube channel
  • Author of every guide and article on the site

Profiles

What I write

I write the opening guides, the strategy and endgame articles, the annotated games and the lessons inside Chess Doctrine’s trainers. My aim is to explain why a move works, so you understand the position instead of memorizing a line.

My repertoire

These are the openings I play in my own games. Each one has a full guide and a trainer on the site.

With White Ruy Lopez GuideTrain
With White English Opening GuideTrain
With White Réti Opening GuideTrain
With Black French Defense GuideTrain
With Black King’s Indian Defense GuideTrain

Knowing these positions from my own games helps, but every line in these guides passes the same checks as the rest of the site.

What I built

685,000+ positions Puzzle trainer Positions from real games, sorted by motif and rating, with three hints each. Elo 600 to 3000 Human-like bots Bots that play like people at the rating you choose. 34 players Chess legends Bots modelled on the games of Morphy, Tal, Fischer and other greats. Free Game diagnosis A rating estimate and your most frequent mistakes, each linked to a drill.

How I check the chess

I draft from my own playing experience and from the question the page has to answer. Then I check the critical lines with a chess engine and master-game databases. If the evidence disagrees with the draft, the draft changes.

Every page shows its author and the date it was last updated, and corrections are made on the page itself. The full process is described on the About Us page, along with how to report a mistake.