NM Isaac Wiebe

My name is National Master Isaac Wiebe. I am a late bloomer to chess, in which I have always loved playing chess, but did not take training and development seriously until I was 19 years old. I went from 1520 national rating to 2220 in approximately 1.5 years. I would like to share my training methods to the world!

My tournament victories in reverse chronological order are:
2024 National Capital Open (Ottawa) tied 2nd
2023 Championnat Ouvert de Laval (Laval) tied 2nd
2022 National Chess Congress U2200 (Philadelphia) tied 1st
2019 Winnipeg Open (Winnipeg) 2nd
2019 Manitoba Provincial Champion
2018 Manitoba Provincial Champion
2017 Winnipeg Open (Winnipeg) 1st

I have been working with juniors & adult improvers for 3 years. My biggest coaching achievement is training a student to improve his rating from 1500 FIDE to 1900 FIDE in one year, with sights set on higher objectives.

Best skills include:
- Calculation & Visualization Training
- Endgame Calculation Training
- Strategic Play in Isolated Queen Pawn & Maroczy Bind Structures
- Solid, risk free opening repertoire for both white and black

I would like to set up calculation based training sessions with the focus on the following topics:

- Brute Force Calculation with books and online solvers
- Prophylactic Calculation with the use of Etudes
- Technique of Elimination using real game scenarios
- Technique of Comparison

If you are preparing for a tournament, let me know and I can give you a week by week breakdown of opening preparation, calculation training, and strategic decision making.