121 GM Arturs Neiksans: From Late-Blooming GM Who Reached 2600+ to a Premier Coach & Course Creator
Apr 01, 2025
Latvian GM Arturs Neiksans earned his Grandmaster title relatively late. At age 28. But that didn’t stop him from becoming a force in the chess world.
Not only did he climb to an impressive 2631 FIDE rating…
But even outside of competition, Arturs developed a dynamic career as a coach to top youths, a premier Chessable course creator, and a YouTuber with awesome chess content.
In our interview, we discuss:
- How he helped promising young talent become GMs while working as head coach at the historic Riga Chess School.
- His approach to making even his most robust opening courses accessible to club players.
- Why he likes to play provocative openings like the Dutch and Scandinavian to take opponents out of their comfort zone.
- Building a YouTube channel with popular bootcamps and reviews of classic games.
- Does a club player need to worry about which Silician makes the most sense to play at their level?
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