IM Misha Bilous

Hi there! My name is Misha Bilous. I am a 27-year-old International Master from Ukraine, the Ukrainian U-20 champion in 2016. Co-host of the Back Rank Podcast www.youtube.com/@backrankchess
My current Elo rating is 2423. I'm a Chessable author:
www.chessable.com/the-patient-closed-sicilian/course/47859/
www.chessable.com/crush-the-nimzo-indian-defense/course/93968/

If you want to improve your rankings in chess or just beat all of your friends, that's the place to be.

Learning chess isn't as complicated or tedious as the chess industry makes it look. Chess is not a game of memorizing.

There is so much noise about chess on the net. There are endless books, courses, videos, and articles pushing their own made-up agenda that isn't based on any real understanding of how the game fundamentally works.

I am here to guide you through this storm. I will teach you how to think and not what to think, and you will achieve your goals.

I’ve been working with a former World Champion u20 and a team of Grandmasters for the last few years, and we have developed the best teaching method in the world.

So, what do you get? Personalized experience, best teaching method, and improving your chess skills in the fastest way possible.

I have been playing for about 19 years, defeating many International Masters and Grandmasters in international tournaments.
The most memorable games to me:
- I have won a grandmaster with a rating of 2485 in a complex and dynamic opening King’s Indian defense as Black. www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=4060258
- That's another game in which I won an International Master with a rating of 2505 in the Saemisch system. www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=4045007

I currently hold the title of International Master.

Best achievements in my chess career:
- The Ukrainian chess champion under 20 http://chess-results.com/tnr210010.aspx?lan=11&art=1&rd=9&wi=821
- Third place in the European Youth U18 Team Chess Championship for the Ukraine team http://chess-results.com/tnr230187.aspx?lan=11
- Achieving international master norms http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje/2015/ti_6332/results.html?l=pl&tb=10_ http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje/2016/ti_4586/results.html?l=pl&tb=10_

I have been teaching chess for over 8 years at school and online. I've managed to achieve excellent results with my students. Some of them:
- A young talent has been working with me for about 5 years. During that period, I helped him increase his FIDE rating from 1300 to 2260 and achieve top places in various youth national championships.
- I have been working with an investment professional who greatly benefits from the game. In his own words: “Chess has helped me get my long-term strategy right and predict various outcomes. It also keeps my mind sharp.”