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Chess in Schools
Live sessions, video on demand courses from top coaches, including the Chess Dream Room - a structured course designed in collaboration with GM R.B. Ramesh, coach and mentor of GM Praggnandaa and many other chess prodigies.
What is included:
1. 5 Neo licenses (for a year)
2. Ability to rotate licenses (fair use)
3. Certificate of Completion for students who pass the post-course test
Great Learning,Flexible Formats
Dream Room
40+ hours of cinematically recorded, comprehensive bestselling content, suitable for absolute beginner just learning the rules to advanced player looking to hone their skill further.
Dream Room Episodes
3 Stages of Chess
What are the different stages of chess?
Complex Calculations: Part 6
Complex calculations with "Mr. Commonwealth", GM Abhijeet Gupta!
The Bad Bishop: Part 3
Strategies to deal with bad bishop (continued...).
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Attacking the King: Part 2
Attacking the king (continued...)
GMs Game Analysis: Part 1
Analyzing Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan with GM Karthikeyan Murali.
Queen & Pawn Endings: Part 2
Queen and pawn endgames
The Pawn Breaks: Part 1
What are pawn breaks (sometimes also called the liberation lever)?
Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 1
Strategies for knight and pawn endgames.
Tactical Theme Part 7: Back Rank Mate
What is meant by a back rank mate?
The Bad Bishop: Part 1
How to work with a bishop blocked by its own pawn(s)?
Attacking a Castled King
How to attack a castled king?
Thematic Sacrifices Part 1: Bh7
Thematic sacrifice Bh7
Rook and Pawn Endings: Part 3
How to make a draw if opponent has an extra pawn on the A file?
Playing on Colors: Part 1
Playing with colours in chess.
Playing on Colors: Part 2
Playing with colours in chess (continued...).
Exchanging Pieces: Part 2
The art of exchanging pieces, continued...
Pawn Majority: Part 2
How do we take advantage of pawn majority?
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 2
Blindfold chess study with GM Aravindh Chithambaram.
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 2
The art of sacrificing one's pawn to gain advantage.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 1
Chess coach discusses key psychological issues faced by chess players.
Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 1
Bishop and pawn endgame strategies
Attacking the King: Part 4
Attacking the king (continued...)
Opposite Colour Bishop & Pawn Ending
A difficult opposite colour bishop and pawn endgame calculation.
Gain of Material
What is meant by gain of material in the game of chess?
Thematic Sacrifices Part 3: Ne6
Thematic Sacrifices (Ne6)
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Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 3 (Spielman)
Illustrative rook and pawn endgame (Spielman vs Rubinstein, 1909).
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Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Live Camps
Live camps from some of the best trainers around. Paid subscribers get access to recordings and session game files (PGN). Check out our upcoming camps, and subscribe to event calendar to receive alerts.
List of Live Camps
Comprehensive Classical Sicilian for Black
We dive into the intricacies of the Sicilian Defense in this comprehensive Live course spread over 12 sessions. This is a unique opportunity to learn from GM Boris Avrukh, an Olympiad gold medalist, former World Junior Champion and analysis partner of World Championship finalists.
Neo in Chess Academy
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Live sessions, video on demand courses from top coaches, including the Chess Dream Room - a structured course designed in collaboration with GM R.B. Ramesh, coach and mentor of GM Praggnandaa and many other chess prodigies. What is included: 1. 4 Neo licenses (for a year) 2. Ability to broadcast Live Sessions within Club 3. 10% OFF for club members (10% referral fee for the Club)
Endgame Techniques
The camp encompasses six sessions, each an hour-long, focusing on endgame strategies from basic studies to complex bishop and queen vs. rook scenarios.
Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance
Master imbalances, unlock chess mastery
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