Intermediate
A list of all intermediate level courses
Exchange
Trading off minor pieces for a rook
Long Term Compensation
Trading off for positional advantages in exchange for material disadvantage
Advanced Calculations - 8
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced Calculations - 7
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
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Advanced Calculations - 6
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced Calculations - 5
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced Calculations - 4
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced Calculations - 3
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced Calculations - 2
Advanced calculation techniques.
Advanced Calculations - 1
Learn advanced calculation techniques.
Decoding Young Indian Prodigies-Part 3
Interesting games of the Indian prodigies from Olympiad 2022.
Decoding Young Indian Prodigies-Part 2
Interesting games of the Indian prodigies from Olympiad 2022.
Decoding Young Indian Prodigies-Part 1
Charge of the fight brigade!
1-1 Training Games (2000-2200)
1-1 training games with 2000-2200 rated player
Positional Pawn Sacrifice
The art of positional pawn sacrifice.
Equal Rook Endgames
Learn how to play equal rook endgames.
Roaring Forties with FM Kelvin Sanchez
40 hours of 1-1 sessions with FM Kelvin Sanchez
Rook and Opposite Coloured Bishops in Endgame
Endgame with rook and opposite colored bishops.
Understanding Closed Pawn Structures
Closed pawn structure? Open sesame!
Secrets of Sicilian Dragon
One of the sharpest chess openings.
Space Advantage
Control the squares, win the game!
Decoding Vishwanathan Anand
What makes Vishy so special?
Prophylactic Thinking
The art of thinking ahead.
Roaring Forties with GM Tornike Sanikidze
40 hours of 1-1 sessions with GM Tornike Sanikidze
Roaring Forties with WGM Aleksandra Dimitrijevic
40 hours of 1-1 sessions with WGM Aleksandra Dimitrijevic
Roaring Forties with GM Krisztian Szabo
40 hours of 1-1 sessions with GM Kristzian Szabo
Sicilian Sidelines
Examination of seven different White 2nd moves deviating from 2. Nf3 .
Fianchetto Repertoire vs London
Powerful fianchetto repertoire for Black vs London System. The examined variation mostly fits KID and Grunfeld players.
Repertoire for Black vs London Systems
Black challenging repertoire against very popular London system.
Breyer Repertoire for Black
Full comprehensive Breyer repertoire for Black against the main line of Ruy Lopez.
Black Repertoire against Italian
Very ambitious Black repertoire vs Italian!
Aggressive 7.f4! vs Benoni
Very aggressive response to straight Benoni move order.
Black Repertoire Against 1.e4 c5 2.c3
Black challenging repertoire against Alapin 1.e4 c5 2.c3 vs Sicilian.
Material Imbalance: Unusual Imbalances
Some interesting case studies of unusual material imbalance.
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
How to slay the dragon?
Understanding Difficult Positions
Develop the sixth sense to sniff out danger lurking around the corner.
Material Imbalance: Queen vs Pieces
Playing with material imbalance, queen versus pieces.
Gary Kasparov's Memorable Victories
A journey back the memory lane with Kasparov's memorable games.
Evaluation of Position
How do we evaluate Chess positions?
Material Imbalance: Exchange
When do we go for material imbalance due to exchange sacrifice?
Rook & Bishop against Rook & Knight
How to play with rook & bishop when up against rook & knight!
Material Imbalance: Two Minor Pieces vs Rook & Pawn
Two minor pieces or a rook and a pawn?
Advanced Chess Calculations
Learn how to perform advanced chess calculations.
Understanding Dynamic Positions
How to interpret dynamic positions as they evolve!
Boris Avrukh's Opening Adventures
Learn from GM Boris Avrukh's experiments with chess openings.
Latest Opening Trends
What's the latest in the world of chess openings?
How To Calculate In Pawn Endgames
Learn how to calculate in pawn endgames.
Opening Work with Elite Players
Learn what Boris Avrukh teaches his elite students.
The Magical Knight
Unravel the mysteries of the magical knight!
Bishop Pair in Middlegames
A Bishop Pair can be a mighty friend. Learn how!
Choosing Opening Repertoire Strategies
How do we formulate our opening repertoire strategy?
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Boris Avrukh's Favourite Positional Games
Favourite positional games of Grandmaster Boris Avrukh
Sicilian Defence: O'Kelly Variation
What is O'Kelly variation?
Exchange Sacrifice
When do we go in for an exchange sacrifice?
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Understanding Basic Rook Endgame
Most common rook endgames
Bishop vs Knight
Which one is better, the bishop or the knight?
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Initiatives: With help of Surprising Moves
How do you make use of surprise to seize initiative?
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Bishop Pair in Endgames
Bishop Pair - the lethal weapon.
Pawn moves
"Pawns are the soul of the game. ...the way they are deployed decides the fate of the game." - Philidor
Complex Rook Endgames: King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Complex Rook Endgames: Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
King's Indian Defence with Black
A treat for hypermodernists!
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Complex Endgames: Queen Against Rook & A Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Endgames: Rook & Bishop Coordination
Rook & Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Endgames: Queen & Rook Coordination
Rook & Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Fighting and Preventing Blunders
How do we prevent blunders while fighting?
The Bishop Theory
Learn the bishop theory with GM Dejan Bojkov.
The Chess Journey
GM Michal Krasenkow on his chess journey which made him World no 10.
Attack & Initiative
How to seize initiative and mount attack, GM Farrukh Amonatov explains in this 15+ hour course.
The Fortress Camp
Form and understand fortresses in chess with GM Landa.
Must Know Endgames (Part-2)
Part two of the Endgame camp taken by GM Abhijeet Gupta.
How to use the Double Bishop Advantage
Two bishops together can control the whole board, learn how to leverage this advantage.
The Grand Master's Style
Curious about what makes grandmasters different? GM Vaibhav Suri reflects.
The Truth About Knight Endgames
Learn about knight endgames from GM Dejan Bojkov
An Insight into GM David Bronstein
Learnings from the master craftsman GM Bronstein.
Must Know Endgames (Part-1)
Endgame camp taken by GM Abhijeet Gupta.
The Right Move
Learn how to make the right move when stuck in complex situations.
Opening Preparation
Recording of 52 week course taken by GM Boris Avrukh
Chess LAB
Recording of 52 week course run by Grandmasters Konstantin Landa, Abhijeet Gupta and Dejan Bojkov.
Titans of the Past
Recording of 52 week course taken by GM Mihail Marin
Chess Gurukul (52 week)
Recording of 52 week live course taken by GM RB Ramesh
1-1 Sessions (with GM)
1-1 personalised sessions with Grandmasters.
1-1 Sessions (with IM)
1-1 personalised sessions with International Masters.
1-1 Sessions (Intermediate)
1-1 personalised sessions for intermediate level players (FIDE Rating: 1200-1800).
Dream Room (Intermediate)
Chess lessons for people who understand the basics of the game and want to hone their skills (1100-2000 FIDE rating).
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