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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
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 1
How does one sacrifice one's pawn to gain advantage?
Tactical Theme Part 2: Skewer
What are skewers (also known as "x-ray attacks")?
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 2
The art of sacrificing one's pawn to gain advantage.
Pawn Majority: Part 1
Pawn majority happens when one player has more pawns than the opponent in a given sector of the chessboard.
Prophylaxis & Improving Pieces
Solving complex positions by combining prophylaxis and improving pieces.
Exchanging Pieces: Part 2
The art of exchanging pieces, continued...
Complex Calculations: Part 2
Complex blindfold calculations with GM Praggnanandhaa!
3 Stages of Chess
What are the different stages of chess?
Preparing for Tournament
Strategies for preparing for tournament.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 1
Chess coach discusses key psychological issues faced by chess players.
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Bishop and Pawn Ending: Part 4
Interesting bishop and pawn ending example (Khalifman et al, 1993)
Thematic sacrifice - Part 2: Nf7
Thematic sacrifice (Nf7)
Attacking the King (Advanced): Part 1
Advanced techniques of attacking the king!
Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 1
What are weak squares?
Different Types of Draws
What is a draw? What are the different ways in which a draw can take place?
Playing on Colors: Part 1
Playing with colours in chess.
Principle of Two Weaknesses (Games): Part 2
A detailed look at the principle of two weaknesses.
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 1
Blindfold chess studies with GM Abhijeet Gupta and World Under 12 Champion, Divya Deshmukh.
Exchanging Pieces: Part 1
Piece exchange happens when players capture each other's pieces in a series of related moves.
Simple Tactics
Some basic tactics in chess that one should know.
Endgame(Knight vs Bishop): Part 2
A complicated endgame between knight and bishop.
Tactical Theme Part 6: Overloading
When is a piece deemed overloaded?
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
What is the principle of two weaknesses?
Which Rook?
Which rook should go to which open file?
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Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 3 (Spielman)
Illustrative rook and pawn endgame (Spielman vs Rubinstein, 1909).
Prophylaxis (Advanced)
Practicing prophylaxis with Grandmasters Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Chess Champ : Part 2
Mental issued being faced by chess players - a discussion between chess champ and mental trainer.
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
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
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
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.
Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance
Master imbalances, unlock chess mastery
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.
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)
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