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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
Discussion with Celebrated Chess Coaches: Part 1
Discussions around coaching methods with some celebrated chess coaches.
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 1
How does one sacrifice one's pawn to gain advantage?
Blindfold Studies: Part 1
How to improve our calculations by solving chess studies blindfolded - a session with GM Praggnanandhaa.
Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 2
An excellent illustrative example of rook and pawn endgame.
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Calculations: Explanation
What are the common mistakes players make while calculating?
Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 1
Strategies for knight and pawn endgames.
Bishop and Pawn Ending: Part 3
Practical examples from same colour bishop endgames.
The Exchange Sacrifice: Part 2
Strategies around exchange sacrifice (continued...)
Thematic sacrifice - Part 2: Nf7
Thematic sacrifice (Nf7)
Complex Calculations
Calculating important variations in complex situations.
Endgame Techniques: Karpov & Zvaginsev Games
Endgames techniques - how do we press our advantage to force a win!
Attacking the King: Part 3
Attacking the king, continued...
Castling & Illegal Moves
How does Castling work? Which moves are deemed illegal.
Discussions with Mental Trainer: Part 2
Discussions around mental issues that chess players need to cope with.
Discussions with Parents : Part 1
Common issues being faced by chess players and their parents.
3 Stages of Chess
What are the different stages of chess?
Knight vs Bishop: Part 2
Torre vs Jakobsen, Good Knight vs Bad Bishop!
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Initiative: Part 2 (Examples)
Gary Kasparov illustrating the concept of initiative through his game from 1980.
Discovered Attack, Check & Double Check
What are discovered attack, discovered check & double check?
Double Attack & Defence
Introduction to double attack and defence.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Chess Champ : Part 1
What are the psychological issues that one grapples with, discussion between a chess champ and mental trainer.
Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 1
What are weak squares?
Rook and Pawn Endings:Part 5
Some basic rook and pawn endings that we should know of.
Discussions with Mental Trainer: Part 1
Discussions around psychological issues that chess players face.
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
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
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
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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