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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
The Bad Bishop: Part 1
How to work with a bishop blocked by its own pawn(s)?
3 Stages of Chess
What are the different stages of chess?
Calculation Studies: Common Mistakes
Some of the most common mistakes made during calculation.
The Bad Bishop: Part 3
Strategies to deal with bad bishop (continued...).
Which Rook?
Which rook should go to which open file?
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 1
Blindfold chess studies with GM Abhijeet Gupta and World Under 12 Champion, Divya Deshmukh.
Castling & Illegal Moves
How does Castling work? Which moves are deemed illegal.
Solving Studies
Guide to solving chess studies productively.
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Knight vs Bishop: Part 1 (Flohr)
Flohr vs Capablanca, Knight vs Bishop!
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Preparing for the game at home (before and after)
How to prepare for an important game?
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Initiative: Part 2 (Examples)
Gary Kasparov illustrating the concept of initiative through his game from 1980.
Prophylaxis & Improving Pieces
Solving complex positions by combining prophylaxis and improving pieces.
Blockade & The Fortress
The art of giving up material to create a fortress!
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 2
Conversation between celebrated chess coach and mental trainer.
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
What is the principle of two weaknesses?
The Exchange Sacrifice: Part 1
An exchange sacrifice occurs when a player sacrifices a rook for a knight or bishop.
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?
Attacking a Castled King
How to attack a castled king?
Important Endgames
Practical endgames (illustrative examples).
Common Mistakes by Young Players
Some common mistakes that chess players make.
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 2
Blindfold chess study with GM Aravindh Chithambaram.
Discussions with Celebrated Chess Coaches : Part 4
How to approach playing in tournaments!
Accelerators: Part 1
What are accelerators in chess?
Attacking the King: Part 4
Attacking the king (continued...)
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Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 3 (Spielman)
Illustrative rook and pawn endgame (Spielman vs Rubinstein, 1909).
Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 2
An excellent illustrative example of rook and pawn endgame.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 1
Chess coach discusses key psychological issues faced by chess players.
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
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.
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
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!
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
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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