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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 2
Hard work or talent, which is more important?
Positional Play: Part 1
Difficult decisions during positional play (Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short).
Complex Calculations: Part 4
Complex calculations with GMs Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali.
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 1
Blindfold chess studies with GM Abhijeet Gupta and World Under 12 Champion, Divya Deshmukh.
The Exchange Sacrifice: Part 1
An exchange sacrifice occurs when a player sacrifices a rook for a knight or bishop.
Forcing Moves: Part 1
Detailed explanation of forcing moves with examples.
Passed Pawn: Part 1
How to play with passed pawn (Korchnoi vs Najdorf)?
Tactical Theme Part 2: Skewer
What are skewers (also known as "x-ray attacks")?
King and Pawn Ending (Advanced): Part 1
Some interesting king and pawn endings with GMs Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali.
Double Bishop vs Bishop & Knight
Double bishop vs bishop & knight
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa: Part 2
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa vs Bosiocic (2018).
Different Types of Draws
What is a draw? What are the different ways in which a draw can take place?
The Pawn Breaks: Part 1
What are pawn breaks (sometimes also called the liberation lever)?
Solving Studies
Guide to solving chess studies productively.
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Attacking the King: Part 2(Geller)
An illustrative example of attacking game by Fide Master Geller.
Tactical Theme Part 3: Decoy & Deflection
What are decoys and deflection in chess?
Tactical Theme Part 4: Clearance
When do we carry out a "clearance"?
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Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 3 (Spielman)
Illustrative rook and pawn endgame (Spielman vs Rubinstein, 1909).
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
What is the principle of two weaknesses?
QN vs QB
Which combination better - Queen and Knight or Queen and Bishop?
Important Endgames
Practical endgames (illustrative examples).
Improving Pieces (Advanced)
Improving pieces in more complex scenarios.
Playing on Colors: Part 2
Playing with colours in chess (continued...).
Bishop and Pawn Ending: Part 4
Interesting bishop and pawn ending example (Khalifman et al, 1993)
Active Defence (Advanced)
Blindfolded active defence session with young GMs Karthikeyan Murali and Aravindh Chithambaram.
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
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!
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
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!
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
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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