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When do we carry out a "clearance"?
An active king can be a great asset, especially in endgames.
How to make a draw if opponent has an extra pawn on the A file?
Pawn majority happens when one player has more pawns than the opponent in a given sector of the chessboard.
Advanced techniques of attacking the king!
Calculating important variations in complex situations.
Mental issued being faced by chess players - a discussion between chess champ and mental trainer.
What are the different stages of chess?
How to classify advantages and assess a position?
Some common mistakes that chess players make.
How does one sacrifice one's pawn to gain advantage?
Discussions around mental issues that chess players need to cope with.
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa vs Bosiocic (2018).
Thematic sacrifice Bh7
Some key lessons from the classics.
What are the psychological issues that one grapples with, discussion between a chess champ and mental trainer.
Complex rook and pawn ending analysis.
Chess champion discusses the psychological issues with a top mental trainer.
Double bishop vs bishop & knight
Continuing discussions with chess parents.
Polishing your skills with an isolated queen pawn.
How to prepare for an important game?
What are the common mistakes players make while calculating?
Some of the most common mistakes made during calculation.
What are decoys and deflection in chess?
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Pawns without a friend
Want to win? Learn defense.
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
When do we activate rook?
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
When do you let go of your queen?
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Tension can be good.
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action>
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
Control the tempo and style of the game!
How to evaluate positions on their merit
How do we create a good pawn structure?
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Learning from legends
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Strategy through examples
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Endgame strategies explained.
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
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.
Trading off for positional advantages in exchange for material disadvantage
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques with GM Avrukh.
Advanced calculation techniques.
Learn advanced calculation techniques.
Interesting games of the Indian prodigies from Olympiad 2022.
Interesting games of the Indian prodigies from Olympiad 2022.
Charge of the fight brigade!
Endgame with rook and opposite colored bishops.
The art of positional pawn sacrifice.
Learn how to play equal rook endgames.
Closed pawn structure? Open sesame!
One of the sharpest chess openings.
What makes Vishy so special?
Some interesting case studies of unusual material imbalance.
How to slay the dragon?
Develop the sixth sense to sniff out danger lurking around the corner.
Playing with material imbalance, queen versus pieces.
A journey back the memory lane with Kasparov's memorable games.
How do we evaluate Chess positions?
When do we go for material imbalance due to exchange sacrifice?
How to play with rook & bishop when up against rook & knight!
Two minor pieces or a rook and a pawn?
Learn from GM Boris Avrukh's experiments with chess openings.
Learn how to perform advanced chess calculations.
What's the latest in the world of chess openings?
Learn how to calculate in pawn endgames.
How to interpret dynamic positions as they evolve!
Learn what Boris Avrukh teaches his elite students.
Unravel the mysteries of the magical knight!
A Bishop Pair can be a mighty friend. Learn how!
How do we formulate our opening repertoire strategy?
Favourite positional games of Grandmaster Boris Avrukh
What is O'Kelly variation?
When do we go in for an exchange sacrifice?
Most common rook endgames
Which one is better, the bishop or the knight?
How do you make use of surprise to seize initiative?
Bishop Pair - the lethal weapon.
"Pawns are the soul of the game. ...the way they are deployed decides the fate of the game." - Philidor
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Boris Avrukh is a chess grandmaster and author of several books on chess openings. He is known for his expertise in the Grunfeld Defense and has written several books on the subject, including "1.d4 - A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player" and "Grandmaster Repertoire 16: The Grunfeld Defense."
He has won World Under-12 Championship, the Israeli Chess Championship (twice) and participated in Chess Olympiads 6 times. He has trained some of the best players in the world like GM Radjabov, GM Kramnik, GM Caruana, GM Wesley So, and many more. He was also one of the team members assisting GM Boris Gelfand during the World Championship against GM Viswanathan Anand.
Boris is known for his deep understanding of chess theory and his ability to find creative and original solutions to complex chess positions.
Farrukh Amonatov is a chess grandmaster from Tajikistan. Farrukh began playing chess at a young age and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming an International Master in 2002 and a Grandmaster in 2005. He has competed in numerous national and international chess tournaments, including the World Chess Championship and the Chess Olympiad. Farrukh has also worked as a chess coach and trainer, helping to develop the skills of aspiring chess players.
Considered one of the top trainers in the world today, Farrukh was the Asian Under-16 champion in 1992. Farrukh was also the coach of the Youth Russian team and is currently training many exciting young talents from Russia, India, Kazakhstan and the USA.
R. B. Ramesh is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.
Known as the Super Coach of India, Grand Master R.B. Ramesh is one of the most successful chess coaches in the world today. He won the British Chess Championship in 2002 and the Commonwealth Games in 2007. He also served as the coach of the Indian Olympiad team in the years 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
GM Ramesh has trained more than 10 Grand Masters and has produced multiple global champions in different age categories, this includes Praggnanandhaa - till recently the youngest International Master in the history of the game.
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