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Boris Avrukh's Opening Adventures
Learn from GM Boris Avrukh's experiments with chess openings.
Advanced Chess Calculations
Learn how to perform advanced chess calculations.
Latest Opening Trends
What's the latest in the world of chess openings?
How To Calculate In Pawn Endgames
Learn how to calculate in pawn endgames.
Understanding Dynamic Positions
How to interpret dynamic positions as they evolve!
Opening Work with Elite Players
Learn what Boris Avrukh teaches his elite students.
The Magical Knight
Unravel the mysteries of the magical knight!
Bishop Pair in Middlegames
A Bishop Pair can be a mighty friend. Learn how!
Choosing Opening Repertoire Strategies
How do we formulate our opening repertoire strategy?
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Boris Avrukh's Favourite Positional Games
Favourite positional games of Grandmaster Boris Avrukh
Sicilian Defence: O'Kelly Variation
What is O'Kelly variation?
Exchange Sacrifice
When do we go in for an exchange sacrifice?
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Understanding Basic Rook Endgame
Most common rook endgames
Bishop vs Knight
Which one is better, the bishop or the knight?
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Initiatives: With help of Surprising Moves
How do you make use of surprise to seize initiative?
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Bishop Pair in Endgames
Bishop Pair - the lethal weapon.
Pawn moves
"Pawns are the soul of the game. ...the way they are deployed decides the fate of the game." - Philidor
King's Indian Defence with Black
A treat for hypermodernists!
Complex Rook Endgames: King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Complex Rook Endgames: Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Complex Endgames: Queen Against Rook & A Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Complex Endgames: Rook & Bishop Coordination
Rook & Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Complex Endgames: Queen & Rook Coordination
Rook & Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Dream Room (Advanced)
Chess lessons for people who know how to play the game and want to move to the expert level (2000+ FIDE rating).
360 Degree Online Chess Skill Assessment
Online assessment to determine current chess skill level
1-1 Sessions (Advanced)
1-1 personalised sessions for advanced level players (FIDE Rating: 1800-2100).
Attack & Initiative
How to seize initiative and mount attack, GM Farrukh Amonatov explains in this 15+ hour course.
Dream Room (Beginner)
Chess lessons for someone just starting out, suitable for those who need to learn the rules.
Dream Room (Intermediate)
Chess lessons for people who understand the basics of the game and want to hone their skills (1100-2000 FIDE rating).
The Truth About Knight Endgames
Learn about knight endgames from GM Dejan Bojkov
Grandmaster Mindset
How do Grandmasters think? Join GM Marian Petrov on this journey of exploration.
Must Know Endgames (Part-2)
Part two of the Endgame camp taken by GM Abhijeet Gupta.
Opening Preparation
Recording of 52 week course taken by GM Boris Avrukh
The Grand Master's Style
Curious about what makes grandmasters different? GM Vaibhav Suri reflects.
Fighting and Preventing Blunders
How do we prevent blunders while fighting?
An Insight into GM David Bronstein
Learnings from the master craftsman GM Bronstein.
Dream Room (Comprehensive)
Chess lessons for absolute beginners to expert level (beginner - 2000+ FIDE rating).
Chess Gurukul (52 week)
Recording of 52 week live course taken by GM RB Ramesh
How to use the Double Bishop Advantage
Two bishops together can control the whole board, learn how to leverage this advantage.
The King Manoeuver - Pawn Endgames
The King Manoeuver - Pawn Endgames by GM Dejan Bojkov
1-1 Sessions (Intermediate)
1-1 personalised sessions for intermediate level players (FIDE Rating: 1200-1800).
1-1 Sessions (Beginner)
1-1 personalised chess sessions for beginners (FIDE Rating: 0-1200).
The Right Move
Learn how to make the right move when stuck in complex situations.
Crushing Opponents in Openings
How do you seize advantage and crush opponents in openings?
The Chess Journey
GM Michal Krasenkow on his chess journey which made him World no 10.
1-1 Sessions (with IM)
1-1 personalised sessions with International Masters.
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