The course is divided into two parts:
Months 1-9 = positional understanding; without this, calculation brings nothing
Month 10-13 = calculation and analysis; without which real progress is impossible.

Month / Subject

1 Think Like a Strong Player
2 Watch the Two Centers
3 - 4 Master Piece Play
5 – 6 Master Pawn Play
7 – 8 Pawn Structures Explained
9 Advanced Fighting Strategies
10 – 13 The Art of a Master: Analysis

Month 1 = “Think Like a Strong Player”

From the very first month, we present toyou the correct way of thinking in chess. You will learn about the TO DO list, consequences of the moves, recognizing real threats, and what you have to do after your opponent’s moves. The correct thinking method you learn here is of first importance in improving your chess. Then, throughout the entire 13-month cour se, we make use of this way of thinking when annotating games and giving explanations. Consequently you too will start to think like a strong player.

You will learn how to correctly evaluate a position when the material is the same and how to evaluate positions with material imbalances. "Making decisions in chess" is a simple yet practical guide for choosing the best moves. This lesson will tell you what you should look for in every position the plan of play.

Before starting our course, you can go through a test that is meant to measure players’ strength up to 2300 rating. The test is extremely hard and very few students are likely to find more than 50% of the solutions. This should not discourage students as they already know that their chess should be perfected. But the student will be able to compare this result with the tests given at the end of the course.

Tactics: The first lesson of tactics will stress its importance to the entire career of the player. The essential elements include board visualization and the forms of tactical interactions between pieces.

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