The Modern Chess Academy is a long-term project designed to provide continuous, high-quality chess training each month. Members gain access to four core components: Strategy Wednesday, which focuses on deepening strategic understanding; Tactical Thursday, dedicated to improving calculation and dynamic play; Guided Practice, offering 15 new test positions weekly, complete with annotated solutions; and Opening Lab, a monthly theoretical session where opening questions are answered by experts. With new materials delivered every month, this structured program ensures ongoing improvement across all phases of the game.
April 2026 continues the structured development of Modern Chess Academy. The Opening Builder journey advances into dynamic King’s Indian and Grünfeld structures, strategic understanding deepens through one of the most important pawn structures in chess — the Maroczy Bind — while Tactical Thursday focuses on calculation under pressure. Guided Practice brings a new dimension with study-based training, sharpening pure calculation, imagination, and defensive skills.
March 2026 continues Modern Chess Academy structural expansion. Opening Builder advances, positional sacrifices deepen strategy, attacking calculation sharpens tactics, and Guided Practice tackles material imbalance. This month is about dynamic play — when initiative outweighs material, and structure, calculation, and courage become practical strength.
February 2026 is a milestone month for Modern Chess Academy. Alongside our training pillars, we introduce a new long-term project reshaping opening study: Repertoire Builder. This month is about foundations — structural understanding in the opening, clarity in the middlegame, resilience in defense, and pawn-play mastery — all within one coherent ecosystem.
January at Modern Chess Academy launches the new year with a deeply structured training month focused on planning, calculation, pawn play, and modern opening trends. Our complete educational ecosystem continues with Strategy Wednesday, Tactical Thursday, Guided Practice, Opening Radar, the Mentorship Program, and the interactive project Inside Your Games.
December at Modern Chess Academy brings a complete training cycle focused on strategic transitions, endgame calculation, and practical decision-making. With GM-led lectures, structured guided practice, and our interactive project Inside Your Games, this month offers a powerful blend of theory, practice, and personalized improvement.
November 2025 marks a special milestone: Modern Chess Academy celebrates its first anniversary! This month brings not only our proven training structure focused on endgame precision, tactical awareness, and defensive mastery—but also the launch of an exciting new interactive project that transforms your own games into powerful learning tools.
October 2025 brings another month of high-quality, structured training at the Modern Chess Academy. This month's focus is on mastering fundamental strategic concepts, developing sophisticated calculation skills, and understanding advanced attacking techniques. Whether you're looking to improve your understanding of pawn structures, positional sacrifices, or attacking patterns, the Academy has you covered.
September 2025 brings another month of high-quality, structured training at the Modern Chess Academy. This month's focus is on mastering counterplay dynamics, developing systematic calculation skills, and understanding the fundamentals of position evaluation and planning. Whether you're looking to improve your strategic understanding, tactical precision, or analytical approach, the Academy has you covered.
August 2025 brings another month of high-quality, structured training at the Modern Chess Academy. This month's focus is on mastering space advantage, developing advanced attacking strategies, and understanding the complexities of opposite-colored bishop positions. Whether you're looking to improve your strategic understanding, tactical precision, or endgame technique, the Academy has you covered.
July 2025 brings another month of high-quality, structured training at the Modern Chess Academy. This month's focus is on mastering color complexes, developing attacking instincts, and understanding the eternal battle between knights and bishops. Whether you're looking to improve your strategic understanding, tactical sharpness, or piece coordination, the Academy has you covered.