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.
1. Strategy Wednesday – Space Advantage: From the Opening to the Middlegame Coach: GM Ioannis Papaioannou 📅 Dates: 13.08.2025 and 27.08.2025 💡 Focus: Master one of the most crucial strategic concepts in chess—space advantage. Learn to obtain, maintain, and convert space advantages from the opening through the middlegame. The first two lectures examine central space control, while the final two focus on wing space expansion and its practical applications.
🗓 Program Schedule
🔗 https://www.modern-chess.com/space-advantage-from-the-opening-to-the-middlegame-118
2. Tactical Thursday – Advanced Attacking Strategies Coach: GM Swapnil Dhopade 📅 Dates: 07.08.2025 and 14.08.2025 💡 Focus: Master the most sophisticated attacking patterns in chess. Learn to handle attacks when both sides castle on the same wing and unleash devastating opposite-wing assaults. Develop the precision and timing needed for master-level attacking play.
🗓 Program Schedule
🔗 https://www.modern-chess.com/tactical-thursday-august-focus-advanced-attacking-strategies-119
3. Guided Practice – Opposite Colored Bishops Instructor: IM Siegfried Baumegger
💡 Focus: Deepen your understanding of opposite-colored bishop positions across attacking strategies and critical endgames.
📅 Training Stages
4. Opening Lab 💡 Submit your opening-related questions. Selected ones will receive detailed video responses.
5. Mentorship Program (For 6-Month Subscribers) 💡 Personalized guidance, game analysis, and monthly check-ins.
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