Chess Academy - September 2025 

Modern Chess Academy - September 2025

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.

1. Strategy Wednesday – Preventing and Creating Counterplay

Coach: GM Ioannis Papaioannou
📅 Dates: 10.09.2025 and 24.09.2025
💡 Focus: Master one of the most dynamic and decisive strategic concepts in chess—counterplay. Learn to recognize counterplay opportunities, neutralize opponent threats, and generate active counterchances in complex middlegame positions. The first two lectures examine defensive counterplay techniques, while the final two focus on creating active counterplay opportunities.

🗓 Program Schedule

• 🕠 17:30 - 19:00 | 11:30 - 13:00 – Part 1
• 🕢 19:30 - 21:00 | 13:30 - 15:00 – Part 2
• 🕠 17:30 - 19:00 | 11:30 - 13:00 – Part 3
• 🕢 19:30 - 21:00 | 13:30 - 15:00 – Part 4
• 🕤 21:00 - 21:30 | 15:00 - 15:30 – Q&A Session

2. Tactical Thursday – Candidate Moves and Long Calculations

Coach: GM Swapnil Dhopade
📅 Dates: 11.09.2025 and 18.09.2025
💡 Focus: Master the systematic approach to complex tactical situations. Learn systematic candidate move selection and accurate long-range calculations. Develop the disciplined thinking process and calculation accuracy that separates masters from club players when facing the most demanding tactical challenges.

🗓 Program Schedule

• 🕠 17:30 - 19:00 | 11:30 - 13:00 – Part 1
• 🕢 19:30 - 21:00 | 13:30 - 15:00 – Part 2
• 🕠 17:30 - 19:00 | 11:30 - 13:00 – Part 3
• 🕢 19:30 - 21:00 | 13:30 - 15:00 – Part 4
• 🕤 21:00 - 21:30 | 15:00 - 15:30 – Q&A Session

3. Guided Practice – Evaluation and Planning

💡 Focus: Deepen your understanding of position evaluation fundamentals and develop systematic planning skills across various game phases.

📅 Training Stages

• ✅ 05.09 – Stage 1: Basic Elements
• ✅ 12.09 – Stage 2: Static versus Dynamic Factors
• ✅ 19.09 – Stage 3: Combining Evaluation with Calculation
• ✅ 26.09 – Stage 4: Special Pawn Structures
• ✅ 30.09 – PGN + Video Summary Lessons

4. Opening Radar (Formerly Opening Lab)

💡 New Format: GM Grigor Grigorov and GM Petar Arnaudov present fresh opening ideas played during the month and answer submitted opening questions.

• ✅ Submit your opening-related questions to academy@modern-chess.com
• ✅ 30.09 – Opening Radar Video Release featuring expert analysis and Q&A

5. Mentorship Program (For 6-Month Subscribers)

💡 Focus: Personalized guidance, game analysis, and monthly check-ins.

How It Works

• 🔹 Fill mentorship form
• 🔹 Submit 20 recent games
• 🔹 Receive a mentor
• 🔹 30-min kickoff meeting
• 🔹 Monthly 30-min check-ins

🎉 Special 10th Anniversary Offer - Gold Membership

Exclusive September Promotion: Purchase a 6-month subscription and receive our Gold Membership package absolutely free!

Gold Membership Includes:

• ✅ 6-month Academy subscription
• ✅ Access to All Opening Strategy Boosters
• ✅ Position Visualization Booster Access
• ✅ Exercise Visualization Booster Access
• ✅ 5 Free Databases (choose from our collection of 100+ premium courses at https://www.modern-chess.com/premium-databases)
• ✅ 50% Promo Code for future purchases
• ✅ Modern Chess Magazine - All Issues

Special Anniversary Price: 189 EUR 150 EUR

This exclusive offer celebrates 10 Years of Modern Chess excellence

Why Join Modern Chess Academy?

• Live GM-led training in strategy & tactics
• Weekly guided practice with test positions
• Opening Radar – direct answers to your questions with fresh ideas
• Mentorship – 1-on-1 progress tracking
• Access to recordings, PGN files & digital resources
• Exclusive anniversary bonuses with Gold Membership

💡 Join now and make September 2025 your most inspiring and productive chess month yet!