Most players consume chess content.They:
Yet their results fluctuate — because their training lacks structure.
Modern Chess Academy was built to solve exactly that problem.
This is not a content platform. It is a monthly training system where every element supports the others.
Everything is connected.
Each month includes:
Strategy Wednesday → Positional understanding & long-term planning
Tactical Thursday → Disciplined calculation & practical sharpness
Repertoire Builder → Building an opening identity based on understanding
Guided Practice → Weekly curated training with structured repetition
Opening Radar → Modern theory & elite-level trends
Inside Your Games → Analysis of real member games
Mentorship Program → Personal direction & accountability
✔ All lectures recorded
✔ All material organized
✔ A system that builds month after month
Improvement in chess is cumulative.
The Academy provides the structure that makes that accumulation possible.
Modern Chess Academy does not offer shortcuts. There are no magic formulas here. The Academy will not replace the work you must do. It will only structure it.
This is a serious training environment. This environment is not designed for everyone. Before subscribing, ask yourself:
Am I ready to work systematically?
Am I willing to improve gradually, not emotionally?
If the answer is yes — you belong here.
March 2026 continues the structural expansion of Modern Chess Academy. The Opening Builder journey moves forward, strategic understanding deepens through positional sacrifice themes, tactical precision sharpens with advanced attacking calculation, and Guided Practice explores one of the most ambitious chess concepts — upsetting the material balance.
This month is about dynamic imbalance — understanding when material is secondary, when initiative outweighs count, and how structure, calculation, and courage combine into practical strength.
Réti for White: Fundamental Structures after 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
Coach: Grigor Grigorov
Dates: 17.03.2026 and 24.03.2026
March continues the six-month Opening Builder project.
This edition focuses on one of the most flexible and strategically rich move orders in modern chess. After 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3, White enters Catalan- and Queen’s Gambit-type structures where move-order subtleties and central tension define the character of the middlegame.
The emphasis remains consistent with the Opening Builder philosophy: understanding before memorization. Theory is reduced to what is structurally necessary. The goal is to navigate transpositions intelligently and reach positions that fit your strategic identity.
Program Schedule
17.03.2026 – Paris | New York
🕒 17:30 – 19:00 | 11:30 – 13:00 – Fundamental Structures – Part 1
🕒 19:30 – 21:00 | 13:30 – 15:00 – Fundamental Structures – Part 2
24.03.2026 – Paris | New York
🕒 17:30 – 19:00 | 11:30 – 13:00 – Fundamental Structures – Part 3
🕒 19:30 – 21:00 | 13:30 – 15:00 – Fundamental Structures – Part 4
🕒 21:00 – 21:30 | 15:00 – 15:30 – Q&A Session
This camp strengthens the structural backbone of your long-term 1.Nf3 repertoire.
The Art of the Positional Sacrifice
Coach: Ioannis Papaioannou
Dates: 18.03.2026 and 25.03.2026
March’s Strategy Wednesday explores one of the most refined strategic weapons in chess: sacrificing material for long-term domination.
This edition teaches how strong players evaluate compensation beyond tactics — how exchange sacrifices, pawn sacrifices, and structural concessions generate lasting pressure, superior coordination, and technical endgames.
The focus is on disciplined evaluation, not romantic sacrifice. You will learn when material truly becomes secondary — and when it does not.
Calculation in Attack and Silent Moves
Coach: Swapnil Dhopade
Dates: 12.03.2026 and 26.03.2026
This edition of Tactical Thursday sharpens attacking calculation and introduces the concept of silent moves — quiet, non-forcing moves that dramatically increase tactical power.
GM Dhopade demonstrates how elite players structure calculation in sharp positions, distinguish real from imaginary attacks, and prepare decisive blows through precise quiet improvement.
The emphasis is not on chaos, but on clarity under pressure.
Upsetting the Material Balance
Coach: Siegfried Baumegger
March’s Guided Practice theme complements the live camps perfectly.
The focus this month is dynamic material imbalance — understanding when to give material for initiative, activity, or long-term positional factors.
Weekly Structure
• 06.03. – Gambit Play – Attack & Defence
• 13.03. – Positional Exchange Sacrifices
• 20.03. – Long-Term Piece Sacrifices
• 27.03. – Other Types of Sacrifices
• 31.03. – Video Lessons Release
Participants receive structured training positions each week, in-depth explanations, video summaries, and a final annotated PGN collection.
This month integrates perfectly with Strategy Wednesday and Tactical Thursday — theory, tactics, and structured practice reinforcing one central idea: material is a tool, not a goal.
Coach: Ivan Cheparinov
Opening Radar continues unchanged.
It delivers modern opening analysis, elite trends, and practical recommendations designed for competitive play.
Format
• Video-based theoretical overview
• Model games and novelties
• Answers to member-submitted questions
Submit your opening questions to
academy@modern-chess.com
Coach: Ioannis Papaioannou
The interactive monthly project continues.
GM Papaioannou selects 15 anonymized games submitted by Academy members and analyzes them deeply, extracting practical lessons and recurring thinking errors.
Submission guidelines
• Members with an active March membership may submit up to 2 PGN games
• Send games to academy@modern-chess.com
• Submission deadline: March 2026 (date announced separately)
Publication includes
• 15 deeply analyzed games
• Test positions from real mistakes
• Summary lessons
Free access for all Academy members.
The Mentorship Program continues with the same structured, personalized development path.
How it works
• Fill out the mentorship form
• Submit 20 recent games
• Get assigned a mentor
• 30-minute kickoff session
• Monthly 30-minute follow-ups
• Continuous progress tracking
• Live GM-led lectures every Wednesday and Thursday
• Monthly Opening Builder sessions
• Weekly structured training via Guided Practice
• Cutting-edge opening updates via Opening Radar
• Personalized long-term growth via the Mentorship Program
• Inside Your Games – learning from real practical mistakes
• Full access to recordings, PGNs, and digital products
• A complete, professional training system built for long-term improvement
March 2026 is about mastering imbalance — understanding when material matters and when activity, structure, and initiative define the game.
This is not random content.
This is an integrated training system.
This is chess training — the Modern Chess way.