The Modern Chess Academy is a long-term project designed to provide continuous, high-quality chess training each month, featuring four key components:
1) Strategy Wednesday – A deep dive into strategic play, held twice per month, focusing on key concepts to strengthen your positional understanding.
2) Tactical Thursday – Similar in structure to Strategy Wednesday, but dedicated to tactics, dynamic positions, and improving calculation skills.
3) Guided Practice – Each week, participants receive 15 test positions to solve, with annotated solutions provided the following week. By the end of the month, members get access to a PGN file containing all positions and a video analyzing the most instructive examples. Throughout the month, you will receive a total of 60 test positions, with annotated solutions provided weekly. You’ll also gain access to a comprehensive PGN database and a 2-hour instructional video highlighting the most instructive positions. The first four months will focus on key pawn structures, such as:
4) Opening Lab – A monthly session focused on opening theory, where members submit questions in advance. Responses are delivered via a video recording, ensuring personalized, expert guidance.
1) Strategy Wednesday
Strategy Wednesday: November Focus - Symmetrical Positions by GM Ioannis Papaioannou
13.11.2024: 17:30 - 21:00 (Paris Time) / 11:30 - 15:00 (New York Time)
27.11.2024: 17:30 - 21:00 (Paris Time) / 11:30 - 15:00 (New York Time)
2) Tactical Thursday
Tactical Thursday: November Focus - Typical Calculation Mistake by GM Davorin Kuljasevic
14.11.2024: 17:30 - 21:00 (Paris Time) / 11:30 - 15:00 (New York Time)
28.11.2024: 17:30 - 21:00 (Paris Time) / 11:30 - 15:00 (New York Time)
3) Guided Practice
09.11.2024: Receive 15 test positions (Stage 1)
16.11.2024: Receive annotated solutions for Stage 1 and 15 new test positions (Stage 2)
23.11.2024: Receive annotated solutions for Stage 2 and 15 new test positions (Stage 3)
26.11.2024: Receive annotated solutions for Stage 3 and 15 new test positions (Stage 4)
30.11.2024: Receive a PGN file with solutions for all 60 positions and a 2-hour video analyzing the key positions.
This month the Guided Practice will be let by IM Siegfried Baumegger.
4) Opening Lab
29.11.2024: Receive a video recording with expert answers to the submitted theoretical opening questions by GM Grigor Grigorov and GM Peter Arnaudov.
Please note that while November’s schedule is more condensed due to the mid-month launch, starting from December, Guided Practice will follow a more balanced, weekly release schedule for each stage.