The March edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course delves into the strategic richness of the Nimzo-Indian Defense, one of the most respected and deeply studied openings in classical chess.
Through 4 carefully structured lectures, GM Papaioannou guides you through the key middlegame plans, typical pawn structures, and strategic decisions for both sides. Whether you play the Nimzo-Indian as Black or encounter it as White, this course will boost your understanding of its most critical ideas and long-term plans.
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6 hours PGN Download Interactive Tests Video Content
We are happy to present the next installment in the acclaimed 1.d4 According to Dreev series — a powerful and practical repertoire against one of Black’s most solid defenses: the Queen’s Indian Defense.
After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3, White enters a highly positional battleground where deep understanding often triumphs over memorization.
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4 hours and 10 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
The camp My Taimanov Sicilian is now available as a digital product! This comprehensive course includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. The material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database with 178 files!
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10 hours and 30 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
After the success of Jobava's French Defense – Play the Fort Knox, GM Baadur Jobava and GM Pier Luigi Basso are back with the highly anticipated Part 2 of their French Defense repertoire for Black.
✅ This course targets all the key systems White can play apart from 3.Nc3 and 3.Nd2 — especially the Advance Variation (3.e5) and important sidelines like:
✅ The Exchange Variation (3.exd5)
✅ King’s Indian Attack (2.d3)
✅ Early deviations like 3.Bd3, 2.Qe2, and the Two Knights
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3 hours and 5 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
Looking for a dynamic alternative to the classical Queen’s Gambit Declined? IM Kushager Krishnater is back with a sharp and practical repertoire for Black featuring the surprising and underrated move 5...Be6!? – a modern twist that injects life into one of chess’s oldest battlegrounds.
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3 hours and 58 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
1.Nf3 d5 for Black Refined – Part 2 builds on the foundations of the original course and the updated Part 1, offering a comprehensive refresh with updated theory, new lines, and fully re-recorded videos.
What’s Inside?
✅ 14 Theoretical Chapters
✅ 3 Bonus Chapters
✅ 16 Interactive Test Positions
✅ Memory Booster
✅ Brand-New Video Version
✅ Basso’s Signature 15-Minute Repertoire
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2 hours and 43 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
The Jaenisch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5) has long fascinated players with its aggressive intent and dynamic potential. In this in-depth repertoire course, FM Maurizio Brancaleoni offers a modern and comprehensive take on this powerful gambit system for Black.
This course is packed with content and includes:
✅ 14 deeply analyzed theoretical chapters
✅ 6 annotated model games
✅ 20 interactive test positions
✅ Memory Booster
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PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests
In this course, IM Kushager Krishnater delivers a practical and combative repertoire for Black against three of White’s most popular and theoretically resilient systems: the Catalan, the London System, and the Jobava London. True to his trademark style, Krishnater prioritizes fresh, offbeat directions that take the opponent out of their comfort zone—without compromising on objective soundness.
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3 hours and 9 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content
The February edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course dives deep into the strategic complexities of the Open Sicilian, one of the most dynamic and theoretically rich battlegrounds in modern chess.
Across 4 detailed lectures, GM Papaioannou provides a clear and practical framework for understanding the essential positional ideas and middlegame plans in the Open Sicilian. Whether you play the Sicilian as Black or face it as White, this course will strengthen your overall feel for the resulting pawn structures, piece coordination, and strategic maneuvering.
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6 hours PGN Download Interactive Tests Video Content
The Semi-Slav Defense is a powerful and flexible weapon for Black against 1.d4. With its rich strategic depth and dynamic counterattacking potential, it has long been a favorite of elite players seeking to play for a win. In this course, IM Kushager Krishnater presents a complete and practical repertoire for Black built around the Semi-Slav setup:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 (or via other transpositions).
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3 hours and 16 mins PGN Download Memory Booster Interactive Tests Video Content