Dreev Dreams: A New Monthly Series of Brilliant and Original Chess Positions
Modern Chess proudly presents Dreev University – Dreev Dreams, a one-of-a-kind course that opens the door to the artistic, surprising, and deeply instructive chess universe of GM Alexey Dreev.
For years, Dreev has been quietly building a hidden collection of original positions—brilliant, counterintuitive, and thought-provoking puzzles that have nothing to do with memorized theory or tactical patterns. These are Dreev Dreams: positions that challenge your logic, imagination, and chess intuition.
🧠 These positions are not in databases.
🔍 Engines don’t understand them.
📚 Books don’t teach them.
But now, you will have access.
What’s Inside the Course?
✅ Stage 1 – The Foundations of the Dreev Method
You’ll explore the key themes behind Dreev Dreams:
– The art of zugzwang (including reciprocal zugzwang!)
– The power of quiet, non-obvious moves
– Hidden resources in endgames and subtle middlegame shifts
These chapters will sharpen your practical understanding and help you recognize “unseeable” ideas in your own games.
✅ Stage 2 – 10 Annotated Masterpieces
Ten unique positions—each handpicked and deeply analyzed on video by Dreev and Basso. These are real training sessions, giving you a front-row seat to how a world-class mind dissects the most complex ideas in chess.
✅ Stage 3 – The Challenge
Ten Dreev Dreams for you to solve—with no hints. Think you’re ready? These puzzles are meant to push you to your limit. Solving just one of them will transform how you approach critical positions forever.
Why This Course is Special
GM Alexey Dreev has been a mentor to generations of grandmasters. His private training sessions are legendary—and often reserved for elite players. But now, for the first time, his personal training toolset is available to a wider audience.
🎓 Discover More from Dreev University
If you haven’t explored the full depth of Dreev’s teaching yet, make sure to check out the other two courses from this elite training series:
📘 Dreev University - Rook Endgames
A deep dive into one of the most important endgame types—designed to build real confidence in critical positions.
📘 Dreev University - Positional Play
A course that teaches you how to think like a grandmaster, covering everything from weak squares and maneuvering to long-term planning.
This is not a regular course. It’s an experience, a window into how one of the deepest chess thinkers sees the game.
If you love chess, if you want to feel inspired, and if you want to train like a grandmaster, this is your next course.