Courses (94)

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!

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.

This course is designed to provide you with a complete and practical repertoire for Black against 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5. The repertoire is based on 4.Nc3 Nbd7!? Even though 4.Nc3 is the main move, we will of course also cover all alternatives on move four—except for the Catalan, against which Papaioannou has already published a repertoire in his course Bogo-Indian Defence Refined.

The January edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course explores the strategic principles of handling a fianchetto bishop, a critical piece in numerous openings, from the King’s Indian and Grünfeld to the Catalan and the English Opening.

The camp My Practical Spanish Repertoire for White 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 145 files!

The December edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course dives into the fascinating world of endgames with minor pieces, exploring their strategic depth and practical challenges.
Through 4 in-depth lectures, GM Papaioannou provides a systematic approach to mastering these essential endgames, covering key structures and principles. By connecting ideas across the opening, middlegame, and endgame, this course equips you with the tools to navigate these critical positions confidently.

The camp Strategic Repertoire against the Sicilian - 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 142 files!

The November edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course offers a comprehensive exploration of symmetrical positions, focusing on their strategic and dynamic subtleties.
Through 4 in-depth lectures, GM Papaioannou explains how to handle these unique positions across all phases of the game—opening, middlegame, and endgame. You’ll learn how to recognize key structures, exploit imbalances, and seize opportunities to gain the initiative.

The camp Strategic Repertoire against the Sicilian - Play the Rossolimo is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 167 files!

The camp Strategic Repertoire against the Sicilian - 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 132 files!