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At the 2026 Sinquefield Cup, Vincent Keymer had a positional resource that would have given him a clear advantage against Sindarov. He never found it. Twenty-six years earlier, in the same type of position, Nigel Short had passed over the very same idea.
Two players from completely different generations, both rated well above 2650, missing the identical point. That is the quiet danger of positional play: the mistake leaves no evidence. No blunder, no lost material — just a position that turns slightly worse while you are still convinced you played a solid game. The hardest part is learning to catch these moments yourself — and that recognition is exactly what Dreev's Universal Positional Playbook is built to train.

When the rook-and-knight ending from Keymer–Bluebaum at the Grand Swiss 2025 became the most discussed endgame of the event, it revealed something uncomfortable: even elite players struggle with positions that appear deceptively simple. This course was born from that moment—not as a theoretical encyclopedia, but as a practical response to one of chess's most misunderstood endgame types. Rook-and-knight endings are rare enough that your opponents won't know the plans. This course ensures you will.

The engine displays 0.00. Both players have settled into what appears to be a balanced queen endgame. Yet statistics reveal something remarkable: in approximately 70% of these objectively equal positions, one side still achieves victory. This paradox lies at the heart of Dreev University - Queen Endgames, where GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso examine why the most common endgame type remains the most misunderstood phase in chess.

More than half of all rook endgames at master level finish with the wrong result. Wins become draws. Draws slip into losses. Not because of blunders, but because of systematic misunderstanding. While modern players dedicate hundreds of hours to opening preparation, the phase that decides more games than any debut—the rook endgame—remains dangerously undertrained. Dreev University – Rook Endgames – Part 2 addresses this gap with surgical precision, transforming theoretical knowledge into practical winning technique.

When we think about chess brilliance, our minds instinctively go to sacrifices, tactical storms, or forcing attacks. Yet some of the most profound moments in chess history are born not from noise, but from silence. The quiet move – a move that looks almost invisible at first glance – can completely reshape a position, dismantle counterplay, or reveal hidden harmony.

Dreev University – Practical Mistakes is not about adding more theory to your repertoire. Instead, it targets the exact areas where games are won and lost in practice. By studying these thirty positions, you will sharpen your decision-making, reduce unforced errors, and play with greater confidence in critical moments.

How GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso are revolutionizing endgame education for ambitious chess players

The moment arrives in every serious chess player's journey when they realize a painful truth: you're not losing games because you don't know your openings, and you're not losing because your tactics are weak. You're losing because when the position simplifies and enters the endgame, you're navigating by feel in waters that demand precision.

GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso understand this frustration intimately. That's why they've crafted Dreev University - Practical Endgames, the newest addition to their acclaimed educational series that's already transformed thousands of ambitious players worldwide.

We are excited to present the newest addition to the acclaimed Dreev University series –
Feel the Momentum, a deep and practical course that will change the way you approach positional chess.

This is not just a collection of examples. It’s a complete training journey built around one of the most misunderstood—but vital—concepts in chess: momentum.

In this new installment, we dive into one of the most intriguing and misunderstood areas of chess strategy—endgames with opposite-colored bishops.
At first glance, these positions may seem drawish or straightforward. But as you’ll soon discover, they are incredibly rich, subtle, and full of hidden depth. Opposite-colored bishop endgames often require precise calculation, deep positional understanding, and sometimes, a great deal of creativity. They are far from the “easy draws” many believe them to be.

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.