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After the highly successful Play the Najdorf – Top-Level Repertoire for Black, GM Baadur Jobava and IM Dragos Ceres complete their Sicilian repertoire by covering all the sidelines that White might choose in a single, comprehensive course.

This project presents a complete repertoire for White after:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
The repertoire is structured into two courses:
✅ Part 1 – Covers Taimanov and Sicilian Four Knights
✅ Part 2 – Will be dedicated to the Kan Variation
This first course is built around a strategically rich yet easy-to-learn concept – the early move a3! Instead of diving into heavy theoretical battles, this approach allows White to dictate the game, avoid mainstream theory, and steer play into less-explored yet powerful positions.

The Nimzo-Indian Defense has long been a top choice for elite players seeking a blend of positional solidity and dynamic counterplay. However, in today’s fast-evolving chess landscape, traditional lines are being analyzed to exhaustion, making it harder to surprise well-prepared opponents.

The French Defense continues to be one of Black’s most strategically sound and resilient openings. Following the success of Beat the French Defense – Part 1, in which we covered the Winawer (3...Bb4) and Rubinstein (3...dxe4) variations, this second installment completes the full repertoire by focusing on the Classical Steinitz Variation (3...Nf6) and all remaining sidelines on move 3.

After having provided a full repertoire against the closed games with Queen’s Gambit Declined Part 1 & 2, GM Ivan Cheparinov goes to work on the most classic opening after 1.e4 – the Spanish. True to his uncompromising analytical style, he goes for the most principled of Black’s many possible systems – the Marshall Gambit!

We are excited to introduce Fundamental Pawn Structures – Part 2, the next installment in IM Siegfried Baumegger’s strategic training series. This course continues the structured approach from Guided Practice (December) and focuses entirely on one of the most dynamic and instructive pawn structures in chess—the Isolated Queen’s Pawn (IQP).

The French Defense remains one of the most resilient and strategically rich openings for Black, offering a balance between solid structures and sharp counterplay. In this cutting-edge course, three world-class Grandmasters—Alexey Dreev, Baadur Jobava, and Pier Luigi Basso—combine their expertise to deliver a comprehensive and practical repertoire for White against the French.
This is the first part of a two-part series, covering key lines after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3, ensuring that you have the best tools to challenge Black’s setup.

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.

GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso are launching a brand-new series: Dreev University.
Every month on the 21st, they will release a structured course designed to elevate your middlegame and endgame understanding. Each course follows a carefully crafted educational path, ensuring consistent, practical improvement.
The first course in this series dives deep into one of the most essential yet misunderstood areas of chess: rook endgames.

Following the success of Play the Kalashnikov Sicilian, IM Kushager Krishnater presents an essential follow-up course that equips 2...Nc6 Sicilian players with a complete anti-sideline repertoire. Whether you play the Kalashnikov, Sveshnikov, Accelerated Dragon, Classical, or Taimanov, this course provides rare and practical solutions to White’s tricky move orders.
With 10 theoretical chapters, 15 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a 3h 8min Video Version, Krishnater once again delivers a creative and effective repertoire that will take your opponents out of their comfort zones.