We are pleased to present a new high-level strategic course – Deep Understanding of the Spanish Middlegame – Part 1 – created by GM Dejan Bojkov and Metodi Stoinev. This project marks the beginning of a full repertoire for Black against the Ruy Lopez, developed through a well-balanced blend of modern analysis and classical ideas.
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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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We are thrilled to present Classical Spanish Middlegames, an essential course by GM Pier Luigi Basso and GM Baadur Jobava. This course serves as a bridge between their acclaimed 3-part series on the Spanish Game for White and the intricate middlegame positions that arise from the Ruy-Lopez.
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The camp Understand the French Defence is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the masterclass as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 81 files!
We are proud to announce that this database comes with an integrated Computer Practice. This feature enables you to play 17 selected positions with a strong engine. In the majority of the positions, you should either convert an advantage or hold an equal position.
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The camp Understand the Ruy Lopez is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the masterclass as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 81 files!
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The camp dedicated to the Italian Game is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 10 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 79 files!
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The Caro-Kann is one of the most popular and reliable openings nowadays.
The current camp is designed to provide you with all key concepts related to the Caro-Kann. Due to the variety of possible pawn structures, the knowledge of this opening will contribute to the improvement of your general chess understanding.
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This pawn structure usually arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 from one of the following lines:
A) 3... a6 4.Bxc6 (Exchange Spanish)
B) 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Bxc6 or 5.0-0 Be7 6 Bxc6 (Delayed Exchange Spanish)
C) 3...Nf6 4.Bxc6 (Anti-Berlin)
In the introduction, GM Aleksander Delchev writes: n my survey, I deal with this position both from White and Black's perspective. Besides improving your play in the abovementioned theoretical lines, this material is designed to improve your general chess understanding as well. Hopefully, you will get a better feeling of the following strategical aspects: play with and against a bishop pair, find the right plan and execute the right pawn break in static structures, the importance of the space advantage, play positions with opposite castles. Additionally, I am sure that this database will help you to increase your endgame technique since I provide a number of instructive examples.
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