When the position turns critical and your opponent presses for the kill, what separates masters from club players isn't just pattern recognition—it's the ability to calculate precisely under maximum pressure. GM Swapnil Dhopade's latest course, "Calculation in Defense and Tactics in the Endgame," addresses two of the most demanding yet crucial aspects of practical chess: finding the only moves that save seemingly lost positions and spotting tactical opportunities when material is reduced.
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The highly successful Tactical Thursday camp (May 8-15, 2025) has been transformed into a comprehensive digital product, featuring GM Dhopade's revolutionary approach to tactical training. This isn't just another tactics course – it's a complete system for developing the vision and intuition that separates great tacticians from average players.
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We are excited to present Looking for Options and Prophylactic Thinking in Calculation, a comprehensive digital course by GM Swapnil Dhopade, based on his April 2025 Tactical Thursday lectures. This course explores one of the most crucial yet overlooked aspects of chess mastery—how to systematically identify candidate moves and anticipate your opponent's best defensive resources during calculation.
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We are excited to present Calculation in Attack and Defense, a new digital course by GM Davorin Kuljasevic, based on his February 2025 Tactical Thursday lectures. This course takes a deep dive into some of the most intense and instructive areas of calculation—how to attack, how to defend, and most importantly, how to calculate accurately under pressure.
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We are excited to present Advanced Calculation Techniques, a new course by GM Davorin Kuljasevic, based on his January 2025 Tactical Thursday lectures. This course takes a structured approach to developing elite-level visualization skills and calculation techniques that are essential for every ambitious chess player.
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We are delighted to announce that the December edition of Tactical Thursday by GM Davorin Kuljasevic is now available as a digital product. In this insightful series, GM Kuljasevic continues to delve into his groundbreaking Ply Theory, providing a structured approach to calculation that combines clarity, logic, and precision.
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We are delighted to present an exceptional course by the renowned Austrian player and trainer, IM Siegfried Baumegger - "Calculation: Boost Your Decision Making."
In this course, IM Baumegger shares his refined approach to calculation, developed over many years of experience as both a player and a trainer. The primary objective of this course is to help you structure and enhance your calculation process.
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We are excited to introduce the latest course by Grandmaster Renato Quintiliano, titled "Practical Calculation." Unlike traditional courses that focus on opening repertoires, this unique offering dives into the art and science of calculation in chess, a crucial skill for tournament players and enthusiasts alike.
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The camp Calculate like a Grandmaster 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 approximately 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 153 files!
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With such a quantity of (many of them excellent) books on tactics, one may ask himself whether anything new can be said on this subject.
Nevertheless, in many cases, the system of classification used in such books fails to reveal some essential aspects. Sorting the examples according to the central theme of the combination (a system used on most occasions) is sound, but offers only an "outside image". GM Mihail Marin considers that there are books offering a very abstract, apparently logical explanation of the tactical events, but not necessarily one corresponding to the thinking process of the players.
In the current database, you will find 18 examples which are divided into 5 sections as well as 30 test positions which are divided into 6 sections. Every test position is backed up with extensive analysis and explanations that you can check after solving.
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