Modern Chess is releasing a new digital course based on GM Ioannis Papaioannou’s Strategy Wednesday camp on the topic of Color Complexes – From the Opening to the Middlegame. This course provides structured material on one of the most important strategic themes in chess: how to understand and play around weak squares of a specific color.
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When your opponent's king remains uncastled in the center, you're presented with one of chess's most decisive tactical opportunities. Yet many strong players—even those rated above 2000—struggle to convert these critical moments into winning attacks. The difference between recognizing the opportunity and executing the perfect assault lies in understanding the precise patterns and timing that separate tactical intuition from mere calculation.
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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.
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Isolated pawns are one of the most important and instructive structural themes in chess. They occur in a wide range of openings – from the Queen’s Gambit and Tarrasch Defence to the Caro–Kann and Nimzo–Indian – and can arise after both 1.e4 and 1.d4, as well as in many flank openings.
Understanding how to play these positions is essential for mastering positional chess. That’s why we’re proud to present Typical Structures with Isolated Pawns, a comprehensive course by renowned coach GM Dejan Bojkov, based on his highly acclaimed training camp of the same name.
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The Stonewall isn't just another opening variation you encounter occasionally. It's a strategic framework that shows up everywhere—from London Systems gone complex to Dutch Defenses, from Catalan transpositions to Semi-Slav surprises. Most players handle these positions by instinct alone, missing the deeper strategic logic that guides every decision.
GM Ioannis Papaioannou's "Understand the Stonewall Structures" changes that. This comprehensive digital course, drawn from his acclaimed Strategy Wednesday series, reveals the strategic principles that make strong players so effective in these complex positions.
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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 chess world has evolved dramatically in its understanding of pawn structures. What our predecessors once considered clear weaknesses, we now recognize as dynamic resources with both advantages and drawbacks. Nowhere is this transformation more evident than in the study of doubled pawns—a structure that demands nuanced evaluation and precise handling.
Today, we're excited to announce the release of Fundamental Pawn Structures - Part 4 by IM Siegfried Baumegger, the latest installment in our comprehensive pawn structure series. This course delves deep into the complexities of doubled pawns, providing the strategic framework that strong players need to navigate these positions with confidence.
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When calculation and tactical vision take a backseat, what remains? Pure strategic genius. GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko, renowned author and strategic mastermind, presents his most ambitious positional course yet: Strategic Decision Making – a comprehensive exploration of the mental frameworks that separate masters from experts.
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The May edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course explores the essential art of attacking play, covering the fundamental techniques and tactical patterns required to launch successful attacks and convert promising positions into decisive victories.
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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.
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