Middlegame Databases (72)

Calculation and Modern Thinking with IM Shantanu Bhambure 

International Master Shantanu Bhambure introduces a simple three-step framework to enhance your calculation skills in chess. First, pinpoint the most compelling move to create immediate threats. Next, tackle obstacles by adopting a strategic mindset of mutual consideration. Finally, narrow down your choices by systematically ruling out weaker options. This structured approach is the foundation of his new 10-hour course, Calculation and Modern Thinking.

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Essential Middlegames for Club Players with IM Kushager Krishnater 

Did you know that 9 out of 10 games are decided in the middlegame? Mastering this critical phase can make you unstoppable in most of your matches. That’s why we’ve teamed up with IM Kushager Krishnater to bring you the Essential Middlegames for Club Players course—an in-depth, 10-hour and 20-minute journey to elevate your middlegame skills!

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Strategy Wednesday - Symmetrical Positions (6h Video Running Time) 

The November edition of Strategy Wednesday, led by GM Ioannis Papaioannou, is now available as a digital product! This course offers a comprehensive exploration of symmetrical positions, focusing on their strategic and dynamic subtleties.
Through 4 in-depth lectures, GM Papaioannou explains how to handle these unique positions across all phases of the game—opening, middlegame, and endgame. You’ll learn how to recognize key structures, exploit imbalances, and seize opportunities to gain the initiative.

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Tactical Thursday - Typical Calculation Mistakes (6h Video Running Time) 

The Tactical Thursday camp on Typical Calculation Mistakes is now available as a digital product, offering a comprehensive and practical guide to improving your ability to calculate variations. This product includes all the video lectures from the camp, along with a PGN file that complements the training sessions. In total, you’ll receive 6 hours of instructional video and a PGN database featuring 81 carefully selected files.

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High-Level Defence Strategies (9h Video Running Time) 

The camp of GM Bojkov - High-Level Defence Strategies 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 9 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 93 files!

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Strategy Wednesday - Converting an Advantage (6h Video Running Time) 

The Strategy Wednesday camp on Converting an Advantage is now available as a digital product, offering a comprehensive and practical guide to improving your ability to capitalize on better positions. This product includes all the video lectures from the camp, along with a PGN file that complements the training sessions. In total, you’ll receive 6 hours of instructional video and a PGN database featuring 56 carefully selected files.

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Dynamic Play and Initiative (9h Video Running Time) 

The camp Dynamic Play and Initiative 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 9 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 65 files!

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Boost Your Calculation - Part 3 (5h and 16min Video Running Time) 

"Boost Your Calculation - Part 3" offers advanced tactical puzzles focused on themes like the Weak King, surprising material gains, and study-like endgames. With puzzles sorted by difficulty, this course sharpens your calculation skills, helping you identify and execute powerful strategies, just like top grandmasters.

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Calculation - Boost Your Decision Making (2h and 30min Video Running Time) 

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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Boost Your Calculation - Part 2 (5h and 4min Video Running Time) 

We are excited to present the second part of the captivating course by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko - Boost Your Calculation. As with his previous courses, GM Oleksiyenko employs a highly interactive teaching method, emphasizing the importance of practice in mastering chess skills. The interactive approach is further enhanced by the well-structured format of the course. The material is divided into training positions organized by chapters.

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