GingerGM Simon Williams – The Complete Chess Video Collection

Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

Own the entire GingerGM chess video collection at an unbeatable price with this bundle unavailable anywhere else on the Internet.

All the GingerGM DVDs for download at a bargain price! At over 110 hours of tuition, you are bound to be a better player after purchasing this package.

About the Author:

GM Simon Williams (aka Ginger GM) is an English chess grandmaster, author, and commentator.

He obtained the Grandmaster title 2008, by accomplishing the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008.

His highest rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organized the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.

His Achievements:

• In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship.
• In 2005, he won the British Blitz Championship.
• In 2009, he finished second at the British Chess Championship.
• In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
• He was the joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690

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Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

This chess video collection is a 14 DVD set designed to help beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.

If you’d like to improve your overall chess skills then this collection is just right for you.

The GingerGM, Simon Williams, will show you how to create fierce attacks on opposite side castling positions. The material might as well be forgotten, as it is all about who wins the race.

In this 14-DVD collection, you’ll be able to watch the analysis of some exciting master games from all-time legends like Bobby Fischer and Mihail Botvinnik, as well as games from more recent stars such as Gary Kasparov and Hikaru Nakamura.

GM Simon Williams will walk you through some of the most common mistakes the club players make and will also tell you who to overcome those type of mistakes in a 3 part series of videos, also included in this package.

This 14-course bundle gives you all you need to dominate your games, right from the opening to the endgame.

BONUS: 2 Crash Test Chess DVDs

Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

In addition to every GingerGM DVD ever made you will also receive  2 exciting Crash Test DVDs where GM Williams goes through some of his own games, showing his own mistakes and gives you incredible practical advice to improve your game. These 2 short DVDs pack an incredible punch and are not to be missed!

The physical DVD version of the 2 Crash Test DVDs and “Improve Your Practical Play with GM Gormally” were mastered in 625PAL and may not work on some older set-top box DVD players in North America.

However, they should play on most DVD players and all computers. The other DVDs were mastered in NTSC. None of the DVDs is region locked.

Enjoy this incredible chess video collection!

1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black – GM Damian Lemos

Capablanca, Karpov and even the champion himself, Magnus Carlsen — all of them have relied upon 1…e5 as a key weapon to completely neutralize the aggressive intentions of 1.e4 players.

Even blood-thirsty attackers like Kasparov and Tal have been abruptly stopped in their tracks by a skilfully played 1…e5 defense.

But things are slightly different at the club level, right?

At club level, you’ll need to face openings like the King’s Gambit, Vienna, Danish Gambit and other bone-chilling attacks and gambits…and against a strong tactical player, this could end in disaster.

But, not for you.

This very course is dedicated to crushing these openings and features Grandmaster Damian Lemos calmly dismantling each one of them — showing you exactly how to do the same in your games.

No need to fear the King’s Gambit. Nor the Danish. None of these 19th-century fossil openings.

GM Lemos has a complete blueprint for beating them and proves it via instructive sample games, cutting-edge theory, sophisticated middlegame plans and much more in 6 and a half hours of professional lessons.

About the Author:

Damian Lemos is a grandmaster from Argentina with a peak rating of 2559 Elo.

In his lessons, Damian works closely with students to first identify the flaws and weaknesses in their games so that they can be properly evaluated and corrected.

By developing specifically-tailored training regimens for every one of his students, Grandmaster Lemos is able to achieve results that other chess coaches dream of.

How is this course going to help me?

At club level, you can’t expect to face mainlines most of the time. You’ll always have to play against not-so-common openings such as the Vienna Gambit, King’s Gambit, Danish Gambit, and other old school gambits and attacks that could get you in trouble if you’re not prepared.

GM Damian Lemos is here to arm you to the teeth so that you can be ready to demolish any sideline or gambits that White players could use against you after 1.e4 e5.

Here’s part of what you’ll learn in this course:

The Center Gambit

In the center Gambit, White aims for the occupation of the center. After 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 we reach the position on the right. Here, Black can continue with 3…Nc6 gaining a tempo on the queen.

White can also opt to play 3.Nf3 first and after 3…Nc6, this can transpose into a variation of the Scotch game.

After 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 White must be careful where he retreats the queen as there are a few squares that could be dangerous.

Qd2 blocks in White’s dark-squared bishop, for example, which is good for Black.

If White retreats with 4.Qd1, Black can easily equalize by playing 4…Nf6 5.Bc5 0-0 6.Re8 d5.

A dangerous option that should be avoided by Black would be if White goes for 3.c3 which is a real gambit as he doesn’t aim to regain the pawn.

Black should be wary of allowing White to develop if he goes for the pawn with 3…dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 where White is way ahead in development at the cost of two pawns.

The worst move for White is 4.Qc3, which loses on the spot after 4…Bb4.

If 4.Qe3, GM Lemos recommends 4…Bb4+. Then, if 5.Nc3 he voluntarily pins himself, or if 5.Bd2, Black can happily trade bishops.

With 5.c3, Black can retreat to a5 and then b6 with his Bishop. Another option that White can try is 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.e5. This is unsound for White as after …Ng4 he has very little development and will struggle to hang on to the endangered e-pawn.

The King’s Gambit

The Kings Gambit is one of the more dangerous continuations that Black can face after 1.e4 e5. With 2.f4, White risks exposing his king and gambits a pawn to get the initiative.

If Black is not familiar with this line, he could easily play some natural looking moves only to fall victim to an overwhelming attack on his king shortly into the game.

Accepting the gambit with 2…exf4 plays right into White’s plan and gives him some good options to lead in development. The recommendation is to play 2…d5, known as the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit.

White’s main response is 3.exd5. 3.fxe5 loses the game immediately for White after 3…Qh4+. If 2.f4 d5 3.Nc3, Black can respond with 3 Nf6, which can transpose into the main line of the Vienna game (Chapter 3).

The Vienna Game

After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, White has the flexibility of transposing onto one of the more popular lines or playing a Kings Gambit with the knight on c3 which is known as the Vienna Game.

Black should play 2…Nf6. 2…Nc6 is also an option, but after 3.f4 Black cannot play the preferred reply, the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit move, 3…d5.

4.Nxd5 Nxe4 would be a mistake for White and leaves him in an unpleasant situation as shown below. The knight is attacked by the queen and Black has the threat of …Qh4+. Also, the knight has some heat on the f2 square, being difficult to defend and putting White on the back foot early on.

After 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 the move 5.Nxe4 would also be a mistake for White. After 5…dxe4 White would again be left in an unpleasant position as shown in the right.

The Anti-Petroff

Some players do not like facing the Petroff defense as White after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 because it remains one of the best defenses for Black and makes it hard for White to gain any meaningful advantage in the opening. To avoid this, they play 2.Bc4.

Black should reply with 2…Nf6. White can continue with 3.Nc3 but this is a mistake as Black can simply continue with 3…Nxe4 4.Nxe4 d5 regaining the piece and ending up with a better center regardless of how White responds.

For example, 5.Bxd5 Qxd5 or 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 f5 and White will come out second best having lost the initiative and control of the center.

White can avoid all of this by not taking the unprotected knight on e4, but instead going for 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Qxe5+ Qe7 6.Qxe7+ Bxe7. The resulting position is equal.

As mentioned, White can try to avoid playing against the Petroff Defence by going for the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4. However, Black can still play in the style of the Petroff Defense with 2…Nf6 3.d3 c6! Black tries to punish White for playing a quick Bc4 in the opening by preparing the move …d5.

It’s time to take the bull by the horns and bravely play 1…e5. Because, as of today, there is nothing to fear!

Chess Openings Mastery – GM Damian Lemos Deep Dive Collection

GM Lemos’ Deep Dive Collection – Vol. 01 – 14

Chess openings knowledge is crucial in competitive chess. Between equal players, it often makes the difference between winning and drawing.

However, up till now, most opening instruction has been very general – good enough so you know what you’re doing but without the detail required to give you the competitive edge in tournaments.

GM Damian Lemos has addressed that with his acclaimed Deep Dive series.

As the name suggests, Damian gives you the deep knowledge you need to outplay your opponents in specific openings.

Despite the advanced nature of the courses, no prior knowledge is required as Damian begins each course with a comprehensive overview of each one of the chess openings that he covers, explaining the ideas behind the opening and the plans for each side.

About the Author:

Damian Lemos is a grandmaster from Argentina who has reached a rating of 2559 Elo.

Damian Lemos was no stranger to success from an early age, achieving the FIDE Master title at only 14 years old, International Master at 15, and Grandmaster at 18.

In his lessons, Damian works closely with students to first identify the flaws and weaknesses in their games so that they can be properly evaluated and corrected. By developing specifically-tailored training regimens for every one of his students, Grandmaster Lemos is able to achieve results that other chess coaches dream of.

If you want an opening system to call your own, one which you can force your opponents into and then outplay them with your expertise, master the London System with GM Lemos’ Deep Dive course!

Is this course for me?

GM Lemos will provide you with the basic knowledge on each one of the chess openings that he covers in this series, once you have that level of understanding, Damian goes into each variation, explaining how to counter every idea and revealing all the options you have available to you.

And this doesn’t involve never-ending variations either; each idea is demonstrated with examples from Super GM play so you learn how the very best players overcome the toughest obstacles.

Here are some of the openings you’ll be able to master:

The King’s Indian Defense.

Follow in the footsteps of Fischer and Kasparov and become an attacking legend, racking up points as Black, no matter which variation White plays!

The London System.

The perfect choice for players who don’t have much time to spend on openings. Play it against nearly anything Black comes up with and decide whether you want to subject them to a positional queenside squeeze or a terrifying kingside attack.

The Accelerated Dragon.

Get positions you love with Damian’s system based on rapid development and seizing the initiative the moment White makes a natural-looking mistake!

The Double Fianchetto system (b3 and g3)

This system is quickly becoming a favorite of players like Vladimir Kramnik. Incredibly flexible, full of attacking potential and very easy for your opponent to slip up against.

The Sicilian Taimanov.

Sidestep all the Najdorf theory – and your rivals’ preparation – with lines that blunt White’s attack and give you great counterplay early in the game.

The Chigorin Defense.

2…Nc6! takes your opponent out of their comfort zone and onto your battlefield. The Chigorin has easy to learn plans, is positionally sound and full of dynamic attacking chances, like this “ordinary” position which can lead to White’s resignation in just 4 more moves!!

The Petroff Defense

The Petroff Defense, also known as the Russian Defense, was a favorite opening of both Karpov and Kramnik. The Petroff is as solid as a rock, easy to learn and offers a ton of ways to turn the tables on those 1.e4 players!

The Petroff is starting to come back in a big way with Fabiano Caruana just one of the top GMs who relies on it when it matters.

The English Opening

Playing the English Opening can be a vital alternative for all 1.e4- and 1.d4-players who are tired of repeatedly entering the highly theoretical terrain of all the main lines Black can choose from.

The English Opening allows the White player to immediately take the opponent out of his comfort zone by playing a move which is not as frequently played as 1.e4 or 1.d4.

In contrast to White’s two main moves 1.e4 and 1.d4, White takes control over the center (especially the d5-square) by moving a flank pawn. The fight for the d5-square is paramount in the English Opening.

The Scandinavian Defense

The Scandinavian Defense is a tough nut to crack. Thanks to the efforts of GM Sergey Tiviakov and other strong GMs, the Scandinavian in general, and the 3…Qd6-line in particular, have attracted more and more attention recently and have found their way back to the tournament halls.

In this comprehensive 8-hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos builds up your knowledge of this powerful opening weapon, demonstrating how to combat each of White’s sidelines and mainlines in turn.

The Slav Defense

If you’re looking for a chess opening for Black against 1.d4 which is solid, does not require an endless amount of theory to memorize and still offers decent chances to outplay your opponents, play the Slav Defense!

One thing that makes the Slav Defense so trendy in modern days is that even though opening theory continuously develops and incredibly strong engines frequently find novelties and new approaches, there is still no easy way for White to get an advantage against this opening.

The King’s Gambit

The King’s Gambit has fascinated the greatest chess players throughout all of chess history.

This is an opening for the romantic, for the brave and creative chess player who thrives on wild sacrifices and extravagant combinations. This was the opening for the Magician of Riga, Mikhail Tal.

Now you can follow in the footsteps of the legends, making tactical magic on the board with this comprehensive Deep Dive into the King’s Gambit.

1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black

Capablanca, Karpov and even the champion himself, Magnus Carlsen — all of them have relied upon 1…e5 as a key weapon to completely neutralize the aggressive intentions of 1.e4 players.

Even blood-thirsty attackers like Kasparov and Tal have been abruptly stopped in their tracks by a skilfully played 1…e5 defense.

But things are slightly different at the club level, right?

At club level, you’ll need to face openings like the King’s Gambit, Vienna, Danish Gambit and other bone-chilling attacks and gambits…and against a strong tactical player, this could end in disaster.

But, not for you.

This very course is dedicated to crushing these openings and features Grandmaster Damian Lemos calmly dismantling each one of them — showing you exactly how to do the same in your games.

Have you ever had an opening you can really call your own? One that makes you feel super- confident and at ease, effortlessly getting winning positions while your opponent sweats under the pressure, eating up time on their clock?

Make this a reality by getting the inside track on one or more of Damian Lemos’ Deep Dive series: GM repertoires based on easy-to-learn strategies.

By the time you have completed each course, you will be playing at a level far superior to your rivals.

Chess Openings Encyclopedia: 350+ Hours of GM Opening Instruction

Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings: +350 hours

Would you like to own the ULTIMATE chess learning library?

We’re talking more than 350 hours of premium grandmaster coaching that covers every aspect of chess from openings, tactics and middlegame mastery to “weird” subjects like psychology and dramatically improving your blitz play!

This mega-collection includes two of the largest series ever produced at iChess.net: The Lemos Deep Dive Mega Bundle and the Empire Chess Mega Bundle.

Lemos Deep Dive Mega Bundle

Chess openings knowledge is crucial in competitive chess. Between equal players, it often makes the difference between winning and drawing.

However, until now, most opening instruction has been very general – good enough so you know what you’re doing but without the detail required to give you the competitive edge in tournaments.

GM Damian Lemos has addressed that with his acclaimed Deep Dive series.

As the name suggests, Damian gives you the deep knowledge you need to outplay your opponents in specific openings, teaching not only the necessary theoretical moves you need to know but also making sure you understand the ideas and concepts behind each opening so that you can still play confidently when your opponent goes off-book.

Empire Chess MegaBundle

This is the largest collection of high-quality chess videos anywhere!

The iChess team started producing the Empire Chess DVD series in October 2012.

In little over 1 year, the Empire Chess video series became the most popular chess DVD series of the 21st century with 101 DVDs featuring nearly 2 dozen Grandmasters!

Now our extended series of chess videos present an incredible collection of footage containing more than 250 hours of premium content from a variety of well-known players.

The series is intended for chess players of all levels, as the content is extremely diverse and covers a wide range of topics from specific chess openings to general topics like positional sacrifices and developing tactical awareness.

What makes this collection unique?

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When we created the Empire Chess series, our primary goal was to destroy the obstacles standing between chess improvers like yourself and your true chess potential.

We aim to give you a genuine chance at mastery with our unique content:

Coaching from many strong GMs and IMs – Save years of hard work by learning directly from proven masters and seasoned professionals.

All key topics covered – Become stronger in the opening, endgame, tactically and strategically with
hundreds of hours of master-level coaching.

GM Damian Lemos Deep Dive Collection

And to make things even easier for you, you can work your way through the Empire Chess library at your own pace, focusing “buffet style” only on the areas you most want to improve at any given time.

In the Deep Dive collection, GM Damian Lemos provides you with everything you need to know to play chess openings with confidence. Once you have a good level of understanding, Damian goes into each variation in more depth, explaining how to counter every idea and revealing all the options you have available to you.

And this doesn’t involve never-ending variations either: each idea is demonstrated with examples from Super GM play so you learn how the very best players overcome the toughest obstacles.

Here are some of the openings you’ll be able to master:

• The King’s Indian Defense.
• The London System.
• The Accelerated Dragon.
• The Double Fianchetto system (b3 and g3).
• The Sicilian Taimanov.
• The Chigorin Defense.
• The Petroff Defense.
• The English Opening.
• The Scandinavian Defense
• The Slav Defense
• The King’s Gambit
• 1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black

By the time you have completed each course included here, you will be playing at a level far superior to any of your rivals.

Bonus:

Endgame Memorization Shortcuts

In addition to all the value already contained in our Chess Openings Encyclopedia, that’s more than 300 hours of premium chess instructions from world-class IMs and GMs. We’ve also included “Endgame Memorization Shortcuts from the 2018 US Champion – IM Nazi Paikidze“.

In this 6 hour course, 2018 U.S. Women’s Chess Champion IM Nazi Paikidze trains you in the skills needed for success in the endgame.

Instead of theoretical positions, this course focuses entirely on the type of positions you’re actually likely to encounter in real games.

Get familiar with the key endgame principles, master imbalances, learn how to transition to a favorable endgame and much more.

IM Paikidze has had a brilliant chess career. She has won twelve medals at the European Youth Chess Championships, World Youth Chess Championships, and World Junior Chess Championships, including six gold medals, in various age categories.

How is this going to help me?

You will not only learn the ¨best¨ and ¨most accurate¨ move orders in the early opening, but you will also be instructed on the reasons behind the moves in the opening.

Our extensive team of Grandmaster and presenters have made a point to focus on a holistic approach to learning chess. Studying openings will increase your understanding of the game and improve your rating, but the material must be presented in a comprehensive manner with respect to other phases of the game.

In Volumes 1-10 of the Empire Chess DVD Series, viewers of all skill levels (Beginner, Club/Intermediate, and Advanced) can find DVDs that are relevant to their current rating.

The star-studded cast of presenters includes Grandmasters Gregory Kaidanov, Sam Shankland, Leonid Kritz, Eugene Perelshteyn, Damian Lemos, and Michal Krasenkow.

Enjoy this massive chess video collection!

Mastering Piece Coordination and Planning in Chess – IM Valeri Lilov

In chess, it is important to place your pieces on active squares, to coordinate them and to find an active plan. In this course, you’ll learn how to play effectively with your pieces.

IM Valeri Lilov teaches you the key principles of piece coordination and activity, as well as some of the most valuable things that people often don’t realize about planning in chess.

You’ll learn to calculate the value of your opponent’s pieces based on their placement and potential. The idea of the opponent’s pieces is very important because you need to understand what they can do in order to combat them!

After watching this course, you’ll be able to find good squares for your pieces, detect the weaknesses in your opponent’s position, understand the game stages better and find the correct area of the board to attack.

About the Author:

IM Valeri Lilov (aka Tiger Lilov), is a professional chess coach and lecturer renowned for his personalized approach to training students and professional players from all over the world.

Lilov was born in 1991 in Varna, Bulgaria. Valeri first learned to play chess at the age of three. Having been an active tournament player all his life, he has won many international open tournaments and championships including the European Individual School Chess Championship U10 (Moscow, 2000) and the Kulaga Memorial International Open (Minsk, 2007).

His achievements to date have earned him the International Master title, and many wins in strong tournaments featuring GMs from around the world.

How is this course going to help me?

This course has been designed to help you learn all the main strategic principles of planning in chess. You’ll also be able to put them into practice so that when you start playing your own games, and it’s your move, you’ll know exactly what you should be doing.

The practical part of this course dives into the entertaining and educational games of Garry Kasparov, and you’ll be analyzing his moves.

IM Lilov will be asking your opinion: How would you play in those positions? You will try to guess the moves played by Garry Kasparov, one of the best chess players of all time.

Here’s just some of what you’ll learn:

The Opponent’s Pieces

In this lesson, IM Lilov shows you a really incredible example which illustrates one of the most important principles of planning in chess.

Powerful Practical Tasks

It is necessary to put the received knowledge into practice. There are 8 practical tasks (over 50+ games) in this course which will help you to understand and remember the ideas of the course better.

The training program has a detailed explanation on exactly how you should do the practical tasks.

Carefully read the instructions for the video lessons from the included eBook. They will help you to make your study of these lessons more effective.

Tricks and Traps in the Opening – IM John Watson

Tricks and Traps in the Opening – IM John Watson

How many tricks and traps in the opening have you had to face in your chess career?

From the simplest ones to the more advanced, this amazing new video series by IM John Watson shows you how to fool (or not be fooled by!) your opponent, who might not know the intricacies of an opening.

The course is organized by general opening, and in this 15 video series, our opening guru provides you with tools that will make your opponents exclam “How did this happen?“.

This series is aimed at everyone, from the club player to the master level.

John shows, statistics at hand, that even simple tricks and traps in the opening have caught out of guard FMs, IMs and GMs, some of which are rather famous!

By watching this video series, you’ll sharpen your tactical sense, understand your favorite openings better, and broaden your general knowledge about openings.

About the Author:

John Watson is a recognized chess player, coach, and author. He also holds the title of International Master.

Watson was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He was educated at Brownell-Talbot, Harvard, and the University of California, San Diego, where he took his degree in engineering. He has won many chess tournaments including the first US National High School Chess Championship and the American Open.

Watson is best known as a chess theorist and author, He has written more than thirty books on many aspects of chess. His 1999 book Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy won the British Chess Federation’s Book of the year award as well as the United States Chess Federation Book of the Year.

The successor volume Chess Strategy in Action was the Chesscafe Book of the Year. These two books explore how radically chess has changed since the early 20th century, and how old and supposedly ‘time-tested’ rules for the conduct of play have been replaced by a broader and revolutionary practice over-the-board.

How do I benefit from this course?

In Tricks and Traps in the Opening, IM Watson employs his breakthrough method and trains you for 9 full hours so that by the end of course…

….your tactical alertness, AND your intuition in the opening…will be completely transformed.

Tricks and traps are everywhere: IM Watson shows how once you’ve learned how a trap works, it can apply not only to the opening phase of the game but also in the middlegame and even in the endgame!

In other words, learn how to use your traps in the opening, and you’ll become a better player all-around.

IM Watson reveals…

• The Psychological Reason for Missing Traps…
• Why Even Strong Players Miss “Obvious” Moves…
• The 3 Blindspots Even GMs Suffer From!

Safe to say… after going through IM Watson’s training I became a convert! You MUST familiarize yourself with these traps and train your pattern recognition…

Because otherwise, sooner or later…you’ll become the VICTIM of them.

Piece Sacrifice in The Opening – NM Dan Heisman

What’s better than sacrificing a piece in the opening, taking your opponent into unknown territory, and increasing your chances to score early in the game?

Coach Dan Heisman presents a new video series to teach you how to use the sacrifice in the opening to stun your opponent!

In this fantastic series, Coach Heisman tackles some of the openings that allow piece sacrifices.  Most of the openings Dan chooses are not main-stream, which makes them arrows in your quiver, ready to be shot at your opponent!

For any of these openings, Coach Dan explains the main themes, and then analyzes the possible piece sacrifice.  A clear, informative, easy-to-follow, not-to-be-missed video series from the acclaimed coach Dan Heisman!

About the Author:

Dan is an award-winning chess author and full-time chess instructor in Wynnewood PA. He is a US Chess Federation National Master (NM) and a World Chess Federation Candidate Master (FIDE CM).

NM Dan Heisman is one of the most sought-after coaches in America. He coaches celebrities (including TV and radio personality Howard Stern) as well as the next generation of stars and has won multiple awards for his work.

Dan’s success and popularity are due to his focus on improving how we think instead of just weighing ourselves down with never-ending data dumps. After all, chess is the thinking man’s game.

Trying to get better at chess by soaking up information is like trying to become a master builder by buying more bricks. The material is only useful if you know what to do with it.

Dan Heisman has devoted decades to discovering the skills players really need in chess and how to massively improve these abilities.

How is this course going to help me?

Here’s some of what you’ll see:

Traxler Counterattack

In the Two Knights defense, one of the most used openings at club level, Black defends 4.Ng5 with 4. …Be5?!. How many times you have found yourself wondering what to do after the imminent Knight fork in f7?

Precise play leads to equality, but any minor slip can provoke an unbalanced game, full of tactics, with Black having the best chances to take the whole point home.

In this first video, with his calm and amazingly easy-to-follow style, Coach Heisman guides us through the subtleties of the piece sacrifice 5. … Bxf2+, with the white King accepting the Bishop sacrifice, to then move to e3 after Black’s Knight captures in e4 with a check.

Muzio/Polerio Gambit in the King’s Gambit Accepted

In this video, Coach Heisman teaches us how to use an ancient weapon, that at club level is still a powerful way to impress your opponent and gain some advantage by sacrificing a Knight on f3.

The Kings Gambit is one of the oldest and most studied chess openings. It was examined in the 17th century by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio.

After 300 years of successes, during which the sacrifice in the opening generated great games, including the Immortal, in recent years the King Gambit has seen some decline in its usage, but it still remains a great opening to learn and to use as an almost “secret” weapon.

Grandmaster Chess Strategy Guide: The Chess World Mega Bundle

The Chess World Mega Bundle

The Chess World‘s chess courses have gained an outstanding reputation in a very short time. Featuring top coaches like former World Junior Champion GM Alex Ipatov and IM Valeri Lilov, they cover a lot of topics rarely spoken about.

Each chess course strengthens your play and gives you a secret weapon to surprise and destroy your opponents with.

Topics include How to Dominate in Open Positions: GM Mikhalevski (peak 2611 Elo) teaches you the skills you need to control space, increase activity, push your opponent back and overload them with attack after attack.

Whereas many chess courses just show you what to do in a specific position, these rules will help you wth any open position!

Then you have GM Misa Pap explaining Grandmaster Chess Strategy, how GMs evaluate positions. Subtle principles that tell masters how to get long-term edges that snowball into an overwhelming advantage. This course contains the secret to the powerful play of GMs.

How about GM Tiberiu Georgescu’s Grandmaster Level Psychology? Knowing how to stay strong mentally and get a psychological edge over your opponent is hugely important in chess.

Just look at how Kasparov used to dominate his world-class rivals. It was his supreme awareness of the kind of psychological tricks revealed here.

And that’s just a few of the rating boosting lessons you’ll learn from The Chess World Mega Bundle, available together for the first time in a great value pack.

How can this product help me?

Karpov was once asked what the difference between the World Champion and the other elite players was. He replied that they were very close in strength, but the World Champion was usually 1% better than his rivals in most areas of the game.

The sum of all these small edges became decisive.

Now, this exclusive chess training program by our friends at The Chess World will help you improve on the 5 most important skills to develop a Grandmaster Chess Strategy: openings, prophylaxis, middlegame mastery, attacking play and endgame strategy.

Here’s part of what you’ll get:

Grandmaster Level Calculation – GM Daniel Gormally

In this video, England’s top grandmaster Daniel Gormally, a calculation expert, shares the insider’s secrets of how one should proceed about calculating variations in the most complicated positions that often arise over-the-board.

GM Gormally breaks down the entire calculation process into a few simple bites that virtually anyone can understand and master.

GM Gormally does a superb job explaining in great detail, backing up with Grandmaster chess examples, how one should proceed about calculating the moves.

Winning with Positional Sacrifice – GM Victor Mikhalevski

Positional sacrifice is a very delicate, yet very powerful technique that most advanced chess players perform. Some of the greatest chess minds in the history of the game employed the positional sacrifice as the weapon of choice to win tournaments, matches, and even World Championship titles.

Number one chess player and the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen is no exception. He proves over and over again, against the toughest competition that the positional sacrifice is something that can blow up an otherwise equally looking position and score a crucial win.

The amateur players typically DO NOT understand the relative value of chess pieces well enough and prefer to simply keep the material.

The Art Of Attacking Chess – GM Sipke Ernst

In this 3-hour long video course, GM Sipke Ernst, a strong attacking player himself, will teach you the art of attacking chess. He goes in great detail analyzing the attacking techniques that players such as Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Mikhail Tal, Sergey Karjakin, Boris Spassky, and Veselin Topalov have successfully used to win games.

GM Ernst will show exactly how Grandmasters think in complex, razor-sharp positions when everything depends on a single move. In such positions, any little inaccuracy can cause a defeat.

It’s like walking on the minefield, along with your opponent, and waiting for someone to make a single wrong step.

The good news is that after going over this course you will have a map in your mind that will guide you through the labyrinth of move choices reducing the possibility of mistakes. That’s something your opponent may not have.

Comprehensive Beginner’s Course – IM Valeri Lilov

International Master Valeri Lilov assumes you know nothing about the game. And I mean NOTHING. He teaches you everything you need to know for becoming a club strength player from the ground up in the most efficient way.

Indeed, that won’t happen overnight, and you will need to play practice games, do homework and so on. Trust me; this is by far the quickest shortcut you can take to go from absolute zero to club player strength!

IM Lilov starts with the most basic things and dives into advanced stuff when you’re ready.

Others spend months if not years learning those things the hard way… we give you a complete course covering it all in just 10 hours of video!

Opening Mastery – Dominate with1.e4 by GM Marian Petrov

Chess openings are the foundation of every game. If you are behind in development, with your king stuck in the center and under attack… chances are you won’t be able to demonstrate your superior middlegame or superb endgame skills.

You got to know the openings you play.

The problem is…

Many video courses and chess opening theory books only CONFUSE you with the abundance of information. They give you all the possible responses to opening lines, hundreds of variations and sub-lines making it nearly impossible for a club player to digest and even less likely to apply it.

“The more, the better” principle is clearly NOT something you need in order to master your openings.

GM Petrov gives you a complete repertoire for beating the most popular Black responses to 1.e4, the move described as “best by test” by Bobby Fischer. 10 hours training on easy-to-remember but powerful e4 openings.

Middlegame Masterclass – IM Bill Paschall

Middlegame masterclass with IM Paschall is a 10-hour video course covering “everything middlegame” for under 2200 rated player must know.

It allows players to get an instant edge in the middlegame by following the correct plan, precisely utilizing the fundamental principles of the game and making sound decisions.

Even when the positions are complex and unclear it is possible to break it down into the easy-to-understand parts and proceed with the strongest continuation [don’t worry, you will learn how].

We will start learning the static concepts and work our way to the dynamic ones. In the first several chapters we will start with pawn structure, then continue with strategic concepts laid out by Nimzowitsch, and then proceed with coordination of pieces and pawns, space advantage, exchanges, king’s safety and so on.

Prophylaxis Masterclass with IM Valeri Lilov

Prophylactic thinking is the habit of constantly asking yourself “what does my opponent want to do?” and the ability to find a good reply that prevents the opponent from carrying out that plan.

Right now, there are thousands of chess players out there who have no idea how much they are being held BACK by having poor prophylactic skills.

It’s sad but true. Think about it this way:

Chess prophylaxis is the art & science of preventing your opponents’ threats.

It is a fundamental skill that is equally important regardless of the level you’re at. Prophylaxis is like dribbling in basketball. If you play the game, it is essential that you know how to dribble!

From stopping your opponent’s tactical ideas to cutting off his positional play, prophylaxis plays a HUGE role in every single move!

Attacking Chess Secrets with IM Alex Battey

In this 10-hour masterclass, IM Alex Battey shares his blueprint for launching powerful attacks with maximum ease and near perfect execution!

You DON’T need to be a chess genius or have a photographic memory to use those. You also don’t need to spend 8 hours a day on training.

Once you get a hang of it, you’ll feel like the attacks are happening on autopilot!

Here’s what you will learn with this course:

The mating nets – done right – How to save your time and energy over the board while setting up the traps that will do the work for you!

Strategic Endgame Mastery with IM Mat Kolosowski

So your opponent has survived this far? Make sure you get the point you deserve with IM Kolosovski’s 10-hour training on converting the most common endgames.

Nearly 50 hours of GM/IM coaching on the skills that win games, all at a huge discount until Sunday night.

Besides all of the above,  you also get a ton of bonus material too, including annotated PGNs, live blitz videos and access to the online practical section.

Attack and Defense with GM Marian Petrov

As you can probably guess from the title, this course examines attack and defense in chess at the same time – they are, after all, 2 sides of the same coin.

By showing how some threats can be defended – and how to counter those ideas – GM Marian Petrov builds up the sophistication of your attacks into laser-accurate combinations.

This is a complete masterclass divided into two sections. The first section trains you in attacking the king — no matter where he is located… in the center, the kingside, queenside, opposite side…no matter where — there’s an attacking plan for smashing through to checkmate him!

The second half of this course is dedicated to training you to defend against such attacks… You’ll be able to identify threats from far away and stop them in their tracks.

Dominate with 1.e4 – GM Marian Petrov

You’ll get access to a FULL and dangerous opening repertoire for white, with 10 hours of strong ideas against all black responses from the Sicilian and French, to the Caro Kann and 1…e5 — nothing black tries will come as a surprise and you’ll ALWAYS emerge with an edge!

This is not a “theoretical course” but a purely practical guide on how to use this chess opening preparation to win games.

It is developed with practical chess players in mind, who want to spend the minimum time studying the opening ideas yet aim to get maximum RESULTS from applying it to win games.

You will learn how to play the highest quality moves against any under-2200 rated opponent in the least possible time.

Dominate with 1.d4 – GM Marian Petrov

This is your 10.5-hour guide to queen’s pawn MASTERY. No matter which side of the board you’re on, you’ll be knowledgeable in the theory, plans, pawn structures and attacking plans…of EVERY 1.d4 opening.

Whether it’s the King’s Indian, Queen’s Gambit, Dutch or anything in between… GM Marian Petrov covers them in a crystal clear way that only a professional trainer can!

You will know exactly how to play against and beat players in the 10 most widely played openings after 1.d4: London System, Queen’s Gambit Accepted, Queen’s Gambit Declined, Slav Defense, Benoni Defense, Kings Indian Defense, Nimzo Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense, Dutch Defense, Tarrasch and Chigorin Defense!

Positional Chess Mastery with GM Marian Petrov

You’ll get access to a 7-hour course covering all of the strategic imbalances in chess. In 14 chapters, GM Petrov teaches you themes like pawn structure, the bishop pair, attacking the king, dominating open files — and he even gives you a basic opening repertoire for BOTH black and white.

GM Petrov takes a very different perspective on improving your positional understanding. Instead of taking a usual route of learning “moves” and “lines”, he teaches “positions” and “patterns“.

This approach is proven to work for many of GM Petrov’s private students. It gives you a clear understanding of when to attack, defend or go into an endgame. This kind of thinking is the key difference between 1400 and 2500 rated players.

Enjoy this awesome package!

Technical Chess PlayBook – GM Melikset Khachiyan

GM Melikset Khachiyan is here again to provide you with some incredible chess strategy lessons that will help you obtain much better results in tournaments.

In the first portion of this bundle, GM Melikset Khachiyan offers advice on both practical and psychological levels for dealing with worse positions.

How bad are these positions? Some of them are bordering on dead lost, but as Melik shows, a cool head, accurate calculation, and the right “state of mind” can help you prevail under pressure.

In the second part of this series, GM Melik Khachiyan presents a video series designed to help every ambitious chess player reach a commonly shared goal: Become a chess expert!

Each video of this series tackles a specific topic, from helping you to understand why “dynamics” are more important than “the material count” in the middlegame, how to maneuver your pieces and calculation techniques, to teaching you how to attack when the Kings are castled on opposite sides of the board.

You’d better get ready to take notes because this video collection is full of Melik’s positional advice. Learn everything you need to know about how to play technical chess on both sides of the board.

About the Author:

Melikset Khachiyan is an Armenian-American Grandmaster, originally from Azerbaijan. Khachiyan began playing chess at the age of eight. Two years later he won the Baku Junior Championship.

When he was twelve years old he became a Soviet Candidate Master. Among his early coaches was the 9th World Champion, Tigran Petrosian, as well as Aleksander S Nikitin and Alexander Shakarov, who are well known for their coaching and analytical work with the 13th World Champion, Garry Kasparov.

Grandmaster Khachiyan’s student roster has also included some of the top junior players in the US, including 2010 World Youth Champion GM Steven Zierk, 2012 World Youth Champion GM Kayden Troff, 2017 World Youth Champion WIM Annie Wang, and multiple US national and state youth chess champions.

Is this course for me?

In this 23-hour technical chess guide, GM Melikset Khachiyan makes use of his vast experience in order to illustrate how to implement correct planning, evaluation, and calculation techniques in your own games.

GM Khachiyan uses practical examples to show you how simple chess can be once you master positional elements and have a solid tactical foundation.

Here’s part of you’ll learn with this video collection:

Evaluation and Planning

How many of the Seven Wonders of the World can you name? It doesn’t matter – what GM Khachiyan wants more is for you to know the Seven Elements of Evaluation.

Just like the pyramids, they’ve stood the test of time. How many of them can you name? Watch Part 1 of his new series, which features a battle of two World Champions, and you’ll ace his test!

Positional Tips: Learning from My Own Play!

In a game where prophylaxis rules the day, GM Melikset Khachiyan masterfully restricts black’s pieces until he obtains the concrete advantage of good knight versus bad bishop.

From there, he ruins his opponent’s pawn structure and simplifies into a favorable ending. The finishing tactic is a clever piece trap where he simply out-calculates his lower-rated opponent. The game is low on flash but high on substance!

How to Win Endgames vs Weaker Opponents

How do you beat weaker players in the endgame?

GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you how with his own game against a lower-rated international master. Learn how a powerfully placed knight can dominate a bishop in a pawn endgame, even with pawns on both sides of the board.

Follow this course until the end, and when you absorb the knowledge provided by GM Khachiyan you’ll even be able to outplay higher-rated opponents in tournaments!

Enjoy this course!

The Chess.com Mega Bundle: Chess Lessons to Become an Expert

Are you looking to improve your chess strength significantly and start winning tournament after tournament?

If you want to get your hands on over 250 hours of chess lessons from world-class presenters – plus the extras like the puzzles and PGN files – you’re just one click away from getting exactly what you need.

The Chess.com Mega Bundle is guaranteed to improve your chess tournament results with high-quality chess video production and analysis from some of the best chess coaches in the world.

The Chess.com Mega Bundle features an impressive line-up of world-renowned presenters including Grandmasters Sam Shankland (2018 U.S National Champion), GingerGM Simon Wiliams, Eugene Perelshteyn, Dejan Bojkov, and IM Danny Rensch.

This bundle is a collection of some of the best premium video content from chess.com and represents an invaluable guide to learning chess openings, strategy, and tactics.

What this Bundle includes:

Here’s what you’re getting with this extraordinary bundle:

The Danny Rensch Chess Tactics & Endgames Conversion Kit (26 hours)

I’m sure you’ve heard of IM Danny Rensch… he is a world-famous chess coach and is also the man in charge of chess training materials at chess.com.

Danny’s students often become dangerous players in short order – without the frustration and mind-numbing hard work that most players deal with…

These lessons from IM Danny Rensch focus heavily on two things…

1. Making you tactically superior – so that you can effortlessly achieve winning positions in your games.
2. Endgame technique – so you can convert those winning positions with the polished technique of a pro.

GingerGM’s Spicy Collection – Spicy Attacks and Spicy Gambits (35 hours)

The GingerGM, Simon Williams, will show you how precious timing can be in an opposite side castling position. The material might as well be forgotten, as it is all about who wins the race.

GM Simon Williams will walk you through some of the most common mistakes the club players make and will also tell you who to overcome those type of mistakes in a 3-part series of videos, included in this package.

Playing the same openings all the time isn’t much fun – and it makes you easy to prepare for. That’s the reason why GM Simon Williams will also talk to you about chess openings and gambits.

You’ll learn:

How to smash the Sicilian with an outlandish early …g5 sac followed by gunning down the g-file! Simon used this to defeat a 2585 Elo-rated GM, preparing the stunning …Bh6!! followed by …Rxg2+!! (Diagram)

Super GM Chess Tools To Force Wins – GM Sam Shankland (25 hours)

Ever wondered what’s so special about Super GMs?

Here’s what happens: a well-seasoned super grandmaster always seems to find the way to force wins from rather drawish positions — where even a regular 2500-rated grandmaster might falter.

What is it that really separates the likes of Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Garry Kasparov from everyone else?

Is it that they have a higher IQ?

Is it due to having great genes?

Of course not! None of those things are really what separates such great players from the rest.

In truth, what makes a Super GM is actually a particular set of ‘tools’ or weapons that he hones over time and keeps “ready to fire at will”!

In ‘Super GM Chess Tools To Force Wins’, GM Sam Shankland teaches you how to win at chess using the super grandmaster tools that, when applied correctly, have the potential to take you to 2700 Elo and beyond.

Best Chess Openings for Tournaments (1600-2000+ players) – GM Sam Shankland (16.5 hours)

In this 16.5-hour collection of chess lessons, GM Shankland gives you a powerful chess opening repertoire and explains all the related tactics, positional aims and middlegame ideas.

Watch these chess lessons and you’ll always be able to obtain great positions out of the opening and know exactly what you need to do to turn this edge into a win.

Sam gives you GM insight into the most respected chess openings for tournaments: the super-sharp Sicilian Najdorf, the strategic Ruy Lopez, the Queen’s Gambit, Caro-Kann, and Semi-Slav – openings you can definitely rely on.

Bojkov Boss Moves: Learning From Chess Legends (34 hours)

Any chess coach worth their salt will tell you that if you want to improve your chess skills, you should study the games of the great players of the past.

There is no quicker way to get the intuitive feel for good moves that you need if you’re to be successful in competitive play.

But where should you start?

There are so many fantastic players and each one of them has played hundreds of games. And what if you miss an important lesson when analyzing one of these games?

Never fear, GM Dejan Bojkov is here, and he’s got you covered with Bojkov Boss Moves: Learning from Chess Legends.

In this extraordinary 34-hour collection of his premium chess.com content, GM Dejan Bojkov analyzes the most instructive games of all time, focusing on the pre-computer era.

Bojkov Boss Moves Vol 2: Chess Strategy for Immediate Improvement (35 hours)

Get the skills needed to beat strong players with GM Dejan Bojkov’s 35-hour collection of his premium chess.com videos.

Whereas most chess courses teach general chess topics such as “how to attack”, Bulgarian GM Dejan Bojkov has focused on very specific chess skills, giving you the high-level techniques you definitely need in order to beat strong players.

With crystal clear insight, Dejan explains concepts such as when to exchange pieces in your favor, how to get the best out of each piece by understanding their hidden strength, and the potential of the heavy pieces!

And those are just 3 out of the many lessons containing game-winning chess strategy and technique.

How 2700 GMs Study Chess – GM Sam Shankland (+27 hours)

2018 US Chess Champion Sam Shankland has put together a 27-hour series of his analysis and commentary on the most instructive positions and games.

This is how top players study chess and improve: by constantly searching out new ideas and analyzing the best games to understand chess at ever deeper levels.

And now you get to enjoy the fruit of Sam’s labor!

This super course will give you 2 things:

1. Hundreds of the most powerful ideas in chess from 2700+ GMs – stuff that 99% of players will never have seen before.
2. Insight into the thought-process of a world-class GM: what’s important in the position? How much risk should you take? How can you streamline your calculation?

And, crucially, everything sticks in your head as Sam comments on these incredible games like he’s narrating a story.

GM Eugene Perelshteyn Power Chess Bundle (19 hours)

GM Eugene Perelshteyn is here to help you get better results in your chess tournaments and also gain some high-value chess knowledge that will help you skyrocket your rating.

In the first portion of this 19-hour chess bundle, GM Perelshteyn will provide you with highly instructive game analysis from top players. For example, he introduces a very aggressive approach to the Leningrad Dutch, presenting a devastating game by GM Hikaru Nakamura. Along the way, Perelshteyn clearly explains the basis for white’s aggression and the type of play that is likely to result.

You will gain a new sense of how to challenge opponents with creative play right from the opening, as well as a new weapon against the Dutch defense.

How to Beat Higher Rated Opponents – GM Ben Finegold

In the first part of this 18-hour chess video collection, Finegold explains how all his previous experience ultimately helped earn the GM title.

He recalls a particular battle with then-IM Boris Kreiman with an interesting “Berlin Sideline” (that has become Ben’s specialty!) in a critical game in the 2002 World Open. This victory was a key step on his way towards earning his first GM norm.

“How to beat higher rated opponents”  is an 18+ hour chess course to help beginner and intermediate chess players understand how they can prepare to play against higher rated chess players, and win.

Chess Strategy Guide for Club Players – GM Melikset Khachiyan

In this 28-hour chess strategy guide, GM Melikset Khachiyan makes use of his own experience and his students’ experience in order to illustrate how to implement dynamic thinking and strategic thinking in your own games.

Sometimes chess relies on the rote study: the rules, normal openings, and some common endgames. But most of the time, winning chess requires imagination — and lots of it.

GM Melikset Khachiyan will teach you how to look out for these game-changing moves, whether there are quiet threats or spectacular sacrifices. GM Khachiyan shows you one of his own games that is filled with potential in-between moves, and it’s your job to spot them.

In the first portion of this bundle, GM Melikset Khachiyan walks you through the key ideas of the positional exchange sacrifice in one of his own instructive games.

Chess Strategy Secrets by IM Danny Rensch (Rensch Bundle #2)

“Chess Strategy Secrets by IM Danny Rensch” has been specially designed to help you improve your understanding of chess concepts and strategy. You’ll learn how to implement strategic thinking in your own games.

IM Danny Rensch will take you through the methods available to fight against the isolated queen pawn. He covers topics as: When do you want to trade the queens? What is a waiting move, and should you use them?

In this fundamental video series, you’ll also enjoy a crash course in pawn structure for every main-line chess opening. In this fast-paced lesson, IM Rensch surveys the key elements of the openings and shows you the crucial ideas for each arising structure.

If you’re a chess beginner, there isn’t a better video for your opening repertoire. If you’re a more advanced player, take this as a refresher course.

Yermolinsky’s Brilliancy Bombs – GM Alex Yermolinsky

GM Alex Yermolinsky is here to bring you in-depth, hard-hitting GM analyses of the games in his brilliancy collection.

In this bundle, we have a huge number of games that were selected by a panel of experts as the best games from a series of tournaments –  and Yermolinsky analyzes them with his trademark wit and refined cynicism.

GM Yermolinsky gives a more in-depth look at what happened to the betting favorite at the 2014 Candidates Tournament. In his words, GM Aronian is “too driven by his emotions” and that got him into trouble after the tournament began to go sour.

Yermo will show you how GM Mamedyarov capitalizes on this weakness by playing a topical line in the Nimzo and sacking the exchange for great counterplay. You have to see this popular system in action!

Technical Chess PlayBook – GM Melikset Khachiyan

In this 23-hour technical chess guide, GM Melikset Khachiyan makes use of his vast experience in order to illustrate how to implement correct planning, evaluation, and calculation techniques in your own games.

GM Khachiyan uses practical examples to show you how simple chess can be once you master positional elements and have a solid tactical foundation.

Each video of this series tackles a specific topic, from helping you to understand why “dynamics” are more important than “the material count” in the middlegame, how to maneuver your pieces and calculation techniques, to teaching you how to attack when the Kings are castled on opposite sides of the board.

You’d better get ready to take notes because this video collection is full of Melik’s positional advice. Learn everything you need to know about how to play technical chess on both sides of the board.

How do I benefit from this Bundle?

With around 250 hours of to-the-point training material, these chess lessons are purposely designed to help you understand chess better and find the right move at the board.

The Chess.com Mega Bundle will be all the training material you’ll need for at least the next 6 months.

Here are some chess lessons you’ll find in this bundle:

Play Powerful Positional Chess Like Magnus Carlsen

You know that Magnus Carlsen is a brilliant positional player, but do you know why? GM Eugene Perelshteyn reviews an instructive Carlsen win against Vishy Anand from the 2013 Tal Memorial tournament.

Find out GM Perelshteyn’s advice on how to play against the “hanging pawns” that Anand took pains to avoid in the game.

One move ahead

Playing for equality? Stop playing natural moves! Start looking at weirder moves instead to wring initiative out of your opponent’s “perfect” position.

See why Shankland denied a piece sacrifice for a more unnatural Nc5! in this North American Open game.

Kasparov’s secrets

Sam’s fascinating 10-part series on his favorite player. Learn all about Garry’s mastery of the initiative, attacking play and far-sighted moves. If this doesn’t add more fire to your play, it’s time to give up!

When to Exchange Pieces

This well prepared and well-articulated lesson is going to improve your technical skills and knowledge regarding the exchange of pieces… big time!

This video is broken down into specific aspects of the art of exchanging pieces and will help you make better decisions in your own critical moments at the board.

Positional Compensation: Active Pieces

Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov reviews a game played by Nana Dzagnidze. After sacrificing an exchange, her pieces gained superpowers and they never looked back!

This interesting demonstration provides proof that the Bishop pair can provide more than enough compensation against the Rook and Knight tandem. After a brilliant pawn move at a critical moment, Dzagnidze was able to beat Super-GM Vallejo-Pons in style.

The Chess.com Mega Bundle is guaranteed to help the viewer improve by focusing on a variety of topics including deep opening preparation, forcing attacking sequences, chess tactics, classic game analysis, endgame principles, and much more.

GingerGM Simon Williams – The Complete Chess Video Collection

Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

Own the entire GingerGM chess video collection at an unbeatable price with this bundle unavailable anywhere else on the Internet.

All the GingerGM DVDs for download at a bargain price! At over 110 hours of tuition, you are bound to be a better player after purchasing this package.

About the Author:

GM Simon Williams (aka Ginger GM) is an English chess grandmaster, author, and commentator.

He obtained the Grandmaster title 2008, by accomplishing the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008.

His highest rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organized the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.

His Achievements:

• In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship.
• In 2005, he won the British Blitz Championship.
• In 2009, he finished second at the British Chess Championship.
• In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
• He was the joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690

Is this product for me?

Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

This chess video collection is a 14 DVD set designed to help beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.

If you’d like to improve your overall chess skills then this collection is just right for you.

The GingerGM, Simon Williams, will show you how to create fierce attacks on opposite side castling positions. The material might as well be forgotten, as it is all about who wins the race.

In this 14-DVD collection, you’ll be able to watch the analysis of some exciting master games from all-time legends like Bobby Fischer and Mihail Botvinnik, as well as games from more recent stars such as Gary Kasparov and Hikaru Nakamura.

GM Simon Williams will walk you through some of the most common mistakes the club players make and will also tell you who to overcome those type of mistakes in a 3 part series of videos, also included in this package.

This 14-course bundle gives you all you need to dominate your games, right from the opening to the endgame.

BONUS: 2 Crash Test Chess DVDs

Gingergm – Full Ginger Collection – 14 Video Set

In addition to every GingerGM DVD ever made you will also receive  2 exciting Crash Test DVDs where GM Williams goes through some of his own games, showing his own mistakes and gives you incredible practical advice to improve your game. These 2 short DVDs pack an incredible punch and are not to be missed!

The physical DVD version of the 2 Crash Test DVDs and “Improve Your Practical Play with GM Gormally” were mastered in 625PAL and may not work on some older set-top box DVD players in North America.

However, they should play on most DVD players and all computers. The other DVDs were mastered in NTSC. None of the DVDs is region locked.

Enjoy this incredible chess video collection!

1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black – GM Damian Lemos

Capablanca, Karpov and even the champion himself, Magnus Carlsen — all of them have relied upon 1…e5 as a key weapon to completely neutralize the aggressive intentions of 1.e4 players.

Even blood-thirsty attackers like Kasparov and Tal have been abruptly stopped in their tracks by a skilfully played 1…e5 defense.

But things are slightly different at the club level, right?

At club level, you’ll need to face openings like the King’s Gambit, Vienna, Danish Gambit and other bone-chilling attacks and gambits…and against a strong tactical player, this could end in disaster.

But, not for you.

This very course is dedicated to crushing these openings and features Grandmaster Damian Lemos calmly dismantling each one of them — showing you exactly how to do the same in your games.

No need to fear the King’s Gambit. Nor the Danish. None of these 19th-century fossil openings.

GM Lemos has a complete blueprint for beating them and proves it via instructive sample games, cutting-edge theory, sophisticated middlegame plans and much more in 6 and a half hours of professional lessons.

About the Author:

Damian Lemos is a grandmaster from Argentina with a peak rating of 2559 Elo.

In his lessons, Damian works closely with students to first identify the flaws and weaknesses in their games so that they can be properly evaluated and corrected.

By developing specifically-tailored training regimens for every one of his students, Grandmaster Lemos is able to achieve results that other chess coaches dream of.

How is this course going to help me?

At club level, you can’t expect to face mainlines most of the time. You’ll always have to play against not-so-common openings such as the Vienna Gambit, King’s Gambit, Danish Gambit, and other old school gambits and attacks that could get you in trouble if you’re not prepared.

GM Damian Lemos is here to arm you to the teeth so that you can be ready to demolish any sideline or gambits that White players could use against you after 1.e4 e5.

Here’s part of what you’ll learn in this course:

The Center Gambit

In the center Gambit, White aims for the occupation of the center. After 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 we reach the position on the right. Here, Black can continue with 3…Nc6 gaining a tempo on the queen.

White can also opt to play 3.Nf3 first and after 3…Nc6, this can transpose into a variation of the Scotch game.

After 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 White must be careful where he retreats the queen as there are a few squares that could be dangerous.

Qd2 blocks in White’s dark-squared bishop, for example, which is good for Black.

If White retreats with 4.Qd1, Black can easily equalize by playing 4…Nf6 5.Bc5 0-0 6.Re8 d5.

A dangerous option that should be avoided by Black would be if White goes for 3.c3 which is a real gambit as he doesn’t aim to regain the pawn.

Black should be wary of allowing White to develop if he goes for the pawn with 3…dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 where White is way ahead in development at the cost of two pawns.

The worst move for White is 4.Qc3, which loses on the spot after 4…Bb4.

If 4.Qe3, GM Lemos recommends 4…Bb4+. Then, if 5.Nc3 he voluntarily pins himself, or if 5.Bd2, Black can happily trade bishops.

With 5.c3, Black can retreat to a5 and then b6 with his Bishop. Another option that White can try is 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.e5. This is unsound for White as after …Ng4 he has very little development and will struggle to hang on to the endangered e-pawn.

The King’s Gambit

The Kings Gambit is one of the more dangerous continuations that Black can face after 1.e4 e5. With 2.f4, White risks exposing his king and gambits a pawn to get the initiative.

If Black is not familiar with this line, he could easily play some natural looking moves only to fall victim to an overwhelming attack on his king shortly into the game.

Accepting the gambit with 2…exf4 plays right into White’s plan and gives him some good options to lead in development. The recommendation is to play 2…d5, known as the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit.

White’s main response is 3.exd5. 3.fxe5 loses the game immediately for White after 3…Qh4+. If 2.f4 d5 3.Nc3, Black can respond with 3 Nf6, which can transpose into the main line of the Vienna game (Chapter 3).

The Vienna Game

After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, White has the flexibility of transposing onto one of the more popular lines or playing a Kings Gambit with the knight on c3 which is known as the Vienna Game.

Black should play 2…Nf6. 2…Nc6 is also an option, but after 3.f4 Black cannot play the preferred reply, the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit move, 3…d5.

4.Nxd5 Nxe4 would be a mistake for White and leaves him in an unpleasant situation as shown below. The knight is attacked by the queen and Black has the threat of …Qh4+. Also, the knight has some heat on the f2 square, being difficult to defend and putting White on the back foot early on.

After 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 the move 5.Nxe4 would also be a mistake for White. After 5…dxe4 White would again be left in an unpleasant position as shown in the right.

The Anti-Petroff

Some players do not like facing the Petroff defense as White after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 because it remains one of the best defenses for Black and makes it hard for White to gain any meaningful advantage in the opening. To avoid this, they play 2.Bc4.

Black should reply with 2…Nf6. White can continue with 3.Nc3 but this is a mistake as Black can simply continue with 3…Nxe4 4.Nxe4 d5 regaining the piece and ending up with a better center regardless of how White responds.

For example, 5.Bxd5 Qxd5 or 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 f5 and White will come out second best having lost the initiative and control of the center.

White can avoid all of this by not taking the unprotected knight on e4, but instead going for 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Qxe5+ Qe7 6.Qxe7+ Bxe7. The resulting position is equal.

As mentioned, White can try to avoid playing against the Petroff Defence by going for the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4. However, Black can still play in the style of the Petroff Defense with 2…Nf6 3.d3 c6! Black tries to punish White for playing a quick Bc4 in the opening by preparing the move …d5.

It’s time to take the bull by the horns and bravely play 1…e5. Because, as of today, there is nothing to fear!

Chess Openings Mastery – GM Damian Lemos Deep Dive Collection

GM Lemos’ Deep Dive Collection – Vol. 01 – 14

Chess openings knowledge is crucial in competitive chess. Between equal players, it often makes the difference between winning and drawing.

However, up till now, most opening instruction has been very general – good enough so you know what you’re doing but without the detail required to give you the competitive edge in tournaments.

GM Damian Lemos has addressed that with his acclaimed Deep Dive series.

As the name suggests, Damian gives you the deep knowledge you need to outplay your opponents in specific openings.

Despite the advanced nature of the courses, no prior knowledge is required as Damian begins each course with a comprehensive overview of each one of the chess openings that he covers, explaining the ideas behind the opening and the plans for each side.

About the Author:

Damian Lemos is a grandmaster from Argentina who has reached a rating of 2559 Elo.

Damian Lemos was no stranger to success from an early age, achieving the FIDE Master title at only 14 years old, International Master at 15, and Grandmaster at 18.

In his lessons, Damian works closely with students to first identify the flaws and weaknesses in their games so that they can be properly evaluated and corrected. By developing specifically-tailored training regimens for every one of his students, Grandmaster Lemos is able to achieve results that other chess coaches dream of.

If you want an opening system to call your own, one which you can force your opponents into and then outplay them with your expertise, master the London System with GM Lemos’ Deep Dive course!

Is this course for me?

GM Lemos will provide you with the basic knowledge on each one of the chess openings that he covers in this series, once you have that level of understanding, Damian goes into each variation, explaining how to counter every idea and revealing all the options you have available to you.

And this doesn’t involve never-ending variations either; each idea is demonstrated with examples from Super GM play so you learn how the very best players overcome the toughest obstacles.

Here are some of the openings you’ll be able to master:

The King’s Indian Defense.

Follow in the footsteps of Fischer and Kasparov and become an attacking legend, racking up points as Black, no matter which variation White plays!

The London System.

The perfect choice for players who don’t have much time to spend on openings. Play it against nearly anything Black comes up with and decide whether you want to subject them to a positional queenside squeeze or a terrifying kingside attack.

The Accelerated Dragon.

Get positions you love with Damian’s system based on rapid development and seizing the initiative the moment White makes a natural-looking mistake!

The Double Fianchetto system (b3 and g3)

This system is quickly becoming a favorite of players like Vladimir Kramnik. Incredibly flexible, full of attacking potential and very easy for your opponent to slip up against.

The Sicilian Taimanov.

Sidestep all the Najdorf theory – and your rivals’ preparation – with lines that blunt White’s attack and give you great counterplay early in the game.

The Chigorin Defense.

2…Nc6! takes your opponent out of their comfort zone and onto your battlefield. The Chigorin has easy to learn plans, is positionally sound and full of dynamic attacking chances, like this “ordinary” position which can lead to White’s resignation in just 4 more moves!!

The Petroff Defense

The Petroff Defense, also known as the Russian Defense, was a favorite opening of both Karpov and Kramnik. The Petroff is as solid as a rock, easy to learn and offers a ton of ways to turn the tables on those 1.e4 players!

The Petroff is starting to come back in a big way with Fabiano Caruana just one of the top GMs who relies on it when it matters.

The English Opening

Playing the English Opening can be a vital alternative for all 1.e4- and 1.d4-players who are tired of repeatedly entering the highly theoretical terrain of all the main lines Black can choose from.

The English Opening allows the White player to immediately take the opponent out of his comfort zone by playing a move which is not as frequently played as 1.e4 or 1.d4.

In contrast to White’s two main moves 1.e4 and 1.d4, White takes control over the center (especially the d5-square) by moving a flank pawn. The fight for the d5-square is paramount in the English Opening.

The Scandinavian Defense

The Scandinavian Defense is a tough nut to crack. Thanks to the efforts of GM Sergey Tiviakov and other strong GMs, the Scandinavian in general, and the 3…Qd6-line in particular, have attracted more and more attention recently and have found their way back to the tournament halls.

In this comprehensive 8-hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos builds up your knowledge of this powerful opening weapon, demonstrating how to combat each of White’s sidelines and mainlines in turn.

The Slav Defense

If you’re looking for a chess opening for Black against 1.d4 which is solid, does not require an endless amount of theory to memorize and still offers decent chances to outplay your opponents, play the Slav Defense!

One thing that makes the Slav Defense so trendy in modern days is that even though opening theory continuously develops and incredibly strong engines frequently find novelties and new approaches, there is still no easy way for White to get an advantage against this opening.

The King’s Gambit

The King’s Gambit has fascinated the greatest chess players throughout all of chess history.

This is an opening for the romantic, for the brave and creative chess player who thrives on wild sacrifices and extravagant combinations. This was the opening for the Magician of Riga, Mikhail Tal.

Now you can follow in the footsteps of the legends, making tactical magic on the board with this comprehensive Deep Dive into the King’s Gambit.

1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black

Capablanca, Karpov and even the champion himself, Magnus Carlsen — all of them have relied upon 1…e5 as a key weapon to completely neutralize the aggressive intentions of 1.e4 players.

Even blood-thirsty attackers like Kasparov and Tal have been abruptly stopped in their tracks by a skilfully played 1…e5 defense.

But things are slightly different at the club level, right?

At club level, you’ll need to face openings like the King’s Gambit, Vienna, Danish Gambit and other bone-chilling attacks and gambits…and against a strong tactical player, this could end in disaster.

But, not for you.

This very course is dedicated to crushing these openings and features Grandmaster Damian Lemos calmly dismantling each one of them — showing you exactly how to do the same in your games.

Have you ever had an opening you can really call your own? One that makes you feel super- confident and at ease, effortlessly getting winning positions while your opponent sweats under the pressure, eating up time on their clock?

Make this a reality by getting the inside track on one or more of Damian Lemos’ Deep Dive series: GM repertoires based on easy-to-learn strategies.

By the time you have completed each course, you will be playing at a level far superior to your rivals.

Chess Openings Encyclopedia: 350+ Hours of GM Opening Instruction

Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings: +350 hours

Would you like to own the ULTIMATE chess learning library?

We’re talking more than 350 hours of premium grandmaster coaching that covers every aspect of chess from openings, tactics and middlegame mastery to “weird” subjects like psychology and dramatically improving your blitz play!

This mega-collection includes two of the largest series ever produced at iChess.net: The Lemos Deep Dive Mega Bundle and the Empire Chess Mega Bundle.

Lemos Deep Dive Mega Bundle

Chess openings knowledge is crucial in competitive chess. Between equal players, it often makes the difference between winning and drawing.

However, until now, most opening instruction has been very general – good enough so you know what you’re doing but without the detail required to give you the competitive edge in tournaments.

GM Damian Lemos has addressed that with his acclaimed Deep Dive series.

As the name suggests, Damian gives you the deep knowledge you need to outplay your opponents in specific openings, teaching not only the necessary theoretical moves you need to know but also making sure you understand the ideas and concepts behind each opening so that you can still play confidently when your opponent goes off-book.

Empire Chess MegaBundle

This is the largest collection of high-quality chess videos anywhere!

The iChess team started producing the Empire Chess DVD series in October 2012.

In little over 1 year, the Empire Chess video series became the most popular chess DVD series of the 21st century with 101 DVDs featuring nearly 2 dozen Grandmasters!

Now our extended series of chess videos present an incredible collection of footage containing more than 250 hours of premium content from a variety of well-known players.

The series is intended for chess players of all levels, as the content is extremely diverse and covers a wide range of topics from specific chess openings to general topics like positional sacrifices and developing tactical awareness.

What makes this collection unique?

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When we created the Empire Chess series, our primary goal was to destroy the obstacles standing between chess improvers like yourself and your true chess potential.

We aim to give you a genuine chance at mastery with our unique content:

Coaching from many strong GMs and IMs – Save years of hard work by learning directly from proven masters and seasoned professionals.

All key topics covered – Become stronger in the opening, endgame, tactically and strategically with
hundreds of hours of master-level coaching.

GM Damian Lemos Deep Dive Collection

And to make things even easier for you, you can work your way through the Empire Chess library at your own pace, focusing “buffet style” only on the areas you most want to improve at any given time.

In the Deep Dive collection, GM Damian Lemos provides you with everything you need to know to play chess openings with confidence. Once you have a good level of understanding, Damian goes into each variation in more depth, explaining how to counter every idea and revealing all the options you have available to you.

And this doesn’t involve never-ending variations either: each idea is demonstrated with examples from Super GM play so you learn how the very best players overcome the toughest obstacles.

Here are some of the openings you’ll be able to master:

• The King’s Indian Defense.
• The London System.
• The Accelerated Dragon.
• The Double Fianchetto system (b3 and g3).
• The Sicilian Taimanov.
• The Chigorin Defense.
• The Petroff Defense.
• The English Opening.
• The Scandinavian Defense
• The Slav Defense
• The King’s Gambit
• 1.e4 e5 Beating Sidelines & Gambits with Black

By the time you have completed each course included here, you will be playing at a level far superior to any of your rivals.

Bonus:

Endgame Memorization Shortcuts

In addition to all the value already contained in our Chess Openings Encyclopedia, that’s more than 300 hours of premium chess instructions from world-class IMs and GMs. We’ve also included “Endgame Memorization Shortcuts from the 2018 US Champion – IM Nazi Paikidze“.

In this 6 hour course, 2018 U.S. Women’s Chess Champion IM Nazi Paikidze trains you in the skills needed for success in the endgame.

Instead of theoretical positions, this course focuses entirely on the type of positions you’re actually likely to encounter in real games.

Get familiar with the key endgame principles, master imbalances, learn how to transition to a favorable endgame and much more.

IM Paikidze has had a brilliant chess career. She has won twelve medals at the European Youth Chess Championships, World Youth Chess Championships, and World Junior Chess Championships, including six gold medals, in various age categories.

How is this going to help me?

You will not only learn the ¨best¨ and ¨most accurate¨ move orders in the early opening, but you will also be instructed on the reasons behind the moves in the opening.

Our extensive team of Grandmaster and presenters have made a point to focus on a holistic approach to learning chess. Studying openings will increase your understanding of the game and improve your rating, but the material must be presented in a comprehensive manner with respect to other phases of the game.

In Volumes 1-10 of the Empire Chess DVD Series, viewers of all skill levels (Beginner, Club/Intermediate, and Advanced) can find DVDs that are relevant to their current rating.

The star-studded cast of presenters includes Grandmasters Gregory Kaidanov, Sam Shankland, Leonid Kritz, Eugene Perelshteyn, Damian Lemos, and Michal Krasenkow.

Enjoy this massive chess video collection!

Mastering Piece Coordination and Planning in Chess – IM Valeri Lilov

In chess, it is important to place your pieces on active squares, to coordinate them and to find an active plan. In this course, you’ll learn how to play effectively with your pieces.

IM Valeri Lilov teaches you the key principles of piece coordination and activity, as well as some of the most valuable things that people often don’t realize about planning in chess.

You’ll learn to calculate the value of your opponent’s pieces based on their placement and potential. The idea of the opponent’s pieces is very important because you need to understand what they can do in order to combat them!

After watching this course, you’ll be able to find good squares for your pieces, detect the weaknesses in your opponent’s position, understand the game stages better and find the correct area of the board to attack.

About the Author:

IM Valeri Lilov (aka Tiger Lilov), is a professional chess coach and lecturer renowned for his personalized approach to training students and professional players from all over the world.

Lilov was born in 1991 in Varna, Bulgaria. Valeri first learned to play chess at the age of three. Having been an active tournament player all his life, he has won many international open tournaments and championships including the European Individual School Chess Championship U10 (Moscow, 2000) and the Kulaga Memorial International Open (Minsk, 2007).

His achievements to date have earned him the International Master title, and many wins in strong tournaments featuring GMs from around the world.

How is this course going to help me?

This course has been designed to help you learn all the main strategic principles of planning in chess. You’ll also be able to put them into practice so that when you start playing your own games, and it’s your move, you’ll know exactly what you should be doing.

The practical part of this course dives into the entertaining and educational games of Garry Kasparov, and you’ll be analyzing his moves.

IM Lilov will be asking your opinion: How would you play in those positions? You will try to guess the moves played by Garry Kasparov, one of the best chess players of all time.

Here’s just some of what you’ll learn:

The Opponent’s Pieces

In this lesson, IM Lilov shows you a really incredible example which illustrates one of the most important principles of planning in chess.

Powerful Practical Tasks

It is necessary to put the received knowledge into practice. There are 8 practical tasks (over 50+ games) in this course which will help you to understand and remember the ideas of the course better.

The training program has a detailed explanation on exactly how you should do the practical tasks.

Carefully read the instructions for the video lessons from the included eBook. They will help you to make your study of these lessons more effective.

Tricks and Traps in the Opening – IM John Watson

Tricks and Traps in the Opening – IM John Watson

How many tricks and traps in the opening have you had to face in your chess career?

From the simplest ones to the more advanced, this amazing new video series by IM John Watson shows you how to fool (or not be fooled by!) your opponent, who might not know the intricacies of an opening.

The course is organized by general opening, and in this 15 video series, our opening guru provides you with tools that will make your opponents exclam “How did this happen?“.

This series is aimed at everyone, from the club player to the master level.

John shows, statistics at hand, that even simple tricks and traps in the opening have caught out of guard FMs, IMs and GMs, some of which are rather famous!

By watching this video series, you’ll sharpen your tactical sense, understand your favorite openings better, and broaden your general knowledge about openings.

About the Author:

John Watson is a recognized chess player, coach, and author. He also holds the title of International Master.

Watson was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He was educated at Brownell-Talbot, Harvard, and the University of California, San Diego, where he took his degree in engineering. He has won many chess tournaments including the first US National High School Chess Championship and the American Open.

Watson is best known as a chess theorist and author, He has written more than thirty books on many aspects of chess. His 1999 book Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy won the British Chess Federation’s Book of the year award as well as the United States Chess Federation Book of the Year.

The successor volume Chess Strategy in Action was the Chesscafe Book of the Year. These two books explore how radically chess has changed since the early 20th century, and how old and supposedly ‘time-tested’ rules for the conduct of play have been replaced by a broader and revolutionary practice over-the-board.

How do I benefit from this course?

In Tricks and Traps in the Opening, IM Watson employs his breakthrough method and trains you for 9 full hours so that by the end of course…

….your tactical alertness, AND your intuition in the opening…will be completely transformed.

Tricks and traps are everywhere: IM Watson shows how once you’ve learned how a trap works, it can apply not only to the opening phase of the game but also in the middlegame and even in the endgame!

In other words, learn how to use your traps in the opening, and you’ll become a better player all-around.

IM Watson reveals…

• The Psychological Reason for Missing Traps…
• Why Even Strong Players Miss “Obvious” Moves…
• The 3 Blindspots Even GMs Suffer From!

Safe to say… after going through IM Watson’s training I became a convert! You MUST familiarize yourself with these traps and train your pattern recognition…

Because otherwise, sooner or later…you’ll become the VICTIM of them.

Piece Sacrifice in The Opening – NM Dan Heisman

What’s better than sacrificing a piece in the opening, taking your opponent into unknown territory, and increasing your chances to score early in the game?

Coach Dan Heisman presents a new video series to teach you how to use the sacrifice in the opening to stun your opponent!

In this fantastic series, Coach Heisman tackles some of the openings that allow piece sacrifices.  Most of the openings Dan chooses are not main-stream, which makes them arrows in your quiver, ready to be shot at your opponent!

For any of these openings, Coach Dan explains the main themes, and then analyzes the possible piece sacrifice.  A clear, informative, easy-to-follow, not-to-be-missed video series from the acclaimed coach Dan Heisman!

About the Author:

Dan is an award-winning chess author and full-time chess instructor in Wynnewood PA. He is a US Chess Federation National Master (NM) and a World Chess Federation Candidate Master (FIDE CM).

NM Dan Heisman is one of the most sought-after coaches in America. He coaches celebrities (including TV and radio personality Howard Stern) as well as the next generation of stars and has won multiple awards for his work.

Dan’s success and popularity are due to his focus on improving how we think instead of just weighing ourselves down with never-ending data dumps. After all, chess is the thinking man’s game.

Trying to get better at chess by soaking up information is like trying to become a master builder by buying more bricks. The material is only useful if you know what to do with it.

Dan Heisman has devoted decades to discovering the skills players really need in chess and how to massively improve these abilities.

How is this course going to help me?

Here’s some of what you’ll see:

Traxler Counterattack

In the Two Knights defense, one of the most used openings at club level, Black defends 4.Ng5 with 4. …Be5?!. How many times you have found yourself wondering what to do after the imminent Knight fork in f7?

Precise play leads to equality, but any minor slip can provoke an unbalanced game, full of tactics, with Black having the best chances to take the whole point home.

In this first video, with his calm and amazingly easy-to-follow style, Coach Heisman guides us through the subtleties of the piece sacrifice 5. … Bxf2+, with the white King accepting the Bishop sacrifice, to then move to e3 after Black’s Knight captures in e4 with a check.

Muzio/Polerio Gambit in the King’s Gambit Accepted

In this video, Coach Heisman teaches us how to use an ancient weapon, that at club level is still a powerful way to impress your opponent and gain some advantage by sacrificing a Knight on f3.

The Kings Gambit is one of the oldest and most studied chess openings. It was examined in the 17th century by the Italian Giulio Cesare Polerio.

After 300 years of successes, during which the sacrifice in the opening generated great games, including the Immortal, in recent years the King Gambit has seen some decline in its usage, but it still remains a great opening to learn and to use as an almost “secret” weapon.

The Ultimate Chess Course Collection by GM Igor Smirnov

All Chess Courses By Gm Igor Smirnov – Huge Discount

If you want to take your chess level to master level, no matter what your current level is, then we have exactly what you need.

Ukrainian GM Igor Smirnov has produced one of the greatest collections of chess lessons.

He has developed his own training method based on his knowledge of human psychology and his understanding of the human brain’s learning process.

This exhaustive chess course collection includes 25 courses strategically designed to help beginners, intermediate and advanced chess players.

You can now buy ALL the courses together, with a HUGE discount!

Important:

These products work natively on computers with Windows. If you would like to use it on a Mac you will either need to install Bootcamp with a copy of Windows or run the software using a Windows virtual box such as Parallels or VMWare.

All Chess Courses By Gm Igor Smirnov – Huge Discount

About the Author:

Igor Smirnov is an International Grandmaster from Ukraine.

He is also a chess coach and holds a Master’s degree in Psychology.

GM Smirnov has developed numerous chess lessons, articles, webinars and training courses, including the famous courses that have helped many players of all levels improve their chess skills.

Is this Course for me?

This massive chess course collection has been strategically designed to help players of all levels overcome their barriers.

• If you are a beginner, you’ll be able to learn the basic principles of chess that set professional players apart from novice players.
• If you are an intermediate player, you will come to understand the principles that advanced players are using to dominate.
• If you are already an advanced player, you’ll be able to master all concepts of advanced chess strategy, how to make the most practical decisions, and start on your way to becoming a master.

This collection includes 13 volumes with incredible chess lessons for players of all levels. Study the game seriously and you will be impressed by the progress you’ll start to show in a very short period of time.

This chess course contains not only the author’s experience but also experiences from a lot of his colleagues and friends: grandmasters, trainers and other chess players, who helped the author perfect each course.

Some of the skills you will able to develop:

Turn the ‘principle of 2 weaknesses’ into your favorite winning technique, using the stellar examples of endgame maestro Anatoly Karpov!

Perfect timing.

Patiently place your pieces and, when the moment is right, unleash lightning strikes like Kasparov’s Bxh5!! (see diagram; open the g-file, exchange a pair of rooks then e6+! wins!)

Secrets of the pawn majority.

You have 3 pawns vs. 2 on the queenside; your rival has 4 vs. 3 on the kingside. Who is better? How to continue? IM Givon reveals all of the plans!

The course contains a lot of recommendations, which are all practical examples that have seen success in real play.

The effectiveness of the author’s teaching system has been proven by his own progress, and by the results from a lot of his students.

Mikhail’s Tal Magic Revealed – GM Igor Smirnov & Mato Jelic

This course will help you learn exactly how you can follow the same techniques as Tal in order to create crushing attacks against your opponents.

Tal was widely regarded as a creative genius, and he was a daring player who was never afraid to sacrifice a piece if the attack called for it.

He was unpredictable, and his attacking combinations have impressed and inspired players ever since. Tal’s approach was that “chess, first of all, is art.”

How to Exchange Pieces Like a Pro

Knowing which pieces to keep and which to exchange is one of the most important skills in chess. Less experienced players often think exchanging means to swap pieces of equal value and fail to take strategic factors into account.

Of course, you have to keep the material balance in mind but it is crucial to realize how exchanges affect the position.

In these chess lessons, IM Asaf Givon explains how to make decisions in exchanging the pieces, how to isolate the opponent’s bad pieces and how to create weaknesses.

This technical skill of expertly exchanging pieces is one of the best-kept secrets of master play. Masters know when a bishop is better and when a knight is better — and they trade them accordingly.

Mastering Piece Coordination and Planning

In chess, it is important to place your pieces on active squares, to coordinate them and to find an active plan. In this course, you’ll learn how to play effectively with your pieces.

IM Valeri Lilov teaches you the key principles of piece coordination and activity, as well as some of the most valuable things that people often don’t realize about planning in chess.

You’ll learn to calculate the value of your opponent’s pieces based on their placement and potential. The idea of the opponent’s pieces is very important because you need to understand what they can do in order to combat them!

After watching these chess lessons, you’ll be able to find good squares for your pieces, detect the weaknesses in your opponent’s position, understand the game stages better and find the correct area of the board to attack.

If you’ve seen any of GM Smirnov’s courses before you’ll know they are completely unique: you get a custom-built computer program integrating video lessons, interactive games, and positions, and practical tests to cement your new knowledge in your long-term memory.

Enjoy your chess course with one of the best coaches ever! 

Tighten The Screws in Your Opponents Mistakes – IM Danny Rensch

Danny Rensch is BACK again…this time with 27 more hours of invaluable chess training on how to take advantage of your opponent’s mistakes in order to become a much stronger player!

Danny Rensch is an American International Master, event organizer, and commentator. He holds the Arizona State record for the youngest national master at the age of 14 years old. The National Master title is awarded by the US Chess Federation when a player’s rating surpasses 2200 on the USCF rating system.

Rensch obtained his final IM norm at Susan Polgar’s SPICE CUP tournament, by achieving a draw against then-Grandmaster candidate Ray Robson.

Rensch is best known for his coverage of the GM Blitz Battles. His live shows at chess.com/tv include “Man vs Machine,” “Call of the Wild,” and “Bullet Brawls.”

Is this course for me?

“Tighten The Screws in Your Opponents Mistakes by IM Danny Rensch” has been specifically designed to help you improve your game by looking at the most common mistakes you and your opponent usually make when playing a game.

Ever found yourself asking the following questions? 

What motivated this move?

Was that a blunder?

How deeply did he calculate in this position?

How many candidate moves did she consider?

Chances are you’ve asked some of these questions yourself about a titled player. Now you can find out the answers! This course offers the viewer the rare and valuable opportunity to get into the head of a titled player mid-game!

Join IM Danny Rensch as he records the action and his thoughts.

Here’s part of what you’ll see:

The Five Keys of Technique!

After a weird move order, an Accelerated Dragon is reached. IM Danny Rensch then converts his initiative into a small material advantage and expects smooth sailing from there on out… But when his opponent finds the best defensive resource (c4), he realizes he will need to work hard to win the game.

That’s when the rant starts! Danny talks about the keys for successfully converting your advantages, and gives away some valuable gems in the process.

Capitalizing On the Initiative!

After a surprisingly poor performance from his high-rated opponent in the first game, Danny gets mixed up in a sharp line of the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon. When an unbalanced material situation arises, he offers advice on the key to converting your initiative into a victory!

A Resourceful Defense

We are faced with the critical decision of what to trade in order to keep the best drawing (or maybe even winning) chances alive…

Does Danny make the right decision after black trades on d1, finding a way to hold on? Or does black’s f-pawn prove to be the difference? Stick around for the post game review and take notes on the importance of “active endgame choices”!

This only a portion of what you’ll enjoy in the 27 hours of high-quality training material that we specifically designed to make you a much better player in every single aspect!

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