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Chess in Schools
Live sessions, video on demand courses from top coaches, including the Chess Dream Room - a structured course designed in collaboration with GM R.B. Ramesh, coach and mentor of GM Praggnandaa and many other chess prodigies.
What is included:
1. 5 Neo licenses (for a year)
2. Ability to rotate licenses (fair use)
3. Certificate of Completion for students who pass the post-course test
Great Learning,Flexible Formats
Dream Room
40+ hours of cinematically recorded, comprehensive bestselling content, suitable for absolute beginner just learning the rules to advanced player looking to hone their skill further.
Dream Room Episodes
Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 2
Bishop and pawn endgame strategies continued...
Attacking an Uncastled King
A castled king is more secure. Learn all about attacking an uncastled king.
Prophylaxis & Improving Pieces
Solving complex positions by combining prophylaxis and improving pieces.
1 or 2 Move Checkmates
What are 1 or 2 move checkmates?
Discussion with Celebrated Chess Coaches: Part 1
Discussions around coaching methods with some celebrated chess coaches.
Improving Pieces: Part 1
How do we go about improving our pieces.
Checkmate & Stalemate
What are the different types of "mates"?
Discussions with Parents : Part 2
Continuing discussions with chess parents.
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa: Part 1
Analyzing GM Praggnanandhaa vs Awonder Liang.
Opening Principle: Part 2
Opening principles (continued...)
Learning from Classics
Some key lessons from the classics.
Pawn Majority: Part 1
Pawn majority happens when one player has more pawns than the opponent in a given sector of the chessboard.
Gain of Material
What is meant by gain of material in the game of chess?
Maneuvering
Learn about the art of maneuvering in chess.
Thematic sacrifice - Part 2: Nf7
Thematic sacrifice (Nf7)
Active Defence (Advanced)
Blindfolded active defence session with young GMs Karthikeyan Murali and Aravindh Chithambaram.
Endgame Techniques: Karpov & Zvaginsev Games
Endgames techniques - how do we press our advantage to force a win!
The Bad Bishop: Part 2
Dealing with bad bishop (continued...).
Playing on Colors: Part 2
Playing with colours in chess (continued...).
Classification of Advantage & Assessment of Position
How to classify advantages and assess a position?
3 Stages of Chess
What are the different stages of chess?
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Tactical Theme Part 7: Back Rank Mate
What is meant by a back rank mate?
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Preparing for the game at home (before and after)
How to prepare for an important game?
Complex Calculations
Calculating important variations in complex situations.
Playing with the Isolated Pawn
Playing with isolated pawn with GM Praggnanandhaa (continued...).
The Bad Bishop: Part 3
Strategies to deal with bad bishop (continued...).
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
Live Camps
Live camps from some of the best trainers around. Paid subscribers get access to recordings and session game files (PGN). Check out our upcoming camps, and subscribe to event calendar to receive alerts.
List of Live Camps
Comprehensive Classical Sicilian for Black
We dive into the intricacies of the Sicilian Defense in this comprehensive Live course spread over 12 sessions. This is a unique opportunity to learn from GM Boris Avrukh, an Olympiad gold medalist, former World Junior Champion and analysis partner of World Championship finalists.
Neo in Chess Academy
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Live sessions, video on demand courses from top coaches, including the Chess Dream Room - a structured course designed in collaboration with GM R.B. Ramesh, coach and mentor of GM Praggnandaa and many other chess prodigies. What is included: 1. 4 Neo licenses (for a year) 2. Ability to broadcast Live Sessions within Club 3. 10% OFF for club members (10% referral fee for the Club)
Endgame Techniques
The camp encompasses six sessions, each an hour-long, focusing on endgame strategies from basic studies to complex bishop and queen vs. rook scenarios.
Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance
Master imbalances, unlock chess mastery
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