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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
Forcing Moves: Part 1
Detailed explanation of forcing moves with examples.
Double Attack & Defence
Introduction to double attack and defence.
Tactical Theme Part 6: Overloading
When is a piece deemed overloaded?
Passed Pawn: Part 1
How to play with passed pawn (Korchnoi vs Najdorf)?
Accelerators: Part 1
What are accelerators in chess?
Attacking the King: Part 3
Attacking the king, continued...
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 1
Blindfold chess studies with GM Abhijeet Gupta and World Under 12 Champion, Divya Deshmukh.
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Chess Champ : Part 3
Chess champion discusses the psychological issues with a top mental trainer.
Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 2
Strategies for knight and pawn endings continued...
Complex Calculations: Part 4
Complex calculations with GMs Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali.
Attacking the King: Part 5
What are the things to consider when attacking the king (continued...).
Rook & Pawn Endings: Part 2
Strategies for rook and pawn ending (continued...)
Rook and Pawn Endings:Part 4
How to defend when we are two pawns down?
Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 2
Understanding the weak squares (continued...)
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Discussions with Mental Trainer: Part 2
Discussions around mental issues that chess players need to cope with.
Exchanging Pieces: Part 1
Piece exchange happens when players capture each other's pieces in a series of related moves.
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Initiative: Part 2 (Examples)
Gary Kasparov illustrating the concept of initiative through his game from 1980.
The Exchange Sacrifice: Part 1
An exchange sacrifice occurs when a player sacrifices a rook for a knight or bishop.
Blindfold Studies: Part 1
How to improve our calculations by solving chess studies blindfolded - a session with GM Praggnanandhaa.
Improving Pieces: Part 1
How do we go about improving our pieces.
Bishop vs Knight: Part 2
Bishop vs Knight, the discussion continues...
The Bad Bishop: Part 2
Dealing with bad bishop (continued...).
Building an Opening Repertoire
How to build an effective opening repertoire?
Chess Studies with Champions: Part 2
Blindfold chess study with GM Aravindh Chithambaram.
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
What is the principle of two weaknesses?
Tactical Theme Part 7: Back Rank Mate
What is meant by a back rank mate?
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
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
Grow your chess skills!
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