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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
Discovered Attack, Check & Double Check
What are discovered attack, discovered check & double check?
Important Endgames
Practical endgames (illustrative examples).
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 1
How does one sacrifice one's pawn to gain advantage?
Different Types of Draws
What is a draw? What are the different ways in which a draw can take place?
Attacking a Castled King
How to attack a castled king?
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Chess Champ : Part 2
Mental issued being faced by chess players - a discussion between chess champ and mental trainer.
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa: Part 1
Analyzing GM Praggnanandhaa vs Awonder Liang.
Discussions with Mental Trainer: Part 3
Discussions of psychological issues encountered by chess players and how to overcome them.
Initiative: Part 1 (Explanation)
"Initiative means superiority" - Former World Champion Capablanca.
Blindfold Studies: Part 1
How to improve our calculations by solving chess studies blindfolded - a session with GM Praggnanandhaa.
Endgame(Knight vs Bishop): Part 2
A complicated endgame between knight and bishop.
Attacking the King: Part 3
Attacking the king, continued...
Discussions with Parents : Part 1
Common issues being faced by chess players and their parents.
Active Defence: Part 1
How to use attack as a defence strategy?
GMs Game Analysis: Part 1
Analyzing Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan with GM Karthikeyan Murali.
King Activity
An active king can be a great asset, especially in endgames.
Attacking the King: Part 2
Attacking the king (continued...)
Rook & Pawn Endings: Part 2
Strategies for rook and pawn ending (continued...)
The Intermediate Moves
What are the intermediate moves?
Art of Maintaining Tension
A position is considered "tense" when the enemy pieces, especially pawns are attacking each other.
Building an Opening Repertoire
How to build an effective opening repertoire?
QN vs QB
Which combination better - Queen and Knight or Queen and Bishop?
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa: Part 2
Analyzing Praggnanandhaa vs Bosiocic (2018).
Thematic Sacrifices Part 4: Bh6
Thematic Sacrifices (Bh6)
Queen & Pawn Endings: Part 2
Queen and pawn endgames
Playing with the Isolated Pawn
Playing with isolated pawn with GM Praggnanandhaa (continued...).
Rook & Pawn Endings: Part 3
Strategies for rook and pawn ending (continued...)
Improving Pieces (Advanced)
Improving pieces in more complex scenarios.
Thematic Sacrifices Part 1: Bh7
Thematic sacrifice Bh7
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 1
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -1
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
Learnings from the games Magnus plays!
Petrosian - The Iron Man
Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
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.
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
Understanding Prophylaxis
Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
A pawn without support can be a weakness.
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.
Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance
Master imbalances, unlock chess mastery
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.
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)
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