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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.

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Pawn with a King's Crown

Dream Room Episodes

King & Pawn Ending: Part 1
12.37

King & Pawn Ending: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Strategies for king and pawn endgames.

Episode:
63
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
The Bad Bishop: Part 1
10.28

The Bad Bishop: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to work with a bishop blocked by its own pawn(s)?

Episode:
106
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Evaluation of Position
12.49

Evaluation of Position

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Episode:
127
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
The Intermediate Moves
10:02

The Intermediate Moves

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What are the intermediate moves?

Episode:
82
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Forcing Moves: Part 2
23.39

Forcing Moves: Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Forcing moves (continued...)

Episode:
40
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Classification of Advantage & Assessment of Position
28.43

Classification of Advantage & Assessment of Position

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to classify advantages and assess a position?

Episode:
126
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
14.57

The Principle of Two Weaknesses

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What is the principle of two weaknesses?

Episode:
119
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Exchanging Pieces
21.16

Exchanging Pieces

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What are the factors to consider before exchanging pieces?

Episode:
105
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Attacking the King (Advanced): Part 1
20.49

Attacking the King (Advanced): Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Advanced techniques of attacking the king!

Episode:
136
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Tactical Theme Part 6: Overloading
8.20

Tactical Theme Part 6: Overloading

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

When is a piece deemed overloaded?

Episode:
26
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 1
12:15

Discussions with Mental Trainer & A Celebrated Chess Coach: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Chess coach discusses key psychological issues faced by chess players.

Episode:
91
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
The Attack
7.41

The Attack

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What's an attack?

Episode:
7
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 1
21.28

Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Strategies for knight and pawn endgames.

Episode:
56
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 2
11.04

Endgame(Rook & Pawn Ending): Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

An excellent illustrative example of rook and pawn endgame.

Episode:
168
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
King and Pawn Ending (Advanced): Part 2
23.03

King and Pawn Ending (Advanced): Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

King and pawn endings with GMs Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali (continued...).

Episode:
151
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Initiatives
16.44

Initiatives

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What qualifies as initiative in chess?

Episode:
70
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Attacking the King: Part 5
13.51

Attacking the King: Part 5

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

What are the things to consider when attacking the king (continued...).

Episode:
104
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Bishop and Pawn Ending: Part 4
9.00

Bishop and Pawn Ending: Part 4

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Interesting bishop and pawn ending example (Khalifman et al, 1993)

Episode:
121
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Improving Pieces: Part 1
11.24

Improving Pieces: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How do we go about improving our pieces.

Episode:
54
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 2
21.59

Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Understanding the weak squares (continued...)

Episode:
73
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Prophylaxis: Part 1
11.56

Prophylaxis: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to "guard ahead of time"?

Episode:
42
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
First Thing First
8.41

First Thing First

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Getting started!

Episode:
0
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Playing with Double Bishops
20.30

Playing with Double Bishops

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to play with a pair of bishops in the endgame?

Episode:
118
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Which Rook?
16.14

Which Rook?

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Which rook should go to which open file?

Episode:
102
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 1
11.45

Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Bishop and pawn endgame strategies

Episode:
51
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Basic Endgames
15.00

Basic Endgames

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Basics of the endgame theory.

Episode:
38
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Exchanging Pieces: Part 1
9:47

Exchanging Pieces: Part 1

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Piece exchange happens when players capture each other's pieces in a series of related moves.

Episode:
97
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 2
14.46

Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Bishop and pawn endgame strategies continued...

Episode:
52
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Improving Pieces: Part 2
11.01

Improving Pieces: Part 2

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Improving pieces continued...

Episode:
55
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Simple Tactics
14:00

Simple Tactics

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Some basic tactics in chess that one should know.

Episode:
82
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Video on Demand

Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.

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Video on Demand Courses

Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
75.54

Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
58.09

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3

Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta

How to evaluate positions on their merit

Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
66.15

Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained

Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece
53.34

Complex Endgames- Queen Against Rook and a Piece

Davor Rogic
Davor Rogic

Queen against Rook and a piece in a Complex Endgame Situation.

The Almighty Pawns
89.20

The Almighty Pawns

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities

Conquer Weak Squares
28.42

Conquer Weak Squares

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares

How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
61.58

How to Play against Accelerated Dragons

Krisztian	Szabo
Krisztian Szabo

Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!

Understanding Prophylaxis
62.35

Understanding Prophylaxis

Michal Krasenkow
Michal Krasenkow

Figure out what your opponent is thinking, and take action

Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
61.26

Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Control the tempo and style of the game!

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
57.20

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2

Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta

How to evaluate positions on their merit

Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
59.04

Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles

Michal Krasenkow
Michal Krasenkow

Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis

To Trade Or Not To Trade
92.56

To Trade Or Not To Trade

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to decide whether to exchange or not?

Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
58.46

Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination

Davor Rogic
Davor Rogic

Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.

Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
28.05

Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel

Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
64.31

Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2

Krasimir Rusev
Krasimir Rusev

Key learnings from the way Magnus plays

Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
52.04

Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination

Davor Rogic
Davor Rogic

Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.

Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
58.20

Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3

Maxim Turov
Maxim Turov

Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess

Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
62.55

Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1

Alex Yermolinsky
Alex Yermolinsky

Taking good decisions when time is precious!

Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
61.06

Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods

Michal Krasenkow
Michal Krasenkow

a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play

The Annexation Plan
88.56

The Annexation Plan

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Strategy through examples

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
21.28

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2

Krisztian	Szabo
Krisztian Szabo

Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games

Understanding Weaknesses
86.24

Understanding Weaknesses

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?

The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
118.28

The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2

Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta

Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein

Petrosian - The Iron Man
90.57

Petrosian - The Iron Man

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Chess lessons from the famed defense of "Iron Tigran"

Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
59.35

Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2

Maxim Turov
Maxim Turov

Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
19.58

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1

Krisztian	Szabo
Krisztian Szabo

Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples

Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
66.57

Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)

Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
53.34

Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity

Davor Rogic
Davor Rogic

How to activate king to support passed pawns?

Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3
60.10

Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 3

Krasimir Rusev
Krasimir Rusev

Learnings from the games Magnus plays!

Playing against Bishop Pair
52.52

Playing against Bishop Pair

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?

The Drawback Destruction
89.11

The Drawback Destruction

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Every move reveals hidden weaknesses

Endgame Technique
54.46

Endgame Technique

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Endgame strategies explained.

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
59.21

Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1

Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta

How to evaluate positions on their merit

Playing with Bishop Pair
53.16

Playing with Bishop Pair

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?

Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
60.51

Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2

Alex Yermolinsky
Alex Yermolinsky

Making informed choices under time constraints!

The Unsung Pawns
92.03

The Unsung Pawns

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

How do we create a good pawn structure?

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
22.13

Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3

Krisztian	Szabo
Krisztian Szabo

Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played

Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
59.10

Mastering Classical Games - Part 1

Farrukh Amonatov
Farrukh Amonatov

Learning through insights and techniques of the greats

The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
119.08

The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1

Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta

Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein

Opposite Color Bishops
58.19

Opposite Color Bishops

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Is position everything? Does material advantage count?

Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2
54.51

Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 2

Konstantin Landa
Konstantin Landa

A pawn without support can be a weakness.

Quiet Catalan Unleashed
35.41

Quiet Catalan Unleashed

R B Ramesh
R B Ramesh

Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.

Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
57.44

Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)

Michal Krasenkow
Michal Krasenkow

Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play

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Comprehensive Classical Sicilian for Black
Duration: 12 Hours

Comprehensive Classical Sicilian for Black

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

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.

Date & Time (IST):
Aug 22, 2023 7:00 PM
Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance
20 hours

Bootcamp: Mastering Material Imbalance

Boris Avrukh
Boris Avrukh

Master imbalances, unlock chess mastery

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Endgame Techniques
Duration: 6 Hours

Endgame Techniques

Krisztian	Szabo
Krisztian Szabo

The camp encompasses six sessions, each an hour-long, focusing on endgame strategies from basic studies to complex bishop and queen vs. rook scenarios.

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Neo in Chess Academy

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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Chess in School

Chess in School

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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. 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

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Boris Avrukh


Boris Avrukh is a chess grandmaster and author of several books on chess openings. He is known for his expertise in the Grunfeld Defense and has written several books on the subject, including "1.d4 - A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player" and "Grandmaster Repertoire 16: The Grunfeld Defense."

He has won World Under-12 Championship, the Israeli Chess Championship (twice) and participated in Chess Olympiads 6 times. He has trained some of the best players in the world like GM Radjabov, GM Kramnik, GM Caruana, GM Wesley So, and many more. He was also one of the team members assisting GM Boris Gelfand during the World Championship against GM Viswanathan Anand.

Boris is known for his deep understanding of chess theory and his ability to find creative and original solutions to complex chess positions.

Farrukh Amonatov

Farrukh Amonatov is a chess grandmaster from Tajikistan. Farrukh began playing chess at a young age and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming an International Master in 2002 and a Grandmaster in 2005. He has competed in numerous national and international chess tournaments, including the World Chess Championship and the Chess Olympiad. Farrukh has also worked as a chess coach and trainer, helping to develop the skills of aspiring chess players.

Considered one of the top trainers in the world today, Farrukh was the Asian Under-16 champion in 1992. Farrukh was also the coach of the Youth Russian team and is currently training many exciting young talents from Russia, India, Kazakhstan and the USA.

R. B. Ramesh

R. B. Ramesh is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.

Known as the Super Coach of India, Grand Master R.B. Ramesh is one of the most successful chess coaches in the world today. He won the British Chess Championship in 2002 and the Commonwealth Games in 2007. He also served as the coach of the Indian Olympiad team in the years 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

GM Ramesh has trained more than 10 Grand Masters and has produced multiple global champions in different age categories, this includes Praggnanandhaa - till recently the youngest International Master in the history of the game.

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