Τhe Power of the Chigorin 50% off until Saturday the 28th of October 2017 !

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

When playing with the Black pieces against 1.d4, you really have just two options…

  1. defend patiently against the python-like squeezing of a positional maestro.
  2. think dynamically, take your sword in your hand – and do battleimmediately!

Why play passively unless you have to?

Click here to get started with the Chigorin

I’m not suggesting a crazy gambit with lots of tricks – against accurate play that is simply a bad idea.

No. Wouldn’t you prefer a slightly offbeat opening that’s dynamic, but also positionally sound and backed by top players?

GM Damian Lemos has revived this ancient opening, modernized it, and created an 8 hour high-level training course – giving you an opening that’ll humiliate every 1.d4 player who dares to challenge you!

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Click here to get Deep Dive 5: The Chigorin Defense for 50% off

Why Learn the Chigorin from GM Lemos? 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6!?

The Chigorin Defense is the ideal opening for creative-minded players who aren’t satisfied to just defend passively with Black.

GM Lemos reveals the tiny amount of theory you’ll need to learn (big shortcuts inside!), several winning plans you can follow and – most importantly – how to get started in a winning opening today.

What’s Inside?

  • Shock Them on Move 2! After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, White is surely ready for 2…e6 or 2…c6. But watch his eyes grow wide with shock when you play 2…Nc6!, dismantle his beloved center and then take over theentire board!

  • Simple to Learn Strategies! GM Lemos reveals several winning pawn structures you can aim for right out of the opening. He explores each plan in detail, explaining where to position your pieces, which to exchange and how to get big advantages from simple ideas.

  • Perfect for Dynamic Attackers! Learn to exploit your development advantage (almost guaranteed in the Chigorin) so you’ll have jaw-dropping tactics right from the beginning of the game and serious attacking ideas for the middlegame (It doesn’t even matter where White castles!)

This is an opening for Black that can be learnt in a weekend and will win you lots of points during your entire chess career!

To help you master the content, you also get a complete .PGN database for review, high-quality PDFs and challenging puzzles.

Click here to get Deep Dive 5: The Chigorin Defense for 50% off

P.S. GMs like Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Rapport and even Carlsen play the Chigorin, so you’re in good company! This deal expires on Saturday, so be quick!​​​​​​​

Click here to go to checkout page and get your copy of Deep Dive 5: The Chigorin Defense. 

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[FREE] Valeri Lilov’s Quadrant of Attack formula!!

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

“Attack! Always attack!” – Adolf Anderssen.

Easier said than done, Adolf! Certainly in modern chess. People actually defend and are more familiar with typical attacking formations.

You’re ready with your kingside onslaught but your opponent has sneakily put a knight on f6, protected it with a knight on d7 in case of any sacrifices, and moved his h-pawn to h6. What now?

If you want to stop banging your head against a brick wall and smash through it instead, leaving nothing but dust and a shocked opponent, check out IM Valeri Lilov’s Quadrant of Attack.

Click here to get The Quadrant of Attack free.

 

 [FREE] Valeri Lilov_s Quadrant of Attack formula!!

The Quadrant of Attack details the 4 keys to a successful attack: target, attacking force, lines of attack and neutralizing the main defender.

 

Now you get to see how these 4 elements play out in real, instructive games with IM Lilov explaining all the “what ifs”.

Here’s how this mini-course will help you win more attacking games:

  1. On point calculation: calculate more than you need to and you’re wasting time and energy. Don’t analyze deep enough and you’ll miss ideas. Valeri gives you an invaluable tip on how to know exactly when it’s safe to stop calculating.
  2. Sniper moves: attacking moves so quiet they’re practically silent – but conceal threats deadly enough to take the enemy king’s head clean off. Start finding them in your games with IM Lilov’s “theory of the missing piece”.
  3. Mindset shift: instead of trying to set up winning moves – which are often easily defended – learn the secret to tightening the screw with every move, until your opponent cracks under the pressure.

Click here to get your copy of The Quadrant of Attack for free.

 

P.S. This giveaway is just a minuscule part of the colossal 30 hour From Amateur to Master (Lilov Method) – the complete training for ambitious players. Get 50% off your copy by clicking here.

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Download a FREE 30-minute Course from “Tactical Mastery”

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis
I’m super-excited to tell you that we are launching a new course Tactical Mastery with GM Davorin Kuljasevic. Think of it as a “university level course” on tactics and calculation.
This is by far the most complete, effective and structured way to approach tactics… you’ll find anywhere.  
But before you get the full course on Thursday at 8 am EST.. I want you to give a taste of it with this free mini course: 
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It’s loaded with tons of GM advice and ideas that you can start applying right away!
I hope you have an alert setup on your phone or computer for 8 am EST on Thursday!
Because that’s about the time I will be emailing out the link so you can be the first one to grab a copy of Tactical Mastery with GM Davorin Kuljasevic!
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7 Things to Do Before Starting an Attack

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

Every player has a different style of play and types of positions he/she likes or manages better.

From our own and our students’ experience, most amateur players like to attack and they usually try to start an attack in every game they play.​​​​​​​

 

Here are some master’s tips for starting the attack

 

 

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While there’s nothing wrong with having an aggressive style, not every type of position is suitable for such play.

Before starting an attack it is important to assess the position and pay attention to a few details that usually tell you should handle it.

 

Click here to learn 7 Things to Do Before Starting an Attack

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Launched: Catalan The System 50% OFF

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis
I have very exciting news to share with you today! The wait is over and you can finally experience our brand-new course Catalan The System for Black with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy. 
This course took us over 3-months to complete. We delayed the launch (actually, on two occasions) to make sure you get only the most relevant and useful information. We trust this system will help you dominate in games against opponents of any level. 
Catalan is one of the best opening systems for Black because it’s very solid, with limitless ways of achieving the key positions, and high chances for a win. Yet, it’s easy to learn and start playing right away. Catalan is especially effective against club level players because they don’t have a well-developed sense of danger and treat all closed positions as quiet, boring and positional. 
Well, if so, after learning this system YOU will teach THEM a good lesson…
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IM Andrey Ostrovskiy has mastered Closed Catalan System, played and perfected it for many years. He applied the system with great success against all sorts of players from club level to International Masters and even Grandmasters. That’s why Andrey recommends you to play the Closed Catalan as black and he is certain that after studying this course you will repeat his success!
In this 7-hour course, you will learn everything a player needs to know to jump-start your understanding of Closed Catalan for Black including piece placement, pawn structures, key plans, maneuvers, setups, and ideas.
 
What to expect?
After going through the course and playing some practice games, Closed Catalan setups will become a second nature to you, leading to dramatic improvement of your results with black pieces. You will face your opponent confidently, taking stress off your games and knowing that you’re backed up with a Pro-level repertoire. 
Perhaps, black will even become your favorite color to play with. Leave all the uncertainty and worrying to your opponent. With this system, you are there to collect your win!
And for a very limited time, we have a launch-only you can’t afford to miss:
Click here to get Catalan – The System 50% off [your performance and Elo will thank you]
P.S. Don’t forget to watch the free video and learn about Catalan straight for IM Andrey Ostrovskiy.  
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Learn the secrets of tactical genius…

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

You’re sat at the board in a crucial game. Spectators crowd around the table watching your pieces hound the enemy king. You’ve sac’d a piece for this attack and smell blood – but you have to be precise.

 

One slip and he will escape. Glory or obscurity – everything rests on the quality of your tactical training.

Now, for the first time, you can get the tactical skills needed to win the big games with a dedicated course for intermediate and advanced players…

 

Tactical wizard GM Sam Shankland (2662 Elo), gold medal winner for Team USA at last year’s Olympiad, has poured heart and soul into creating the ultimate training on tactics and calculation.

 

And, for a few days, you can get Shankland Method 2 for half-price

 

 Shankland method 2 at 50% off

 

 

Get started with Shankland Method II – 50% off

 

Why is Tactics and Calculation for the Ambitious Player different? This course improves both your ability to calculate and your pattern recognition, by decoding the 49 most instructive GM examples of tactical play.

 

You learn what works, what doesn’t and how to find the right solution at the board.

 

15 hours of GM coaching on the 6 most critical moments of any game, including:

  • Attacking the King: learn GM strategies for smashing through defenses and mating the king – even when the king seems totally safe. Imagine the shock when your rival sees you play 16.Bg6!!
  • Loose pieces drop off! Discover Kasparov’s “triple-threat” system for taking advantage of loose pieces and start forcing those early resignations!
  • Endgame tactics: just when your opponent is settling down for a slow, calm endgame, light up the board with tactical fireworks, sacrificing pieces and pawns to push for promotion.

BONUS videos: see how Sam applies these ideas in practice with a 1 hour live blitz session PLUS the exclusive “Battle of the Bay Area Beasts” – his 5 game match against Daniel Naroditsky!!

 

(Shankland Method 2).


Do you want to see an exclusive 40-minute preview of the course: click here

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[Free course] How to break your rival’s resistance!

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

As we get better at chess, wins are harder to come by. We all know the frustration of pressing all game, making threat after threat but getting nowhere as our opponent somehow manages to survive.

The problem is, when we play our knight to g5, they know we’re planning a kingside attack and defend accordingly.

If you want to make your attacking life earlier, break their resistance before attacking by suffocating them with positional pressure!

 

In Korchnoi Under Pressure, GM Damian Lemos picks out the clever techniques used to break legendary defender Viktor Korchnoi’s resistance – without the former title challenger even realizing what was going on!

Click here to download Korchnoi Under Pressure!

 

Some of what you will learn:

  • The deep positional ideas you’re missing by focusing on the fundamentals. Very few players would allow …Nxf4 – see why 13.Nxc4!! is so powerful!
  • Misdirection – just when your opponent thinks they have everything covered, BANG! You smash through on the other side of the board!
  • Finish with fireworks – Bobby Fischer once said “Tactics flow from a superior position” – learn how to read the clues to spot killer tactics.

Don’t suffer any more frustrating failed attacks. Break your rival’s resistance before they even know what’s going on!

 

Click here to download Korchnoi Under Pressure!

 

P.S. This giveaway is just a small part of Damian Lemos’ superb new Positional Chess Masterclass, the 10 hour course you can get for half-price here.

 

 

 

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Ruy Lopez Compilation 65% off

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis
for a club player a solid and reliable opening repertoire is pure gold. Everyone wants one, but not many actually have it. 
If you’re a club player you must be in the same boat…
Whether you play 1.e4 or not, you still face it with Black pieces. The Ruy Lopez is one of the strongest responses and one of the oldest and most trusted opening from amateur to super-GM level [and recent world championship Match demonstrated it once again].
That’s why we highly recommend including Ruy Lopez into your openings. And it easy…
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For beginners, playing the Italian game aggressively might be the way to go until a certain level of tactical mastery is achieved.

At some point in a chess player’s career, he needs to try and master positional play a bit better and for that purpose the Ruy Lopez fits the bill.  It is commonly believed that once master level is reached, the Ruy offers the best chances for white to gain an opening advantage in the double king pawn openings (1.e4 e5).

Mastering this opening doesn’t just improve your opening finesse, it improves your chess ability as a whole. You will learn all the key ideas, positional considerations and attacking chances from some of the most popular variations of this classical opening.

But that’s not all!

We also added a bonus section on 1.e4 e5 openings. As an e4 player, you should be familiar with other openings that arise after 1.e4 e5, including the Scotch, the Vienna, the Two knights and more.

On top of that you do get a free 3-month ICC account – as an add on bonus #2.

It’s only available for next couple days…

Click here to grab your copy of Ruy Lopez Compilation 65% off

 

 

 

 

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[Free course until Tuesday the 26th of September 2017] How to save games and boost your Elo!

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis

Daniel Naroditsky is back with the follow-up to his best-selling Naroditsky Method – and we’ve got a fantastic 1 hour sample for you!

In Smoke and Fire, Daniel reveals how to become the toughest competitor around by eliminating the number one cause of embarrassing collapses at the board.

Click here to download Smoke and Fire!

 

We’ve probably all been guilty of ignoring some of our defeats because we “know where we went wrong”. Daniel explains why we need to look deeper and how to take the necessary steps to obliterate these weaknesses. The result: less losses and more rating points.

 

Some of what you will learn:

  • The one psychological trick you must play on your opponent if you’re losing (59:00 in the video).
  • How to manage your emotional response to a blunder so it doesn’t affect the rest of your game (13:30).
  • The Jedi mind trick – how to get inside your opponent’s head, influencing them to either blunder or miss the blunder you just made! (1:02:00)

 

Any competitive player will know it’s rarely one mistake that loses a game. This mini-course will teach you how to reduce those mistakes and how to recover from them when they inevitably happen.

 

Click here to download Smoke and Fire!

until Tuesday the 26th of September 2017 for free

 

P.S. Ready for all of Daniel’s new, 15 hour course? Click here to get 50% off Achieving your Chess Potential (Naroditsky Method 2)!

 

 

 

 

 

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Want to reach masters level in 6 months?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Ioannis Biazis
Legendary World Champion Emanuel Lasker once claimed any beginner could reach master level in just 200 hours – if they focused solely on critical skills and essential knowledge.
Which raises the question: what are those critical skills and essential knowledge?
American GM Bryan Smith, having made the journey himself, believes it comes down to 4 factors: calculation, intuitive understanding, concrete knowledge and sports psychology.
Work on these for 200 hours and you will reach master level – and Bryan details exactly what and how to study in his new course The 4 Pillars of Chess Strength.
To celebrate the launch of this landmark course, we’re offering a 50% discount which you can claim here.
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Been studying chess for years and still nowhere near master level? It’s time to focus on the important stuff.
Unorganized training is like Kryptonite to your inner Superman. Don’t do that to yourself!
The 4 Pillars of Chess Strength is 15 hours of laser-focused lessons on mastering the skills you actually need:
  • Calculation: cure yourself of the dreaded “Kotov syndrome” – Bryan’s 3 step approach cuts out the noise, giving you clear sight of tactical solutions in half the time.
  • Intuitive understanding: GMs only have to look at a position to know what’s going on. There’s 2 ways to reaching this level: decades of playing at master level or by studying Bryan’s 13 essential positional components.
  • Concrete knowledge: there’s some stuff you simply have to know. Bryan reveals how to win 85% of endgames using these building blocks of chess knowledge. Master these and you won’t need anything else until you break 2200.
  • Sports psychology: it’s not enough to play a good game, you must also win. Alekhine once said “a chess master should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk”. Learn how to stay serene while you mercilessly hunt down your rival and become the most feared player around!
On top of the video lessons, you get the full PGN (with Bryan’s notes), practical tests and the PDF course summary for easy reference.
All for half the usual price, if you’re quick:
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