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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
Pawn Sacrifice: Part 1
How does one sacrifice one's pawn to gain advantage?
Tactical Theme Part 6: Overloading
When is a piece deemed overloaded?
Rook & Pawn Endings: Part 3
Strategies for rook and pawn ending (continued...)
Bishop & Pawn Ending: Part 2
Bishop and pawn endgame strategies continued...
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Endgame (Knight vs Bishop): Part 1
Some complex examples of Knight vs Bishop endgames.
Understanding the Weak Squares: Part 1
What are weak squares?
Rook and Pawn Endings: Part 3
How to make a draw if opponent has an extra pawn on the A file?
Attacking the King: Part 2
Attacking the king (continued...)
Opposite Colour Bishops: The Basics
Some "handy" opposite colour bishop endgames!
Discussion with Celebrated Chess Coaches: Part 2
Hard work or talent, which is more important?
Discussions with Mental Trainer: Part 1
Discussions around psychological issues that chess players face.
Thematic Sacrifices Part 1: Bh7
Thematic sacrifice Bh7
Principle of Two Weaknesses (Games): Part 2
A detailed look at the principle of two weaknesses.
The Intermediate Moves
What are the intermediate moves?
Opposite Colour Bishop & Pawn Ending
A difficult opposite colour bishop and pawn endgame calculation.
Exchanging Pieces: Part 2
The art of exchanging pieces, continued...
Castling & Illegal Moves
How does Castling work? Which moves are deemed illegal.
Knight & Pawn Endings: Part 1
Strategies for knight and pawn endgames.
Prophylaxis (Advanced)
Practicing prophylaxis with Grandmasters Aravindh Chithambaram and Karthikeyan Murali.
Playing with Double Bishops
How to play with a pair of bishops in the endgame?
Queen & Pawn Endings: Part 1
Queen and pawn endgames
Endgame(Knight vs Bishop): Part 2
A complicated endgame between knight and bishop.
Improving Pieces: Part 2
Improving pieces continued...
Pawns & Pawns
"Pawn is the soul of chess". - Philidor
Thematic Sacrifices Part 3: Ne6
Thematic Sacrifices (Ne6)
QN vs QB
Which combination better - Queen and Knight or Queen and Bishop?
Endgame Techniques: Karpov & Zvaginsev Games
Endgames techniques - how do we press our advantage to force a win!
Video on Demand
Professionally edited chess skilling videos from Grandmasters who train the top players in the world.
Video on Demand Courses
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 3
How to evaluate positions on their merit
English Attack Against Najdorf with White
The English Attack against the Najdorf!
The Almighty Pawns
Pawn structure shapes chessboard battles, hiding strategic masterstrokes and vulnerabilities
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 2
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 1
Taking good decisions when time is precious!
Mastering Classical Games - Part 1
Learning through insights and techniques of the greats
Mastering Classical Games - Part 3
Gaining wisdom from the legends
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 2
Key learnings from the way Magnus plays
Understanding Isolated Pawn - Part 1
Pawns without a friend
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 3
Sharpen your strategy and choice-making in chess
Favourable Tension - GM Thinking (Part 2)
Tension can be good.
Conquer Weak Squares
Dominate the board by exploiting weak squares
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 1
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame key concepts using illustrative examples
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 1
Learning chess from the games of brilliant Akiba Rubinstein
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 2
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained (continued...)
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
The Mastery of Akiba Rubinstein - Part 2
Learning chess through illustrative game play of Akiba Rubinstein
Mastering Classical Games - Part 2
Learning from legends
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 2
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -2
Initiative - GM Thinking (Part 1)
Control the tempo and style of the game!
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 2
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame through illustrative games
Queens Gambit Accepted - Part 1
Queen's Gambit Accepted, explained
The Unsung Pawns
How do we create a good pawn structure?
Complex Endgames- Rook and Bishop Coordination
Rook and Bishop Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods (Puzzles)
Puzzles in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Quiet Catalan Unleashed
Discover hidden tactics in the quiet Catalan.
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Understanding Prophylaxis - Puzzles
Puzzles illustrating the art of prophylaxis
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 1
Mastering precision in decision making
Playing with Bishop Pair
How do we maximise our bishop pair advantage?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 2
Making informed choices under time constraints!
Lessons from Magnus Carlsen - Part 1
Lessons to be learnt from Magnus
Endgame Technique
Endgame strategies explained.
Positional Sacrifices and Tactical Methods
a masterclass in positional sacrifice and tactical play
Understanding Weaknesses
How to identify and exploit opponent's weaknesses?
Judging Positions On Merit - Part 1
How to evaluate positions on their merit
Complex Endgames- Queen and Rook Coordination
Rook and Queen Coordination in a Complex Endgame Situation.
Defense - GM Thinking (Part 3)
Want to win? Learn defense.
Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame - Part 3
Rook and bishop vs rook endgame through games greats played
What Can We Learn From Fabiano Caruana- Part 3
Learn from Legends: Fabiano Caruana -3
Opposite Color Bishops
Is position everything? Does material advantage count?
Decision Making Techniques in Chess: Part 2
Hone the craft of strategic choices in chess
To Trade Or Not To Trade
How to decide whether to exchange or not?
How to Play against Accelerated Dragons
Unleash the power of the Accelerated Dragon - embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of chess warfare!
Botvinnik: The Chess Engineer
Mikhail Botvinnik: World Chess Champion, Electrical Engineer, Computer Pioneer.
Complex Rook Endgames- King Activity
How to activate king to support passed pawns?
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.
Playing against Bishop Pair
How best do we counter the bishop pair advantage?
Decision Making in Rapid & Blitz: Part 3
Making wise choices in limited time!
Korchnoi vs Ivanchuk: Mastering Endgame Imbalances
Unravel the art of endgame imbalances in this classic duel
The Annexation Plan
Strategy through examples
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!
Complex Rook Endgames- Rook Activity
When do we activate rook?
The Drawback Destruction
Every move reveals hidden weaknesses
Queen Sacrifice - GM Thinking (Part 4)
When do you let go of your queen?
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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