Description
This course will help you start the game of chess in a proper way. You will not be lost or confused in the opening anymore!
By the end of the course you will know
exactly
what to do in the opening (
first 10 moves
, roughly speaking), how to do it and, what may be even more important,
WHY
you need to do it.
You will be able to spot your opponent's mistakes and will learn the ways to benefit from those. You will also learn some fantastic examples from World champions and you will learn the mistakes made by their opponents.
Learn and Master Chess Openings with a Successful Grandmaster
Learn the main rules/principles of playing the opening
Discover the crucial detail about those rules
Understand the deep reasons behind the rules
Develop ALL your pieces to good squares
Get GM approved downloadable opening repertoire
This course will boost your opening play to the next level
The course is for Beginner to Intermediate chess players. First you will learn the general
rules/guidelines of opening play
. You will
deeply understand the rules
and will be able to spot the mistakes of your opponent. You will learn where to put ALL your pieces and WHY. I will show you some fascinating games and you will understand what went wrong there and how to use it to your benefit. In the final section of the course you will get an
opening repertoire
for both colors. The suggested opening choice is strictly following the rules described in the course. There are also explanations about
where to develop all your pieces.
There will also be some
homework
assignments and solutions in the next file. The homework is designed to strengthen the knowledge you have learned over the course.
The course consists of 4 sections.
Section 1:
You will learn the
3 main rules
of playing the opening. You will also discover the
crucial detail
about those rules. I will teach you what to do with your pawns, pieces and the king. You will learn where are the
good places for your pieces
and which are not so good and why.
Section 2:
I will show you detailed analysis of
4 famous games
where the losing side did not follow the first
2 rules
of playing the opening. You will learn the ways to use mistakes of your opponent as well as avoid them yourself.
Section 3:
We will deeply analyze another
4 famous games
where the losing side failed to
castle
the king. You will learn the value of the rule as well as ways to exploit your opponents' failure to follow the rule.
Section 4:
I will give you my
professional opinion about most common openings
and the upsides and downsides of playing those. Then you will get the
complete opening repertoire
for white and for black. I will explain why I chose those openings for you and how exactly you should play those. Basically you will
know (and understand!) your first 10 moves
against ANY opening. Finally, you will receive some
homework
that would strengthen your understanding of opening principles regardless of the pawn structure.
Sections 2 and 3 have detailed analysis of the games attached in pgn format. Section 4 has opening repertoire and homework attached.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner/hobby chess players who want to play better chess in the very beginning of the game.
- Chess enthusiasts who do not want to be confused from the very first moves of the game.
- Anyone who is interested in what grandmasters are thinking in the opening
Requrirements
Requirements
You should know how chess pieces work