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Free Mini-Course!!! GM Bryan Smith has prepared a free 3-part mini-course showing you how powerful positional ideas are found and executed. Inside, you’ll discover: Lesson 1: Turn an “Equal” Endgame into a Win – See how …g5! creates tension White cannot resolve favorably—leading to weak pawns and two connected passers. Lesson 2: Turn Your Worst Piece into a Monster – Black’s knight looks completely trapped and useless. Then …h5! unlocks the f5-square and transforms it into the hero of the game. Lesson 3: Split the Pawns and Seize the Key Squares – Learn how a4–a5! creates positive tension, breaks apart Black’s queenside, and secures a dominating knight outpost on b6. Three positions. Three powerful pawn moves. Three positional ideas you can start using immediately: https://thechessworld.com/store/how-to-win-an-equal-looking-chess-endgame-mini-course/

Free Mini-Course!!! GM Bryan Smith has prepared a free 3-part mini-course showing you how powerful positional ideas are found and executed. Inside, you’ll discover: Lesson 1: Turn an “Equal” Endgame into a Win – See how …g5! creates tension White cannot resolve favorably—leading to weak pawns and two connected passers. Lesson 2: Turn Your Worst Piece into a Monster – Black’s knight looks completely trapped and useless. Then …h5! unlocks the f5-square and transforms it into the hero of the game. Lesson 3: Split the Pawns and Seize the Key Squares – Learn how a4–a5! creates positive tension, breaks apart Black’s queenside, and secures a dominating knight outpost on b6. Three positions. Three powerful pawn moves. Three positional ideas you can start using immediately: https://thechessworld.com/store/how-to-win-an-equal-looking-chess-endgame-mini-course/

Stop Throwing Away Winning Games https://thechessworld.com/play/landings/zero-blunder-v2 8 out of 10 games under 1800 are lost because of blunders. Not openings. Not strategy. Just one careless move. Let’s fix that — in 5 minutes.

Polish Opening 1.b4: Complete Guide The Polish Opening begins with the unusual move 1.b4. White immediately gains queenside space and prepares to develop the dark-squared bishop to b2, where it can influence the long diagonal. https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/polish-opening-1-b4-complete-guide/

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14 Best Chess Openings: Complete Guide https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/14-best-chess-openings-complete-guide/

GM Lemos is here with FREE Mini-Course!!! The London System is solid. But that doesn’t mean Black has to sit there and equalize. In this free mini-course, GM Damian Lemos shows you how to build a dangerous kingside attack against the London — with a clear plan based around …e5, …Kh8 and …f5. You’ll learn how to: Prepare …f5 without exposing your king Keep White’s light-squared bishop passive Recognize when White’s queenside play isn’t a real threat Keep your pieces focused on the kingside Punish White’s queenside expansion with …a5 and …c5 Choose activity and counterplay over material The big idea is simple: White attacks on the queenside. You attack the king. Watch the free mini-course: https://thechessworld.com/store/crush-the-london-with-a-kingside-pawn-storm-mini-course/

🚀 NEW COURSE: 50 Opening Principles for Club Players Most players know opening moves. But once they’re out of theory, they often have no idea what to do next. That’s exactly what IM Boroljub Zlatanovic fixes in this brand-new course. Instead of memorizing endless variations, you’ll learn 50 practical opening principles that help you understand: ♟️ Where your pieces belong ♟️ Which pawn structures matter ♟️ When to attack, trade, or improve your position ♟️ How to recognize bad pieces and good exchanges ♟️ How to handle the position once your preparation ends The course includes around 10 hours of training, plus PGNs, a Quick Start Guide, Companion Guide, Cheatsheet, and Practicum. 🔥 Launch Special: 60% OFF 👉 Check out the new course here: https://thechessworld.com/store/50-opening-principles-for-club-players-with-im-boroljub-zlatanovic/ If you’ve ever reached move 10–15 and thought, “Okay… now what?” — this course is for you.

FREE Mini-Course A knight jumps to g5. You play …h6. Natural, right? Not always. GM John Nunn answered with Ne6! – and Black’s position soon fell apart. That’s the danger of pawn moves: Pieces can retreat. Pawns can’t. In the free mini-course Avoid Bad Pawn Moves, IM Boroljub Zlatanovic shows you how to spot, and punish, the pawn moves that create lasting weaknesses. https://thechessworld.com/store/avoid-bad-pawn-moves-mini-course/

♟️ 24 Chess Tips and Tricks You Must Know What should you do when you’re not sure what to play? Good chess principles can point you in the right direction. We put together 24 practical tips covering the opening, middlegame, and endgame — from development and pawn play to exchanges, rook activity, planning, and avoiding blunders. 👉 Read all 24 tips here: https://thechessworld.com/articles/training-techniques/basic-chess-tips/

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🔥 7 Powerful Scandinavian Defense Ideas You Need to Know The Scandinavian is much more than bringing your queen out early. It’s about active development, pressure on White’s center, and striking before White gets comfortable. In our new article, we break down 7 practical ideas that make the Scandinavian much easier to understand — and play. ♟ Read the full article: https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/7-powerful-scandinavian-defense-ideas-you-need-to-know/

What level you can beat https://thechessworld.com/play/ ? Can you beat level 12 at 1800 Elo? Share your game.

💰 Who Are the Richest Chess Players in 2026? Winning tournaments is only one way top chess players make money. Today, the biggest names in chess can earn from prize money, sponsorships, streaming, books, coaching, appearances, and even business ventures. But who has actually built the biggest fortune? We looked at recent public net worth estimates and known career tournament winnings to rank the 10 richest chess players in 2026. Some of the names — and numbers — might surprise you. 👀 👉 See the full Top 10: https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/15-top-earning-chess-players-2024-how-much-the-worlds-richest-chess-players-make/

We are running a 24 hour special today for 73% OFF... Skill Booster: Program for Club Players with IM Adarsh Tripathi It's an excellent course and I personally learned a lot from it https://thechessworld.com/store/skill-booster-program-for-club-players-with-im-adarsh-tripathi/

You finish your development… And White has pawns everywhere. Huge center. More space. But Bobby Fischer knew that big center could become a TARGET. 🎯 In today’s FREE mini-course, FM Alimpic Aleksa breaks down Fischer’s classic King’s Indian and shows you how to: ♟ Encourage White to overextend ♟ Rip apart the center with …c5 ♟ Develop with threats ♟ Sacrifice material to unleash the attack 🔥 FREE: Fischer’s King’s Indian Mini-Course 👉 https://thechessworld.com/store/fischers-kings-indian-mini-course/ And this Thursday at 8 AM: King’s Indian Defense: Mastering the Structures — Aleksa’s complete new 10-hour course.+

English Opening: 7 Powerful Ideas Every 1.c4 Player Should Know https://thechessworld.com/articles/english-opening-ideas/ The English Opening is one of the most flexible ways to start the game with White. After 1.c4, you don’t immediately show your opponent exactly what type of position you want to play. Depending on Black’s setup, you can play with g3 and Bg2, build a strong center with e4 and d4, or transpose into structures from other openings. This flexibility is one of the main reasons I like the English Opening. But you still need to know what you are trying to achieve. You cannot simply play 1.c4, develop your pieces and hope to get a good position. There are certain ideas that appear again and again in this opening. Here are seven that I think every 1.c4 player should know.

🔥 FREE Mini-Course: How to Beat the Hedgehog You’ve got the White pieces. The Hedgehog is on the board. Your plan? Play it right and you’ve got the trophy in your pocket. Mess it up and you’ll get nothing. 🏆 In this FREE 37-minute mini-course, IM Maksim Shchekachikhin shows you the key pawn breaks, piece maneuvers, and attacking ideas you need to beat the Hedgehog. ♟️ It’s also a preview of Maksim’s brand-new 10+ hour Complete English Opening Repertoire, launching this Thursday! 👉 Grab the FREE Mini-Course: https://thechessworld.com/store/how-to-beat-the-hedgehog-mini-course/

How to Beat Stronger Players with GM Vladimir Malakhov How do club players beat stronger opponents? Not by hoping for a blunder. Not by playing the "perfect game." Not with 40 moves of opening theory or a miraculous tactical shot. They win because they recognize the exact moments when stronger players become vulnerable—and know how to exploit them. After decades of tournament play, GM Vladimir Malakhov has seen these patterns over and over again. Now he's sharing them with you. 🔥 Launch Week Special: 60% OFF 👉 https://thechessworld.com/store/how-to-beat-stronger-players-with-gm-vladimir-malakhov/