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Just wanted to drop a quick note.

We’ve just expanded our selection of free mini-courses and added 10 new ones last night.

If you’re looking to brush up on Calculation, Endgames, Middlegame, or Opening play, this is the perfect spot to start.

Chess players are always looking for favorable, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-play openings. But in the openings like 1.e4 there are so many different structures that it is not easy to choose such a system. In the midst of this, we have the Sicilian Defense which you can categorize as a separate opening by itself. A typical Sicilian player has tons of experience in his pet lines. You can bypass this by playing the Anti-Sicilians.

Love to play 1.e4, but hate to deal with all the theory behind Sicilian Defense?

FM Milan Popovic has your back! After playing these lines for over a decade, he’s put together a practical, low-theory repertoire just for you, focusing on the Chekhover Variation and a few lesser-known lines.

For amateur players, the study of openings should not take up most of their time. Other topics like strategy, tactical vision, and practical decision-making have a far greater impact on the game than memorizing opening moves. But you cannot fully remove the study of openings as well. In such cases, you can play openings like the Philidor Defense.

Looking for a solid, yet flexible opening choice against 1.e4? IM Valentin Baidetskyi recommends… the Philidor Defense.

But there is a twist.

It’s not that old & boring Philidor. It is completely rebuilt from the ground up opening preparation based on 1…d6 System.

Kings Indian Defense (KID) is an opening for the fighter. It’s for the player with a never-give-up attitude who will fight for the full point from move 1. The greatest chess players of all time have graced this opening and have contributed immensely to its development. This is an opening that you will never get bored of. It has so many possibilities that you can vary your lines according to your needs and desires.

The Colle System is an underrated opening for Club players. Sure Grandmasters don’t play it regularly at the highest level but it is a deadly weapon against amateur opponents.

What if there was a universal setup for White…

…that you could play against any Black’s moves?

How?

You set the pawn triangle with c3-d4-e3.

The Center Game is a relatively easy-to-learn and provocative opening for White. A lot of Black players don’t give the Center Game enough credit. It’s a very aggressive and ambitious way to start the game.

One of the positives of being an amateur player is that you can choose from a wide range of openings.

I have a very special opening for 1.e4 players today.

This could be your real chance to take your openings to the next level.

After 1.e4 e5 most players would expect something like Ruy Lopez, Bishop’s Opening, or perhaps the King’s Gambit…

But, you play the 2…d4! 

See the diagram below: