Level 1 Expert
Day 1 | Reviewing tactics and strategical concepts |
Day 2 | French Defence, Caro Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhine. Understanding the main ideas and pawn structures. |
Day 3 | 1. e4, e5 openings. Ruy Lopez and Italian. Some gambits. |
Day 4 | Sicilian Defence, Pirc and Benoni. Understanding the main ideas and pawn structures. |
Day 5 | Mastering king and pawn endgames. |
Day 6 | Mastering rook and pawn endgames. |
Level 2 Expert
Day 1 | Exercises for better calculation and visualization. |
Day 2 | A simple repertoire against e4 based on the Scandinavian Defence. Lines and key concepts. |
Day 3 | A simple repertoire against d4 based on the Benoni/KID. Lines and key concepts. |
Day 4 | Fighting against a pawn. Queen vs pawn. Rook vs pawn. Knight vs pawn. |
Day 5 | Reviewing theoretical rook endgames. |
Day 6 | Bishop vs knight endgames. |
Level 3 Expert and Beyond
Day 1 | Analyzing games. Tools and techniques. |
Day 2 | Mastering tactics. Tools and techniques to keep improving. |
Day 3 | Mastering pawn races. |
Day 4 | Fortresses. |
Day 5 | Technique in (not so) simple winning endgames. |
Day 6 | Managing complexity in the middlegame. What to do and when to do it. |
Day 7 | Psychology of the competition. Managing the “external” elements: clock, preparation, play style, tournament situation, … |
Day 8 | Psychology and techniques when facing much stronger opponents. |
Too advanced? Check out our intermediate programs.