Chessable Roundup: April 12, 2025
It's April already, and this spring month started with a productive two weeks for Chessable!
We launched six brand-new courses, published another blog post on chess improvement and made an update to a PRO feature—a content-filled start to the month that we’re excited to share with you.
Explore the highlights below and pick what sparks your interest!
Lifetime Repertoires: Colle System
by GM Lars Schandorff
In this "Reverse 1.d4 Repertoire", GM Lars Schandorff teaches you the Colle System—a flexible and aggressive approach where you'll beat Black with their own ideas and make your first move advantage count! You'll mostly play the same first four moves, getting a solid basis no matter what your opponent throws at you.
Beginner's Guide to Chess Calculation
by FM Midas Ratsma & by Arthur Maters
Want to stop blundering? The Ratsma Calculation Radar helps break the cycle of blunders by using a two-step mental process: scanning for tactical targets and narrowing down moves. Enhance your calculation skills and improve your decision-making!
Vaporize the Caro-Kann: Alien Gambit
by CM Volen Dyulgerov
The Alien Gambit involves sacrificing a piece on move 6 for aggressive, practical play, exploiting Black’s weak king and light square weaknesses, ideal for blitz and rapid. If you want a king hunt, every game, the Alien Gambit might just be your new best friend!
Women's World Chess Championship 2025: Ju Wenjun vs. Tan Zhongyi
by Chessable & by WFM Maaike Keetman
Learn from the 2025 Women’s World Chess Championship with free, beginner-friendly lessons by our very own WFM Maaike Keetman. Get round-by-round analysis, video walkthroughs, annotations, and exercises from top-level games of an ongoing tournament!
The Complete 2...Nf6 Scandinavian
by CM Vjekoslav Nemec
In this course, you'll learn a relentless Scandinavian that takes your opponent off-book from the very start. You'll gambit a pawn on move two for aggressive and open play. Ideal for players seeking a practical, tactical opening without heavy theory, with expert guidance from Vjekoslav Nemec.
Visualization Trainer: King's Indian
by FM Christoph von Puttkamer
This course enhances your visualization skills in King’s Indian Defense positions with an innovative approach: you'll get to play your moves without seeing the opponent's pieces! This will boost your visualization, improve your concentration and help you avoid opening traps, with 200+ puzzles designed for intermediate to advanced and expert players.
Lifetime Repertoires: Chess960
by Chessable
Ever wondered if you can prepare for Chess960 with Chessable? Check out this new free course where GM Sam Shankland and FM James Canty III take you on a journey into freestyle territory.
PS: This course was published on April 1st.
As always, you can try any course risk-free— our 30-day-money-back-guarantee has you covered, even for courses that are on sale.
What else is new?
Last but not least, we also made a helpful update to one of our PRO features: Variation Preview. And got some chess tips from a strong player from Spain. See the details below:
Hellsten and the Language of Positional Chess
