Chess.com University's First Course!

Announcing our first course!! King's Gambit Ideas for Intermediate Players, taught by IM David Pruess. The King's Gambit has enjoyed a somewhat dodgy reputation for decades now, to which our image makes ironic reference. However, it's a complicated line that poses a lot of problems to black, and IM Pruess is out to show that you can play this opening without fear-- except the terror felt by your opponents when you unleash your pieces towards their king!!

From IM Pruess: I've enjoyed playing the King's Gambit for years, and I've always had good results -- and lots of fun-- with it, despite the raised eyebrows. Actually, the skepticism and confusion all about only makes this an even more thrilling weapon to wield. I'm doing this course first, because I am wildly excited about it, and I wanted to kick off Chess.com University with something I knew would be an absolute blast for all participants!

Here is the course description:

The course is designed for players rated either from 1300-1600 in live or from 1500-1800 in echess. There will be an emphasis on good opening principles (and specifically how they apply in King's Gambit positions), the introduction of tons of king's gambit ideas, and some recommendations for how to study an opening. The 8-week course features 21 hours of interactive lectures (you will be encouraged to answer and ask questions), ~30 min of homework per day, discussions with instructor feedback in the group forums, and more. Course tuition is $225, and enrollment must be exactly 20 players. The first class is on July 10th. Lectures will be weekly on Saturday at 9 am Pacific, and be 3 or 2 hours long. More info upon request.

To register, send a message to dpruess. Hurry to get a spot in this historic first course!

Here are two classic styles of King's Gambit to whet your appetites, played one hundred years apart. Can you guess which one was played first?

Ill post the answer in a couple weeks :)