Chessable Roundup: March 14, 2025
As you probably know, real improvement in chess requires studying all key aspects of the game: strategy, opening, tactics, and endgame.
Among our latest releases from the last two weeks, you'll find a course for each one of them − and also one that covers them all! 💪
Decide what you need and check out the courses below:
The Fundamentals 2: Boost Your Chess by Quality Chess & GM Artur Yusupov
We’re proud to announce that chess legend and former world #3 Artur Yusupov has provided a video update for part two of this course so you can learn from him first hand. The course is a 9-part program that has helped self-learners gain 100–250 Elo in a year. It covers all key areas: opening, tactics, strategy, endgames.
The Chess Toolbox 3 - Attack and Defense by IM Thomas Willemze & by New in Chess
Our newest release is a step-by-step attacking course by IM Thomas Willemze, designed to transform your attacks from guesswork to precision. Through 5.5 hours of video and 178 exercises, it teaches key sacrifices, defensive counters, and strategic plans to sharpen your attacking skills in just 30 days.
My First Opening Repertoire for Black: 1. d4 and Sidelines by GM Alex Colovic
Struggle against 1.d4, 1.c4, or 1.Nf3 with Black? GM Alex Colovic’s newest course gives you a bulletproof plan to tackle all of these. It offers a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire: with just 35 variations, 7 hours of video and expert guidance, you’ll learn how to counter White’s setups in no time!
Mastering Chess: Tactics, Strategies and Triumphs by StephaneLam
Want to create winning positions and convert them with confidence? This course sharpens your vision, tactics, and strategy from opening to endgame. Learn key attacks, positional play, and conversion techniques — perfect for beginners aiming to level up fast.
Beginner Mistakes and How to Avoid Them: The Endgame by GM Josh Friedel
The endgame can be one of the toughest topics to tackle, especially when you're at the beginning of your chess learning journey. GM Friedel's course makes it easier for you: you learn to avoid typical endgame mistakes that haunt players from 1400 to 2000 Elo and cost countless games. With that, you'll also learn how to convert winning endgames more reliably.
Fighting 1.e4 e5 with the Scotch Gambit by WIM Anna Laura Scarsi
If you’re under 1800 and not playing the Scotch Gambit, you’re missing out on free points! Black players constantly fall into deadly mistakes, and WIM Anna Laura Scarsi shows you how to punish them. This complete attacking repertoire covers the Petroff and Philidor too.
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. It actually applies to our entire catalog.
And if you haven’t found what you need, I'm sure you'll find it somewhere else on our platform. You just have to look for it. 😊
There's another thing that happened in the last two weeks that should be mentioned: GM Àlvar Alonso Rosell released an extensive update to his Benoni course − with several new chapters! The course now also covers 1.c4, 1.Nf3 and every other starting move other than 1.e4. All in the spirit of the Benoni, with an early ...c7-c5 to get similar pawn structures.
This is one of the biggest course updates we've seen on Chessable in a while, so he definitely deserves some attention in this roundup as well. Check out his course:
Lifetime Repertoires: Alonso's Modern Benoni by GM Àlvar Alonso Rosell
GM Àlvar Alonso Rosell’s dynamic Benoni-repertoire arms you with clear-cut plans, attacking ideas, and expert insights to take on 1.d4. With flexible move orders and bold, principled play, this course ensures you thrive in every Benoni position — from your first game to master level.
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. It actually applies to our entire catalog.
And if you haven’t found what you need, I'm sure you'll find it somewhere else on our platform. You just have to look for it. 😊
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Coach's Corner: Alvar Alonso Rosell
Happy studying!
