Maybe a course specifically for reaching 1800 or 2000, as there are some to get to 1000, or 1200, but higher up the rating ladder there are not any courses to my knowledge.
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Apr 9, 2025
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I like the idea of a lifetime repertoire on 1.e4, based on the initiative and I would like one with gambits (sound ones), surprise value and also I theory sharp ones with some theory. I am aware some courses have some aspects but I am not aware of one that has all. Please contact me if you want more detail, but I am not sure if this is a good idea for a larger audience.
In summary I would like one with similar features of the Sveshnikov Sicilian, but instead it is a 1.e4 full repertoire for white.
Chessable_User1 schreef:
Fundamental chess openings would be absolutely epic on Chessable
A few years ago I spent 1,200 hours on creating "The chess openings manual".
Thanks to this one course you will acquire a solid and broad opening knowledge. If you master this course, you can play ALL openings to a certain level AND know them by name. Use a mix of different openings as a weapon. Get an idea of ​​which openings fit your playing style. In case you have discovered which openings you want to investigate in even greater detail, you can undoubtedly find a suitable opening course about this opening on Chessable.
I didn't choose one opening for you, or one main line for each opening, but I give you ALL lines that are likely to get played for both colors. Hundreds of the more than 2,500 links between all variations contain transpositions between the different openings. Thanks to these, you will know how to transpose from one opening into another.
To name a few transpositions: Did you know you can transpose from the Caro-Kann Defense to the Nimzo-Indian Defense via the Panov Attack? Another one is a surprising transposition from the Modern Bishop's Opening in the Italian Game, to the Pilnik Variation in the Closed Defense of the Ruy López. Or a transposition from the Queen's Gambit Accepted to the Slav Defense, via the Showalter Variation. There are several ways to transpose from a Symmetrical English into the Maróczy Bind Formation of the Sicilian Defense. The list goes on and on.
With this course, your opponents don't say anymore you are an 'e4-player', 'Nf3-player', 'English guy' or 'd4-player'. They don't call you the 'French girl' or 'Mister Italian'. They stop preparing against you, because there is no clue what opening you are going to play next game! You can play everything in the depth that is needed for that opening, at least up until 2200 FIDE.
And when Chessable publishes new opening courses such as 'Taimanov Sicilian', 'French Winawer', or even 'Göring Gambit', 'Fried Liver Attack' or 'Blackmar-Diemer', the title of these courses will no longer hold any secrets for you.
Apr 24, 2025
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#7
I meant the book written by Paul van der Starren redone in Chessable’s format.
A course about how to play/defend worse positions.How do you create counterplay or when to just wait and do nothing? Trade of to the endgame or keeping queens on the board?
Jul 28, 2025
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#9
I would like a Chessable course that explains Analyzing your games. My granddaughter has tried watching YouTube videos, but they lack the basics in depth. Why analyze, when to analyze, where to analyze and most importantly HOW to analyze without using an engine. Than after you have analyzed, use an engine if you want. The videos on YT are great, but that supposed that the viewer is familiar with tactics, my Grand just started playing and like many asks the same questions, why did I lose or why did my opponent play that?
Sep 28, 2025
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#10
Spencer230 wrote:
I would like a Chessable course that explains Analyzing your games. My granddaughter has tried watching YouTube videos, but they lack the basics in depth. Why analyze, when to analyze, where to analyze and most importantly HOW to analyze without using an engine. Than after you have analyzed, use an engine if you want. The videos on YT are great, but that supposed that the viewer is familiar with tactics, my Grand just started playing and like many asks the same questions, why did I lose or why did my opponent play that?
Just go learn the tactics, you can't try analyzing if you don't know what anything means
Oct 3, 2025
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#11
No more courses on openings. How about a course on endgames for beginners.
Oct 4, 2025
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#12
Spencer230 wrote:
I would like a Chessable course that explains Analyzing your games. My granddaughter has tried watching YouTube videos, but they lack the basics in depth. Why analyze, when to analyze, where to analyze and most importantly HOW to analyze without using an engine. Than after you have analyzed, use an engine if you want. The videos on YT are great, but that supposed that the viewer is familiar with tactics, my Grand just started playing and like many asks the same questions, why did I lose or why did my opponent play that?
i think that the book move first think later would be good
7 days ago
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#13
CraftyRaf wrote:
Chessable_User1 schreef:
Fundamental chess openings would be absolutely epic on Chessable
A few years ago I spent 1,200 hours on creating "The chess openings manual".
Thanks to this one course you will acquire a solid and broad opening knowledge. If you master this course, you can play ALL openings to a certain level AND know them by name. Use a mix of different openings as a weapon. Get an idea of ​​which openings fit your playing style. In case you have discovered which openings you want to investigate in even greater detail, you can undoubtedly find a suitable opening course about this opening on Chessable.
I didn't choose one opening for you, or one main line for each opening, but I give you ALL lines that are likely to get played for both colors. Hundreds of the more than 2,500 links between all variations contain transpositions between the different openings. Thanks to these, you will know how to transpose from one opening into another.
To name a few transpositions: Did you know you can transpose from the Caro-Kann Defense to the Nimzo-Indian Defense via the Panov Attack? Another one is a surprising transposition from the Modern Bishop's Opening in the Italian Game, to the Pilnik Variation in the Closed Defense of the Ruy López. Or a transposition from the Queen's Gambit Accepted to the Slav Defense, via the Showalter Variation. There are several ways to transpose from a Symmetrical English into the Maróczy Bind Formation of the Sicilian Defense. The list goes on and on.
With this course, your opponents don't say anymore you are an 'e4-player', 'Nf3-player', 'English guy' or 'd4-player'. They don't call you the 'French girl' or 'Mister Italian'. They stop preparing against you, because there is no clue what opening you are going to play next game! You can play everything in the depth that is needed for that opening, at least up until 2200 FIDE.
And when Chessable publishes new opening courses such as 'Taimanov Sicilian', 'French Winawer', or even 'Göring Gambit', 'Fried Liver Attack' or 'Blackmar-Diemer', the title of these courses will no longer hold any secrets for you.
CraftyRaf has very good courses on Chessable like -Setting up Checkmate patterns and Dazzling defenses against checkmate patterns- these two are in my shopping basket.
What I would like is something equivalent to what is mentioned in this post- The Transpo tricks in the openings- a separate small course on the transpositions and anti transposition lines.Lines where letting the transposition happen later is worse than playing it in the beginning anyway.
thanks
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