Foundations
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The Syllabus · Three Volumes · 2026 editionA table of contents
A table of contents
for a lifetime of chess.
Each volume is a long conversation with the board. Students do not skip ahead — they earn the next chapter by mastering the previous.
Volume I · 12 weeks · 48 lessons
Foundations
Beginner12 weeks48 lessons
Volume I is for the student with no prior chess experience. It covers the rules of the game, the language of notation, the fundamentals of king safety, and the first tactical motifs. We move deliberately — most students finish with their first complete rated game.
Chapters · 5
01Chapter 01 · The Board
Files, ranks, diagonals, and why squares have names.
- 01Naming the squares (algebraic notation)
- 02Setting up the position
- 03Pieces, their values, and where they live
- 04Writing a move: short form and long form
02Chapter 02 · Movement & Capture
How each piece walks; what 'capture' really means.
- 01The rook, the bishop, the queen
- 02The knight (the only piece that jumps)
- 03Pawns and the pawn-move exception
- 04Introduction to check
03Chapter 03 · Endings
Checkmate, stalemate, and the three rules of mating.
- 01The three conditions of checkmate
- 02Stalemate — the quiet draw
- 03Basic mating patterns: back rank, smothered, ladder
- 04King and queen vs lone king
04Chapter 04 · Special Moves
Castling, en passant, promotion.
- 01Castling: when you can, when you can't
- 02En passant and why it exists
- 03Pawn promotion and under-promotion
- 04The 50-move rule and threefold repetition
05Chapter 05 · The Opening
The five golden rules, in five weeks.
- 01Occupy the centre
- 02Develop every piece once
- 03Castle before move twelve
- 04Don't move the queen too early
- 05Connect the rooks
Volume II · 16 weeks · 72 lessons
Tactical Mastery
Intermediate16 weeks72 lessons
Volume II is where most students plateau without a coach. We drill the library of tactical motifs until pattern-recognition becomes automatic, then layer the habit of candidate-move thinking on top. By the end, blunders are rare and calculation is a muscle.
Chapters · 5
01Chapter 06 · The Motifs
A motif-a-week, drilled until instinctive.
- 01Forks — knight, queen, and pawn
- 02Pins — absolute and relative
- 03Skewers and the difference from pins
- 04Discovered attacks and double attacks
02Chapter 07 · Candidate-Move Thinking
The three-move habit that ends blunders.
- 01Identifying candidate moves
- 02Checks, captures, threats — the CCT scan
- 03When to calculate, when to assess
- 04Time-management on the clock
03Chapter 08 · The Defender
Eliminating, distracting, and overloading.
- 01Eliminating the defender (exchange sac)
- 02Distracting the defender (deflection)
- 03Overloading a piece
- 04The back-rank weakness
04Chapter 09 · Mating Nets
Two-mover patterns the best players see first.
- 01Smothered mate patterns
- 02Anastasia's mate & variations
- 03Arabian mate
- 04Hook mates and boden's mate
05Chapter 10 · Essential Endings
The handful of endings a club player must know.
- 01King & Rook vs King
- 02King & Pawn vs King (opposition)
- 03Rook endings: the Lucena & Philidor positions
- 04Passed pawn technique
Volume III · 24 weeks · 120 lessons
Strategic Depth
Advanced24 weeks120 lessons
Volume III is written for students preparing for serious tournament play. It covers opening repertoires, pawn structures, prophylaxis, and the deliberate study of one's own games. The volume is longer because chess beyond 1600 requires more honesty, not more tricks.
Chapters · 5
01Chapter 11 · Opening Repertoire
Black and white, narrow and deep.
- 01Choosing a first move (d4 or e4)
- 02The Ruy López: an old path, a long memory
- 03Black against 1.e4: the Caro-Kann
- 04Black against 1.d4: the Nimzo-Indian
- 05Sidelines and gambits you will actually face
02Chapter 12 · Pawn Structures
The silent architecture of a position.
- 01Isolated queen's pawn (IQP)
- 02Hanging pawns
- 03Pawn majorities, kingside and queenside
- 04The minority attack
- 05Pawn chains & where to break them
03Chapter 13 · Prophylaxis
What is my opponent trying to do?
- 01The Petrosian habit — asking before moving
- 02Preventing breakthroughs
- 03Restraining the bishop pair
- 04The concept of 'doing nothing well'
04Chapter 14 · Breaching the King
Kingside attacks without hoping.
- 01Typical sacrifices against an uncastled king
- 02Opening the h-file
- 03Piece sacrifices for the long diagonal
- 04When the attack fails — the defender's resources
05Chapter 15 · Studying Your Own Games
The hardest and most valuable exercise in chess.
- 01Annotating without an engine first
- 02The three kinds of mistake
- 03Keeping a personal opening journal
- 04Reviewing your losses with a coach
PricingAn honest price,
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No hidden modules, no upsells. Every tier includes individual coaching with a FIDE-rated master and full access to the library for that volume.
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Tactical Mastery
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- Curated tactical-motif workbook
- Access to Volumes I & II
- Biweekly rated-position review
- Tournament preparation sessions
- Direct Q&A with your coach between sessions
Strategic Depth
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- Personal opening repertoire development
- Access to all three volumes
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