All Courses

Standalone courses designed to provide actionable insights & practical strategies for instant game improvement.

15 courses
15
Beginner Chess

Beginner Chess

Our beginner chess course will take you from the basics of chess to being a formidable opponent with both White and Black.

Level

Beginner

Color

White
Black

Stage

Opening
Middlegame
Endgame

Elo Range

0 to 800
C6 Caro Kann

C6 Caro Kann

A bulletproof repertoire with the Black pieces against White's 1. e4, based on my 10+ years of playing this amazing opening.

Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

0 to 2200
D4 Dynamite

D4 Dynamite

An aggressive, easy to learn repertoire based on the London and Trompowsky openings for White.

Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Color

White

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

0 to 2200
E4 New York Style

E4 New York Style

Our most popular course: an attacking repertoire for White, with nearly 60% win rate in many variations, including the Vienna.

Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Color

White

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

0 to 2200
E6/B6 Defense

E6/B6 Defense

A course for Black on the rare but effective e6-b6, suitable against any of White's possible first moves and openings.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

800 to 2200
Endgame Masterclass

Endgame Masterclass

This course is completely dedicated to the final stage of chess: the endgame. You will increase your Elo and overall chess strength by both saving bad positions and converting winning advantages. In a fun learning approach, we will teach you theoretical endgames, practical examples, and even the most common endgame mistakes.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

White
Black

Stage

Endgame

Elo Range

800 to 2200
G6 Modern Defense

G6 Modern Defense

An elite, tactical, easy-to-play defense against ALL of White's openings

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

800 to 2200
Gambits for Black

Gambits for Black

Crush your opponents with these thrilling and aggressive weapons against all of White's popular first moves.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

800 to 2200
Gambits for White

Gambits for White

A powerful opening repertoire based on 1. e4. Our goal is to sacrifice material early and deliver crushing attacks.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

White

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

800 to 2200
Intermediate Chess

Intermediate Chess

Our Intermediate Chess course will build on all the beginner chess lessons you learned and take you to the next level. If you want to break past 1500 Elo in chess, this is the course for you.

Level

Intermediate

Color

White
Black

Stage

Opening
Middlegame
Endgame

Elo Range

800 to 1600
Middlegame Masterclass

Middlegame Masterclass

The BEST way to stop making mistakes, improve your middlegame with White & Black, and gain hundreds of elo points in chess.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

White
Black

Stage

Middlegame

Elo Range

800 to 2200
Queens Gambit Declined

Queens Gambit Declined

A repertoire for Black against d4, c4, and Nf3. This course will give you a very straightforward defense against 3 of White's 4 major openings.

Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

0 to 2200
Tactics Masterclass

Tactics Masterclass

Since chess is 99% tactics, this is the must-have of Chessly courses. The Tactics Masterclass takes you on a journey of chess patterns—from the building blocks of chess tactics to what some would call complex combinations.

Level

Beginner
Intermediate

Color

White
Black

Stage

Opening
Middlegame
Endgame

Elo Range

0 to 1600
The Dutch Defense

The Dutch Defense

An easy-to-learn, flexible, and aggressive repertoire for Black against 3 of White's 4 major openings: d4, c4, and Nf3.

Level

Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

800 to 2200
The Gotham Scandi

The Gotham Scandi

Shock your opponents from Move 1 with this simple but effective opening with the Black pieces: The Scandinavian Defense

Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Color

Black

Stage

Opening

Elo Range

0 to 2200