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# Killer Chess Training: Chess training from world class trainers

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- [Bloody Christmas Camp + Blitz and Bullet Championships 2021](https://killerchesstraining.com/2021/12/03/bloody-christmas-camp-blitz-and-bullet-championships-2021/): Bloody Christmas Camp 2021, 22 December 2021 – 2 January 2022 Killer Chess Training is celebrating the end of 2021 with a bang! A 12 day camp of attacking chess with brand new games– including yours! Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard will take you through the core principles of dynamics and show you how they are relevant in the games of grandmasters and in your games. The core principles are: Including all the pieces in the AttackMomentumColour schemesQuality over numerical strengthAttack the weakest squareAttack the strongest squareEvolution/RevolutionThe Killzone Every day we will have 1-hour class, which is free to all members of KillerChessTraining.com. This will be followed by a 3 hour in-depth class with the campers. Thus, the full camp will be close to 50 hours of high-quality interactive training. If you sign up for the in-depth camp, you will be able to keep streaming access through www.killerchesstraining.com, as well as accessing the games from the camp through www.chesstempo.com. (Guaranteed 12 months access – but no intentions of taking them down). We will have a playing position simul on LiChess towards the end of the camp, where you will get a chance to test your skills. Spend the holiday season with a top trainer and improve your attacking play. Prices The price for members of the Killer Chess Training Academy is €149.The price for non-members is €298, which includes a month's membership to start at your convenience, as long as it overlaps fully the camp.
- [GM Vladimir Akopian is US senior Champion!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/08/05/gm-vladimir-akopian-is-us-senior-champion/): Michael Schimmer played in two tournaments over the past nine days. In Dresden, he played in the C-Final of the German Amateur Championships, a 5 round swiss tournament. He started ranked 47th and ended 23rd. Well done, Michael! After that, he drove to Prague to play in the International Chess Holiday a nine-round round-robin tournament. He finished 6th, on 50%.
- [Calculation Fundamentals camp with GM Jacob Aagard starts this Sunday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/07/21/calculation-fundamentals-camp-with-gm-jacob-aagard-starts-this-sunday/): The camp will conclude on 31 July and will be open to all Killer Chess Training members. Click here to become a yearly member or here to become a monthly member.
- [New online summer camp with GM Jacob Aagard](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/07/14/new-online-summer-camp-with-gm-jacob-aagard/): The camp will conclude on 31 July and will be open to all Killer Chess Training members. Click here to become a yearly member or here to become a monthly member.
- [Trisha scores her first IM norm, Craig his last GM norm](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/07/07/trisha-scores-her-first-im-norm-craig-his-last-gm-norm/): The file from Boris Gelfand’s camp is available on Chesstempo. Everyone who attended the camp, is a yearly member and has sent us their Chesstempo username has received access to it. If you can’t see it is your account, please contact us.
- [Online Camp with GM Boris Gelfand starts this week!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/06/22/online-camp-with-gm-boris-gelfand-starts-this-week/): Monday will be for Killer Homework, Tuesday to Friday will be for Friendly Homeworks. The solutions will be uploaded on the following day in video format (the old review classes) and on Chesstempo. You will have one day to solve the friendly homeworks and a whole weekend for the killer homeworks. New homeworks will be uploaded the night before, except for the Killer homeworks, which will be uploaded on Thursday nights. The deadline for submitting the friendly homework is midnight wherever you are on the corresponding date. For the killer homework, the deadline is midnight wherever you are on Monday. If you send your submission after the deadline, it will not be marked.
- [The Summer Homework Club returns this July!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/06/16/the-summer-homework-club-returns-this-july/): On Saturday we will have the monthly Playing Position Simul held by GM Sabino Brunello. If you would like to take part in it, you need to apply for our Simuls team on lichess. Please mention your name and membership e-mail in your application. The link for the simul will be available on the academy website and sent through a private message on lichess.
- [New Online Camp with GM Boris Gelfand!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/06/09/new-online-camp-with-gm-boris-gelfand/): GM Boris Gelfand will soon have an online camp on Killer Chess Training. The theme will be the Pawn Sacrifice for the Initiative and it will happen between the 25th and the 28th of June. Training will start every day at 5 PM UK time and will include three sessions of 50 minutes each. There will be two 10 minutes breaks between sessions. More details about the camp can be found here.
- [Killer Chess Training Camp Recap](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/05/27/killer-chess-training-camp-recap/): This year’s camp focused on the theme of attack and was based on Jacob’s latest book, A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess. Each participant received a personally signed copy on the first day of camp. The book will soon also be available for purchase online.
- [Spain Camp Countdown: See You in Roquetas!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/05/06/spain-camp-countdown-see-you-in-roquetas/): Yahli and a few other members are playing Sardinia World Chess Festival. Live games are here.
- [GM Boris Gelfand returns this Sunday](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/04/28/gm-boris-gelfand-returns-this-sunday/): Luc had a solid result in the World Senior Team Chess Championship, gaining a few rating points.
- [One Month to Go: Spain Camp Updates](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/04/21/one-month-to-go-spain-camp-updates/): Eligibility requirements: FM/WFM title and a rating above 2100. If you are interested, please contact Petar at chessclub.radnicki.kovin@gmail.com.
- [Meet our 2026 Club Championship finalists!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/04/09/meet-our-2026-club-championship-finalists/): After 6 heats and a few weeks delay, we can finally announce our Club Championship finalists. In the general standings, the top finishers are theKittycat and killerchesspadawan. In the U2100 category, the finalists are MrMeseex and Fmenlo. Finalists will play a match of 4 rapid games. If tied, they will play a blitz playoff consisting of 2 games. If still tied, the winner shall be the first winner of a game. The finalists are kindly asked to get in touch with each other and decide on a day and time that suits them best to play the match. After you reach an agreement, please contact Raluca and tell her when you will play the match, so she can add it to the academy’s schedule page.
- [Greetings from Cyprus!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/03/30/greetings-from-cyprus/): The material from Julen’s camp will be available, as usual, to everyone who took part in it, on Chesstempo. Julen is adding a few annotations and polishing the material a bit and will have it ready for upload in a few days. If you don’t have access to our material on Chesstempo yet and are a yearly member, please send us an email. You will need to tell us your username and add kct academy as a coach on Chesstempo.
- [The online camp with GM Julen Arizmendi starts this Thursday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/03/24/the-online-camp-with-gm-julen-arizmendi-starts-this-thursday/): On the 23rd of May there will be a FIDE rated rapid or blitz tournament with prizes. We will announce all details as soon as we will have them from the organizers (our partners, the Chess Federation of Almeria).
- [Last Heat of the Club Championship this Sunday](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/03/11/last-heat-of-the-club-championship-this-sunday/): On the 23rd of May there will be a FIDE rated rapid or blitz tournament with prizes. We will announce all details as soon as we will have them from the organizers (our partners, the Chess Federation of Almeria).
- [New course with IM Andras Toth!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/03/03/new-course-with-im-andras-toth-3/): As announced in a previous newsletter, From the Opening to the Endgame with IM Andras Toth has come to an end. Its recordings will remain free to watch for all monthly and yearly subscribers until the 22nd of March. The Chesstempo file is fully updated and will remain available until the same date.
- [New online camp with GM Julen Arizmendi!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/02/25/new-online-camp-with-gm-julen-arizmendi/): GM Sabino Brunello will hold the monthly Playing Position Simul this Saturday, the 28th of February. If you’d like to join the simul, please join our team on lichess. Mention your name and membership email in your application. The link for the simul will be shared on Saturday, usually 10-15 minutes before the start of the simul. It will be available in the website schedule. You will also receive it through a lichess message. Please be on time! Once the simul starts, it is no longer possible to join.
- [Arshiya gets the FM, WIM titles; scores her first WGM norm!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/02/09/arshiya-gets-the-fm-wim-titles-scores-her-first-wgm-norm/): You have probably already seen the news everywhere on social media – Arshiya has been crushing it in Europe! In her last tournament, she achieved her last WIM norm and, with it, the title. This is the least of her achievements, though. She also scored a WGM norm and got the FM title! Her live rating is close to 2375. Listen to Arshiya talk about her experience and her plans for the future with Sagar Shah, on the Chessbase India YouTube channel, here.
- [The Club Championship begins this Sunday](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/02/03/the-club-championship-begins-this-sunday/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [The Club Championship begins in February!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/26/the-club-championship-begins-in-february/): The schedule will be the following (click on the links to go directly to Lichess, timings in LONDON time):
- [Arshiya scores her 2nd WIM norm!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/19/arshiya-scores-her-2nd-wim-norm/): We will have the monthly Playing Position simul this Saturday, the 24th of January. GM Sabino Brunello will play against members of the academy from a given position. If you’d like to join the simul, please join our team on lichess. Mention your name and membership email in your application. The link for the simul will be shared on Saturday, usually 10-15 minutes before it starts. It will be available in the website schedule. You will also receive it through a lichess message. Please be on time! Once the simul starts, it is no longer possible to join it.
- [New Course: Creative Thinking in Chess with GM Akopian!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/13/new-course-creative-thinking-in-chess-with-gm-akopian/): GM Akopian will start a new course, Creative Thinking in Chess, this Saturday. The starting point for his course will be his latest book, Pushing Horizons – The Chess Legacy of GM Vladimir Akopian. He will show some of his games, fragments of his games, as well as studies and problems composed by him. His class will start a bit later than usual this Saturday, at 8 PM UK time.
- [Tactical Targets with Renier Castellanos now!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/10/tactical-targets-with-renier-castellanos-now/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Chessbase ’26 class with John Hartmann this Sunday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/06/chessbase-26-class-with-john-hartmann-this-sunday/): The games and examples that GM Ivan Sokolov used in his camp are available on Chesstempo for all yearly members who took part in his camp. If you are a yearly member, but don’t have access to our files on Chesstempo yet, please contact us and tell us your username.
- [Bullet tournament on Lichess tomorrow!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/03/bullet-tournament-on-lichess-tomorrow/): Tomorrow, the 4th of January, we will have a short bullet tournament on lichess. It will start after the last session of Jacob's camp, at 7:45 PM UK time. It will be a 30 minutes Arena and the time control will be 1+0.
- [New Year’s camp with GM Jacob Aagaard begins today!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/12/31/new-years-camp-with-gm-jacob-aagaard-begins-today/): We hope you enjoyed the camp with GM Ivan Sokolov. The file with the games he used during the training sessions will be soon made available on Chesstempo to all yearly members who took part in the camp.
- [Happy Holidays!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/12/26/happy-holidays-2/): If you are a yearly member, your membership includes special access to the files we have on Chesstempo. To receive it, please remember to send us an email and give us your username! We only accept people who are yearly members of the academy, so this step is highly important.
- [Alexandra Kosteniuk will join us in Spain!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/12/15/alexandra-kosteniuk-will-join-us-in-spain/): He will also give a playing position simul this Saturday, from 4:30 PM UK time. Participants will start from a given position (usually a better one) and Sabino will have to defend. To take part in the simul, you need to be in this team. When you apply for it, please give your name and membership email, otherwise your request will not be accepted. The link for the simul will be made available in the schedule 10 minutes before the start of the simul. It will also be sent on lichess, through a private message, to all members of the team.
- [Trisha Kanyamarala becomes Ireland’s first Woman Grandmaster!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/12/08/trisha-kayamarala-becomes-irelands-first-woman-grandmaster/): Sabino will be back next Monday with a new chapter of Killer Openings. The 1.e4 Repertoire is over and will soon be removed from the ongoing courses. It will stay available for all members for 3 more weeks, until the 1st of January. Sabino’s new course will be called Beat the Punks and will cover the London, Reti, English, Rhino (aka Jobava London), Larsen, Bird – openings which are very relevant in modern chess, while not considered a 1.e4/1.d4 main line.
- [My Experience in the World Cup: A Special Session with GM Karthik Venkataraman](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/11/24/my-experience-in-the-world-cup-a-special-session-with-gm-karthik-venkataraman/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Class with John Hartmann at 4 PM UK time today!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/11/23/class-with-john-hartmann-at-4-pm-uk-time-today/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Sam is in the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/11/18/sam-is-in-the-quarterfinals-of-the-fide-world-cup/): John Hartmann will have another session this Sunday, the 23rd of November, from 4 PM UK time. The sessions is called Opening Prep for Mortals and he will use Lichess and Chessbase to build an opening file. If you have any suggestions for the variation to work on during the class, go to the forum and leave your vote.
- [Christmas camp with GM Ivan Sokolov!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/11/10/christmas-camp-with-gm-ivan-sokolov/): The camp with Swayams is over and the material from his sessions will be made available in the next day or two on Chesstempo. All yearly members who took part in the camp and have sent us their Chesstempo usernames will have access to it.
- [Defensive Mastery camp with GM Swayams starts this Thursday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/11/04/defensive-mastery-camp-with-gm-swayams-starts-this-thursday/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [GM Boris Gelfand returns this Saturday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/10/28/gm-boris-gelfand-returns-this-saturday/): A reminder that Andras’ course Structures and Strategies in the Ruy Lopez is over and the Chesstempo file fully updated. The course will be available for all members to watch for 3 more weeks, until the 17th of November, after which it will be removed. We will be working on making it available in the shop.
- [Four Medals in the European Team Championship!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/10/20/4-medals-in-the-european-team-championship/): Andras has recently finished his course Structures and Strategies in the Ruy Lopez. The Chesstempo file is fully updated and available to all yearly members. Please remember that the course will be available for 3 more weeks on the website, after which it will be removed. We will be working on making it available in the shop.
- [Jude Shearsby becomes FIDE Master!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/10/06/jude-shearsby-becomes-fide-master/): Apologies for the delay in making the file from Nikos’ camp available on Chesstempo. Nikos needed some more time to finish polishing it and has promised to send it in a day or two.
- [New online camp with GM Swayams!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/09/29/new-online-camp-with-gm-swayams/): We hope that you enjoyed and learned a lot this past weekend with Nikos, during his French Defense Middlegames camp. The file with the games he used during his sessions will be made available for the yearly members who took part in the camp on Chesstempo. Nikos is still polishing the file and will send it towards the end of this week.
- [Nikos’ camp starts on Thursday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/09/23/nikos-camp-starts-on-thursday/): Long-time member Ajay Santosh Parvathareddy has recently completed his final IM norm at the Rudar XXII Round Robin in Serbia.  With only 15 years, he is currently rated 2482. Huge congratulations to him; we hope he will soon get the GM title as well! Read more about his journey to becoming an IM on ChessBase India.
- [Join us for our 2026 in-person camp!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/09/08/join-us-for-our-2026-in-person-camp/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Bivor Adak scores his 1st IM norm and crosses 2400!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/09/01/bivor-adak-scores-his-1st-im-norm-and-crosses-2400/): Everyone who has taken part in Sabino’s camp and is a yearly member will receive the camp files in their account, on Chesstempo, today. Sabino is taking a short break in the academy, as he is playing this week in Trieste. Watch him live here. He will be back next Monday, to show you more model games in his 1.e4 Repertoire.
- [New online camp with Nikos Ntirlis!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/08/25/new-online-camp-with-nikos-ntirlis/): John Hartmann will have a Chessbase session this Sunday, 31st of August, from 5 PM UK time. On the 7th of September he will hold another webinar, this time on engines. As always, if you have any questions for John, feel free to ask them on our forum.
- [New Chessbase session with John Hartmann!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/08/18/new-chessbase-session-with-john-hartmann/): We have added a new class in the schedule. John Hartmann will have a session on Chessbase on Sunday, 31st of August, from 5 PM UK time. If you have any questions for John, please add them to this thread in our forum.
- [Kavin Venkatesan is Irish champion!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/08/12/kavin-venkatesan-is-irish-champion/): This Saturday we will have a Playing Position simul, held by GM Sabino Brunello. All games will start from a given position where Sabino will have to defend and inferior position. The link to the simul will be available 10 minutes in advance on the academy website. It will also be sent through a private message on lichess.
- [Last week of Summer Homework](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/28/last-week-of-summer-homework/): If you already bought a yearly membership or renewed after our last camp in February, you should've already received the camp as a gift. Check your Inbox and your Spam folders for the notification about the camp. If you haven't received it and you are entitled to get the camp for free, please send us an email at killerchesstraining@gmail.com!
- [The Summer Homework Club continues](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/21/the-summer-homework-club-continues/): Jacob’s camp is over and we continue with the old killer and friendly homeworks as part of the summer homework training. Remember that the deadline for submitting your solutions is midnight wherever you are on the corresponding date of the homework. Solutions are uploaded via video and chesstempo on the summer homework page on the next day.
- [Class with GM Akopian is cancelled!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/12/class-with-gm-akopian-is-cancelled/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Leaflet and exercises for Jacob’s camp](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/12/leaflet-and-exercises-for-jacobs-camp/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Jacob’s camp starts next Monday!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/10/jacobs-camp-starts-next-monday/): Your friends from Killer Chess Training
- [Dimitris Alexakis is the new GM in the academy!](https://killerchesstraining.com/2025/07/01/dimitris-alexakis-is-the-new-gm-in-the-academy/): The Summer Homework club has officially started. New homeworks will be uploaded the night before, except for the Monday homeworks. To give you more time to solve, the killer homework will be uploaded Thursday night. Solutions will be available via video and Chesstempo on the following day for every homework. Please make sure you send the homework to the right email! The killer homework should go to killerhomeworkclub@gmail.com, while the friendly homeworks will go to friendlyhomeworkclub@gmail.com . Every submission has to include the name and rating clearly written on the homework sheet.

## Pages
- [Three Question Training with GM Jacob Aagaard](https://killerchesstraining.com/my-courses/three-question-training-with-gm-jacob-aagaard/): Three Question Training With GM Jacob aagaard Join Live Class Download overview file Course Description GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training09 Aug 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training02 Aug 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training19 Jul 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training12 Jul 2026 Course Description GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training09 Aug 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training02 Aug 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training19 Jul 2026 GM Jacob AagaardThree Question Training12 Jul 2026
- [Unknown Masterpieces with IM Andras Toth](https://killerchesstraining.com/my-courses/unknown-masterpieces-with-im-andras-toth/): Unknown Masterpieces With IM Andras Toth Join Live Class This course is over and will be removed on the 22nd of March 2026! Course Description IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 05 Aug 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 22 Jul 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 15 Jul 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 08 Jul 2026 Course Description In this course, Andras will bring you brilliant chess games that history has largely overlooked. Instead of revisiting the same famous classics, he will explore extraordinary masterpieces played by lesser-known masters, revealing the creativity, depth, and beauty hidden beyond the well-known names.In his unique style and through engaging analysis, you’ll discover remarkable strategic ideas, tactical concepts, and instructive moments that deserve a place among the greatest games ever played. If you’re looking to expand your chess understanding while uncovering some of the game’s best-kept secrets, this course is for you. IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 05 Aug 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 22 Jul 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 15 Jul 2026 IM Andras TothUnknown Masterpieces 08 Jul 2026
- [CAMP: Calculation Fundamentals with GM Jacob Aagaard](https://killerchesstraining.com/camp-calculation-fundamentals/): Skip to PDF content
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- [Pawn Sacrifice for the Initiative with GM Boris Gelfand – paying members](https://killerchesstraining.com/pawn-sacrifice-for-the-initiative-with-gm-boris-gelfand-paying-members/): Privacy Policy
- [Killer Openings – A 1.d4 Repertoire with GM Sabino Brunello](https://killerchesstraining.com/my-courses/killer-openings-a-1-d4-repertoire-with-gm-sabino-brunello/): Killer Openings With our trainers A 1.d4 Repertoire for White Join Class Video Recordings GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings - A d4 repertoire for White - Benko & 1...e6 2...b616 May 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White 1...e6 2...b6 & Dutch22 May 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Dutch (Stonewall & Leningrad) & Benoni30 May 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Benoni Nc3 - part 113 Jun 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Benoni Nc3 - part 213 Jun 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Tarrasch & semi-Tarrasch (Introduction)20 Jun 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Tarrasch 5...exd5, Semi-Tarrasch, Bogo-Indian sideline27 Jun 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Bogo-Indian Sidelines + main11 Jul 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Gambit Accepted (3.e4)19 Sep 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Gambit Accepted (3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4)26 Sep 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Indian 03 Oct 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Grunfeld 10 Oct 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - KID (4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2-e5 7.0-0 sidelines) 17 Oct 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - KID (4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2-e5 7.0-0 Nc6 + 6...Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7) 24 Oct 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - 1.d4 g6 + KID 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2-e5 7.0-0 h6 07 Nov 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - 1.d4 g6 + The Slav sidelines (4...Ng4, Nbd7, Qb6, Bf5, g6, a6) + 4...dxc4 28 Nov 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - The Slav 4...a6 & 4...dxc4 12 Dec 2022 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Semi-Slav 23 Jan 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Triangle 4...Nbd2 Nf6 30 Jan 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Triangle 4.Nbd2 f5 & QGD sidelines 06 Feb 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Gambit Declined 4...a6 & 4...Be7 5.Bg5 13 Feb 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Gambit Declined 4...Bb4 5.Qa4 & 4...dxc4 5.e4 b5 20 Feb 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Queen's Gambit Declined 4...dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 & 5...b5 27 Feb 2023 GM Sabino BrunelloKiller Openings -A d4 repertoire for White - Cambridge Springs for White 17 Apr 2023 Video Recordings Theme: A d4 repertoire for WhiteTo get the pgn files, please sign up for a Chess Tempo Gold membership. 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Among the structures examined in depth: Blumenfeld Countergambit – dynamic queenside expansion versus structural targets French Winawer – locked centers, long-term tension, and structural imbalances Noteboom Variation – asymmetrical pawn mass and static weaknesses Sniper structures – hypermodern setups with delayed central clarification Tartakower Caro-Kann – flexible central tension and subtle structural shifts And more…. For each structure, we will examine: Typical piece placement and manoeuvring patterns Critical pawn breaks and their timing Long-term imbalances Defensive resources and practical counterplay Common strategic misunderstandings The goal is to develop clarity in positions that are rare enough to be unfamiliar, yet recurring enough to reward serious study.
Understanding these structures provides a practical edge: when the middlegame arises, you will already know the strategic framework, while many opponents will be navigating it for the first time. IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 01 Jul 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 24 Jun 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 17 Jun 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 03 Jun 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 27 May 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 20 May 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 13 May 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 06 May 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 29 Apr 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 22 Apr 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 08 Apr 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 01 Apr 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 25 Mar 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 18 Mar 2026  IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 11 Mar 2026 IM Andras TothUnique Pawn Structures: Rare Middlegames from Specific Openings 04 Mar 2026
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We’ll cover classics like the Ruy Lopez, King’s Indian, Grünfeld, Sicilian, Nimzo Indian and more — always with the goal of understanding how the structure and early exchanges shape the endgame to come. You’ll learn how to recognise which openings naturally lead to the type of positions you handle best, how to make smart trade decisions, and how to convert small structural or positional edges once the dust settles.
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This is the third time we run this course. Jacob will present the same ideas, but with new material.
1. The importance of slowing down
2. Options, options and more options – and how far to calculate
3. When to calculate. Learn to spot the signs
4. Combinational vision
5. Resistance
6. Comparison
7. Changing the move order and intermediate moves
8. Prophylaxis
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11. Traps, tricks and other things to make us feel uncomfortable
12. Visualization, steppingstones and what else goes on in our head
13. Decision making and where to go from here…
14. Critical Moments
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- [Piece Collaboration: Modern Play in Chess](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/piece-collaboration-modern-play-in-chess/): This product gives you access to 4 hours of the recordings of the first part of the course: "Piece Collaboration: Modern Play by GM Iván Salgado López". After you buy this product, you will get access to this page https://killerchesstraining.com/my-courses/piece-collaboration-part-ii/ Course Description​ In this course, we will pay attention to a very interesting phase. When there are only queens and rooks over the board, the game becomes very sharp. The king’s safety is something crucial and the simple movement of a pawn can change everything. At the same time, the possible exchanges, especially the queen exchange, can make a 360 degrees turn on the position. If at some point we were attacking, suddenly it is time to enter a rook endgame. These endgames many times are difficult to evaluate. I’ve analyzed more than 100 games on this topic and I’ve made a selection with the most important moments. I will try to explain to you the main ideas using model games. This course will have two parts and you are buying the second part: 1st part (4 hours): Alekhine’s legacy. I remember many years ago Grandmaster Marin wrote a book about the Chess Legends and one chapter was about Alekhine and the phase we will study in this course. Marin was totally right, Alekhine was consciously trying to play again and again these positions and he was winning many games, but I should admit that his opponents (even Capablanca!) didn’t put a very good resistance and they missed many important ideas. During these three hours, we will have a look at his game with the most interesting moments. 2nd part (4 hours): Modern play: In the second part we will have a look at modern games played by Carlsen and others. We will see how these players learned a lot from Alekhine and what new things they were implementing in their games. You will see during this course that tactical sharpness is a must in these endgames, so be ready for that. At the same time, you will learn some little positional ideas, like: Be careful when you move your e and f pawns (you can create weaknesses on the seventh rank), pay attention to rook’s activity, find the most active place for them and much more!
- [Pawn Sacrifice in the Middlegame](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/pawn-sacrifice-in-the-middlegame/): This product gives you access to 8 hours of recordings of the "Pawn Sacrifice in the Middlegame" course with GM Ican Cheparinov. After you buy this product, you will get access to the page https://killerchesstraining.com/my-courses/pawn-sacrifice-in-the-middlegame-recordings/ GM Ivan Cheparinov returns with another course, planned for 8 sessions. This time on pawn sacrifices in the middlegame. The lessons will look at positional themes as well as specific opening variations. 1. Positional pawn sacrifice. Fight for the initiative! 2. Pawn sacrifice. Direct attack on the king! 3.Pawn sacrifice to take future positional pluses 4.Pawn sacrifice. Open lines! 5.Pawn sacrifice from the opening. Catalan structures Part 1 6. Catalan structures part 2 7. Vienna Opening pawn sacrifice 8. Slav gambit pawn sacrifices
- [Ruy López (Spanish Opening) – part of Killer Chess Openings – Exclusive to yearly members](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/ruy-lopez-spanish-opening-part-of-killer-chess-openings-available-only-for-yearly-members/): In Killer Chess Training we know that every aspect of the game needs to be developed. That is why a Killer Openings class is taking place every week; to help you develop your chess openings. In one of the cycles of Killer Openings, we took a very close look at the Ruy López, also known as the Spanish Opening. You will get the pgn files for each lecture of the 16 lectures of Killer Openings regarding the Ruy López. Your instructors for this project are GM Sabino Brunello and IM Renier Castellanos. Lectures include Intro and open varation of the Spanish Opening, Open Spanish, Ruy López , Ruy López Archangel, Spanish 3...f5, Marshall, Open Spanish- …Bc5 setup, Approaching the closed main lines, style Zaitsev, Breyer part 1,2,&3, Chigorin part 1,2&3, Neo-Arkhangelsk and the lines overviwe. You get the pgn files of all these! This product is available for purchase only to yearly members. You get access to it for at least a year. After you buy this product, you will get access to the page You can also get access to this product from the exclusive section on the My courses page.
- [English Middlegame Strategies with Nikolaos Ntirlis](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/english-middlegame-strategies-with-nikolaos-ntirlis/): Buying this product gives you access to the 10+ hours of course recordings, the pdf file, and the pgn file Nikos created for this course. After you buy this product, you will get access to the course page https://killerchesstraining.com/product/english-middlegame-strategies-with-nikolaos-ntirlis/ How to play for an advantage with White? 15-20 years ago, chess players were looking for the best objective ways to get the most out of any position and crush Black. Today, we know that this is not possible, as all traditional defenses are sound and offer equal chances in the long-term. A more effective mindset is to try as White to steer the game into positions where we can apply pressure. From this perspective, the move 1.c4 can give us exactly that. The English Opening (1.c4) is an important part of the arsenal of many ambitious chess players. It offers more possibilities to discover new ideas (the main lines after 1.e4 and 1.d4 seem more and more to be over-analysed these days, but also chances to steer the game to positions where long term factors are more important. Nikos has been analyzing 1.c4 repertoires for strong GMs since 2014. He is working now on the final details of a book which will be published by Quality Chess. In this camp, he will touch upon the most important areas and ideas of this repertoire, that has been tried already by various level of players (up to GMs), but also himself in the tough environment of correspondent chess. More specifically, he will cover 7 middlegame areas, including: Sicilian Structure (1.c4 e5 and many other chapters) Is Symmetry a Problem? (1.c4 c5) Akiba Rubinstein is Still Relevant (1.c4 c6) How to Break the Hedgehog? (1.c4 c5) Pushing the h-pawn (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6) Catalan Bishops (1.c4 e6) The Stonewall Problem (1.c4 f5)
- [Strategic Techniques – Camp Recordings](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/strategic-techniques-camp-recordings/): We organised an online chess training camp between 24 to 27 of June, with the title Strategic Techniques. GM Sam Shankland, GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Sune Berg Hansen and GM Julen Arizmendi go in-depth into the topics of Plus-equal, Squirrel Chess, the Shankland Rule, the Three Questions, Strategic Balance and Favourable Exchanges. The schedule was as follows: Thursday 24th June: GM Sune Berg Hansen – Plus-equal and Squirrel Chess Friday 25th June: GM Julen Arizmendi – The Shankland Rule and the Three Questions in action Saturday 26th June: GM Jacob Aagaard – Strategic Balance and Favourable Exchanges Sunday 27th June: GM Sam Shankland – Recent games seen through the prism of the themes of the camp With this product, you get access to 4 hours of recordings, one with each trainer. After you purchase this product, you get access to the product page https://killerchesstraining.com/strategic-techniques-camp-open-to-all-classes/. You can access this course from the My Courses page, in the Camp Recordings section.
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- [Common Mistakes in Chess and How to avoid them – Recordings](https://killerchesstraining.com/product/common-mistakes-in-chess-and-how-to-avoid-them-recordings/): This product gives you access to all 13 hour long the recordings of the course: "Common Mistakes in Chess and How to avoid them with IM Renier Castellanos" After you buy this product, you will get access to the course page. Course Description​ In this course, we will deal with some of the most frequent mistakes we make in practice, from the opening stage to the endgame. In order to become better, it is essential to master the basics and reduce to a minimum the unforced mistakes we make during a game. This course is ideal for rated players under 2000, but can also be used as a chance for revision for stronger players. Opening Play (3 hours) Violating the Opening Principles. The king in the centre. Premature actions. Middlegame & Endgame: (7 hours) The wrong exchanges (Minor Pieces) The exchange of queens (When to agree, when not to) The right plan. – On which side of the board should you play? Dangerous pawn moves - Creating weaknesses in our own camp. Missing the opponent’s idea. Missing the critical moment. Hurrying up – Failing to convert winning positions.