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Why do GMs find quiet winning moves that go undetected under the CCT method?

There's a missing piece in Checks, Captures & Threats.

CM Azel Chua explains:

A Better Way to Calculate Than Checks, Captures, Threats Searching for checks, captures, and threats might help you pass bas...

Think the Queen's Gambit Declined is just boring, grandfather chess where everyone trades pieces and draws? Think again. 👴♟️

Most players think they know the QGD inside out... until they run into IM Robert Ris’ rebellious, hyper-modern take on it.

Instead of passive defense, The Queen’s Gambit Declined: Not Your Granddaddy’s QGD gives you a sharp, aggressive 1.d4 repertoire designed to create instant imbalances, launch kingside pawn storms and leave your opponent completely lost on move 5.

Here is what makes this course a game-changer:
🔥 The Ragozin & Gukesh Variations: Uses an early ...Bb4 system (inspired by World Champion Gukesh) to pin White's knight and force chaotic, tactical positions.
🔥 GM-Approved Shockers: Features weaponized sidelines (like German GM Matthias Blübaum's mind-bending 4...Nc6!? against the Catalan) that take White out of their book instantly.
🔥 Master Class Instruction: Built around a massive 50-game fully annotated model game chapter so you master the plans, not just memory.

With over 15 years of elite coaching experience and decades as a professional player, IM Robert Ris knows how to turn a classical setup into a win-at-all-costs attacking weapon.

Ditch the boring main lines and start playing creative, aggressive chess against 1.d4! 💥
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"An 80% win rate for Black? That sounds too good to be true." 🤨

When our team saw the initial numbers for this new repertoire, we had the exact same reaction. Overpromising is the fastest way to lose credibility, so we ran the variations directly through Chess.com’s database (all games up to 2000 rating).

The proof blew us away: Against opponents rated up to 2000 online or 1800 FIDE, these lines beat White in 60% to 80% of games.

This course is all about statistics combined with Grandmaster precision.

In Winning With Black: The Ultimate Repertoire for Beginners, GM Niclas Huschenbeth packages high-percentage lines into a complete system for club players.

GM Huschenbeth isn't just a 3-time German Champion with a peak FIDE rating of 2628; he was also selected as a second for 5-time U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura. He knows exactly how to select practical lines that force White onto the back foot immediately.

Stop surviving as Black and start dominating! 💥
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Our esteemed Chessable author, GM Johan Hellsten, is Chesscom's Coach of the Month!

In this interview, GM Hellsten reveals his favorite game, influences, and advice he gives his students.

Check it out ⏩ https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-gm-johan-hellsten

Ever feel like a genius doing an aggressive setup only to watch your "winning position" completely collapse during the attack?

The engine says you were +3 for ten moves, but your opponent defended everything while you self-destructed trying to break through. Those losses hurt worse than a simple blunder.
It’s time to stop letting great positions go to waste.

Masters of Aggression, the brand-new course by International Master Tor Fredrik Kaasen, teaches you how to turn active positions into unstoppable, winning attacks using a simple 4-step framework:

⚔️ Alexander Alekhine: Prepare your pieces completely unnoticed.
⚔️ Mikhail Tal: Use calculated "semi-bluffs" to open lines before your opponent can respond.
⚔️ Garry Kasparov: Stack up a crushing attacker-to-defender ratio.
⚔️ Dommaraju Gukesh: Calculate the "ugly" tactical moves that force a complete conversion.

IM Kaasen isn't just a theorist; he proves it on the board. In 2022, he crushed GM Prithu Gupta 2.5-0.5 in a "no-castling" match where attack speed meant everything. On top of that, his coaching methods have launched beginners into 2000+ FIDE powerhouses.

Study the 4-step sequence to land double-exclam attacks and finish what you started! 💥
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Tor's photo: Anniken Vestby

Stop just watching the Chess Olympiad, get ideas from it! 📈

In Round 1, a 2400 IM pulled off an incredible upset against Super GM Arjun Erigaisi. Instead of just looking at the moves, GM Àlvar Alonso reveals the key ideas buried inside the game so you can apply them to your own play.

⏩ Watch the free Round 1 masterclass:
https://youtu.be/t0Qg9Rah6xI?si=HKcahVFJY48rYQav

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