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About the Course
Unlock the potential of your chess pieces with “Master the Art of Piece Activity” a dynamic course designed to enhance your understanding of piece coordination and activity across all phases of the game. Suitable for players of all levels, this course provides practical insights and strategies to ensure each piece contributes maximally to your position.
What You’ll Learn
- The Underrated Question: Discover the most underrated (and fun!) question to ask yourself to improve your pieces. This simple yet powerful technique can be used by anyone, from beginners to Grandmasters.
- Finding Jobs for Pieces: Learn how to find the best roles for your pieces in various positions—whether in the opening, middlegame, closed positions, or attacking scenarios.
- Individual Piece Strategies: Understand the unique strategies for each piece to ensure they play to their full potential. Learn how to maximize the effectiveness of Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, and the Queen in different positions.
- Piece Improvement Techniques: Explore practical methods to reposition your pieces, enhance their activity, and improve your overall position.
- Model Examples: Study instructive examples from real games to see how top players utilize these strategies to dominate the board.
Course Content
Introduction
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Overview
01:05 -
Model Game #1: Queen Activation 1
05:15 -
Model Game #2: Find a Plan for your Pieces
08:33 -
Model Game #3: Coordinate Your Pieces
04:54 -
Model Game #4: Queen Activation 2
02:07 -
Model Game #5: Queen Activation 3
02:02 -
Model Game #6: Creating a Plan
02:45 -
Model Game #7: Rook Activation
02:28 -
Model Game #8: Bishop Activation 1
01:31 -
Model Game #9: Bishop Activation 2
01:35 -
Model Game #10: Knight Activation
04:51 -
Model Game #11: King Activation
08:23 -
Summary
00:33
Queen Activation #1: Openings
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Overview
01:50 -
Queen Activity: Scotch Opening
02:45 -
Queen Activity: Sicilian Defense
01:49 -
Queen Activity: Scandinavian Defense
00:55 -
Queen Activity: Alapin Variation
01:18 -
Queen Activity: French Defense
01:25
Queen Activation #2: Middle Game
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Overview
00:15 -
Game Model #1
05:36 -
Game Model #2
05:15 -
Game Model #3
01:44 -
Game Model #4
04:42 -
Game Model #5
02:14 -
Game Model #6
04:41 -
Game Model #7
01:54 -
Game Model #8
02:24 -
Game Model #9
01:59
Queen Activation #3: Attacking Positions
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Game Model #1
05:52 -
Game Model #2
04:22 -
Game Model #3
01:25 -
Game Model #4
03:26 -
Game Model #5
03:38 -
Game Model #6
06:01 -
Game Model #7
04:00 -
Game Model #8
03:19 -
Game Model #9
04:14 -
Game Model #10
07:23
Queen Activation #4: Closed Positions
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Overview
00:31 -
Game Model #1
02:05 -
Game Model #2
02:48 -
Game Model #3
05:31 -
Game Model #4
02:20
Queen Activation #5: Space Disadvantage
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Overview
00:22 -
Game Model #1
03:29 -
Game Model #2
02:01 -
Game Model #3
02:11 -
Game Model #4
02:58 -
Game Model #5
01:22
Rook Activation #1: Attacking Pawns
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Overview
00:27 -
Game Model #1
03:41 -
Game Model #2
03:15 -
Game Model #3
03:34 -
Game Model #4
00:56 -
Game Model #5
03:19 -
Game Model #6
03:12 -
Game Model #7
03:35 -
Game Model #8
01:50 -
Game Model #9
01:31
Rook Activation #2: Middle Game
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Game Model #1
04:06 -
Game Model #2
04:38 -
Game Model #3
04:38 -
Game Model #4
02:22 -
Game Model #5
04:37
Rook Activation #3: Attacking Positions
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Overview
00:26 -
Game Model #1
06:57 -
Game Model #2
03:56 -
Game Model #3
01:46 -
Game Model #4
05:11 -
Game Model #5
02:37 -
Game Model #6
05:29 -
Game Model #7
04:23 -
Game Model #8
02:51
Rook Activation #4: Rook Lifts
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Overview
00:19 -
Game Model #1
04:10 -
Game Model #2
02:59 -
Game Model #3
08:33 -
Game Model #4
07:29 -
Game Model #5
03:41 -
Game Model #6
02:48 -
Model Game #7
01:43