Chess Essential Knowledge: Strategy, tactics and theory

A structured two-part video curriculum and resource library for measurable chess improvement.

What You Get:

• Two Integrated Video Courses (Total: 8.5 Hours):
• Chess Essentials (5 hours): Build your strategic foundation with 65+ lessons on assessment, endgames, middlegames, and core principles.
• Analytical Tactics (3.5 hours): Master a step-by-step method for reliably finding tactics in your own games.
• Comprehensive Training Toolkit:
• 450-Page Digital Puzzle Book with 300 graded exercises.
• PGN Files for interactive training on any device.

Total Core Video Content: 8.5 hours, plus a complete digital training system for structured, habit-based improvement.

PART 1:

Prerequisites : Must know the rules of the game.

Recommended rating range: 200 - 2200 (beginners, intermediates, advanced and experts)

Total of 4.5 hours of video lessons. Over 65 recorded video lessons.

Chess essentials. Learn all the basics needed for understanding chess strategy and tactics. This is essential knowledge for players rated 200 up to 2000.

• Learn how to assess positions.
• Learn essential theoretical endgames
• Learn important middle game positions and combinations
• Learn basic tactical patterns
• Clear path on how to train and gain proficiency given
• Core chess foundational knowledge to set you on the path to mastery and fill in knowledge gaps

PART 2

This course teaches an analytical approach to finding tactics in chess. It does not rely solely on memorizing patterns but instead emphasizes a reliable method that can be applied in practical games.

I share my personal journey and contents of the course in the following video:

The course is structured to include daily chess puzzle-solving. By solving a few puzzles each day, you build strong habits that lead to long-term success. Gradual progress and consistent habit formation are the keys to truly improving your chess strength. This approach helps you develop both proficiency and consistency in applying the method to your own games.

Course contents

Each video provides a detailed, step-by-step analysis of how to solve chess puzzles and how to approach any given position logically.

Step-by-step with detailed explanations

Students are encouraged to adopt an active learning mindset. Active learning is what enables students to develop the skills taught in this course. In addition, students are encouraged to be patient and avoid jumping to the solution. All steps must be followed, and the mechanics of the thinking system must be thoroughly and consistently applied to pave the way toward mastery and automaticity.

The course also includes a 450-page chess book with 300 puzzles and PGN files, allowing you to analyze the puzzles conveniently using a computer or cellphone application.