Release of “The Initiative Masterclass”

Much like in boxing, chess is not about going into a wild fit of attacking blows or covering your head while cowering in a corner. It’s about CONTROL. It’s about not letting your opponent breathe for a second… It’s about making every move build to consistent threats. It’s called taking the initiative where you call the shots and your opponent passively responds to them.

The Initiative Masterclass

Today we’ve launched our new course “The Initiative Masterclass” by IM Bence Szabo. In this course, you’ll learn the right way to take the initiative—starting from how to sense the “moment” to trading material for development.

The course is from our partner, but we only select the best courses from the best publishers in the chess world for you.

What you’ll learn?

• Sense the moment: To be good at tactics, you have to smell them from miles away… Like Fischer did when he sacrificed his queen against Byrne. Szabo shows you how to do that through 3 games of his choice.
• “I don’t give a damn!”: That’s what you say to your opponent’s threat because you know that your threat is faster and deadlier than his. Remember, taking the initiative is when you act and your opponent reacts.
• Never Let It Slack: Many a lower-rated player launch an attack too early, which fizzles out in the next few moves. If you grab the initiative, don’t let it go. Szabo shows you how it is not about attacking on every move, but a fight in time instead.
• Draw Him Out in the Open: Let’s make one thing clear. If you could draw the enemy king out in the center, even by sacrificing a few pieces, do know you are winning… almost every time. Master this technique by studying two of the best games of Nezhmetdinov in Chapter 6.
• Break Through the Center: Unless you open up the center, your pieces can never release their full potential. Look for holes in your opponent’s position. Once you see any, it’s time get those central pawns ready for action.

Special Offers

To celebrate the successful launch of the course, we’re providing you with a flat 50% OFF. Simply use the coupon “init50” and save about a huge $65 USD! If you don’t know how to use a coupon, please see here.

Additionally, you can broaden your chess understanding by working and improving your decision-making progress, and save $100 USD. This is a limited-period offer and will be valid only till Saturday, 21 August (inclusive).

<< Take the Initiative Now! >>

Today we’ve published the first chapter from the course “Sensing the Moment”. To be good at tactics, you have to smell them from miles away… Like Fischer did, when he sacrificed his queen against Byrne. Watch the video lesson and learn how to sense moments in a chess game: