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The 10 lessons below are Advanced Lessons!

Each week your chess group should work on just one lesson below. Please note that many of these advanced lessons are quite long - up to 1 hour in duration. You might choose to study these lessons over 2 or even 3 sessions. Fully comprehend each strategy before moving on to the next. If these are a bit challenging, first complete the Beginner Lessons.

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Lesson 1 - The Fried Liver Attack

Also known as the 5-move-fork this opening is good to use against players who are smart-enough to block your 4-move-checkmate plan. It uses a similar idea; that being to attack the weak spot.

The video will show you the basics, if you want to go into more detail take a look at the PDF download.
Fried Liver.pdf
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Lesson 2 - Passed Pawns

The main strategy in the endgame is to get a pawn to the end of the board and turn it into a new queen. And the easiest pawn to get to the end is a 'passed pawn'.

This lesson will show you the power of passed pawns in both the endgame and in the middle-game. For more detail download the PDF.
Passed pawns and puzzles.pdf
File Size: 99 kb
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Lesson 3 - Magnus Carlsen

At just 21 years of age Magnus Carlsen is tipped to become the next World Champion. He became a Grandmaster at just 13 years of age and the youngest player to top the FIDE World Rankings list. He is one of just 5 players to get his rating to over 2800.

In this lesson International Master Robert Jamieson examines some of Carlsen's strategies and explains them in a crystal clear fashion so you can use them in your own games.
Try these "mate in 3 moves" puzzles
File Size: 57 kb
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Lesson 4 - Pawn Structure

Pawns are the skeleton of every chess game. You must understand the skeleton of the position to really know what your plan of attack should be.

While pawns may be your weakest piece, in may ways they are the most important to understand.
Pawn structure.pdf
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Lesson 5 - Open Files

An Open File is a freeway into enemy territory. It is the fastest way to transport your army from your base into a position where you can destroy your opponent.

Rooks are the strongest pieces to use on Open Files. This lesson shows how to create and use Open Files to your advantage.
Open files.pdf
File Size: 97 kb
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Lesson 6 - Anand v. Topalov

Indian Grandmaster Vishy Anand is a legend. World Champion, number one on the FIDE ratings list and the best speed-chess player of all time.

Bulgarian Grandmaster Vesalin Topalov is almost as good. Ranked number 2 in the world (just behind Anand) he is the Raf Nadal of the chess world.

This lesson shows you a classic duel between the world's best players!
Try more "mate in 3 moves" puzzles
File Size: 56 kb
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Lesson 7 - Openings

The main aim of the opening is to prepare your army for the battle to follow. But there are also lots of psychological factors to the opening. You want to make sure you get into a position that you are comfortable with - an attacking game if you love attacking.

The first few moves of most openings have been played many times before and knowing a bit of the theory of each opening can really help you get a head-start in the game.
Opening repertoir.pdf
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Lesson 8 - Endgames

You can always make a comeback from a poor opening with brilliant middle-game tactics. If you blunder in the middle-game then superb endgame technique will still win you the game. But, make a mistake in the endgame and there's no chance of a comeback.

This lesson shows you some of the most important concepts of the endgame in chess.
Take this test if you think you've got some endgame skills!
File Size: 74 kb
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Lesson 9 - Karpov game

Anatoly Karpov was one of the most active World Champions of all time, playing in dozens of tournaments each year (and winning most of them). He is widely regarded as one of the best strategic (positional) players of all time.

This game is an example of how he gets all his pieces working together just perfectly and crushes a GrandMaster rated 2650!
The transcript of the game is available here.
File Size: 40 kb
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Lesson 10 - Tactics

Tactics, tricks, traps, calculation... without it you can't win a game! It's important to be able to think 3, 4 or even 5 steps ahead. Work out exactly what is going to happen in the next few moves.

Most games are lost because one player didn't "see" the good move coming. Here you can learn some of the common patterns which occur in game after game. With practice you will find it easier to see the same patterns before they occur in your own games.
Try these checkmate in 4 puzzles. White moves first.
File Size: 41 kb
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