Anyone who’s been to school knows this: a great teacher can make even the most difficult topics exciting, while a bad one can make even your favorite subject feel like a chore.
The great thing about Chessable is that you’ll rarely run into this problem: our instructors aren’t just experts — they’re passionate coaches and engaging personalities who make learning chess enjoyable.
This week’s roundup is a perfect example:
🎓 GM Peter Heine Nielsen, longtime coach of Magnus Carlsen, teaches endgames in a way that motivates even the biggest endgame procrastinators among us.
🎓 GM Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time, shares lessons through her own legendary games.
🎓 GM Volodymyr Vetoshko brings his teaching expertise to a powerful opening course by his friend GM Martyn Kravtsiv.
🎓 And NM Bryan Tillis continues to make opening study feel effortless and practical with his new easy-to-learn 1.e4 repertoire.
But that’s not all.
We’re also right in the middle of our big Streamers Sale, which means you can save up to 50% on courses if you want to learn from your favorite chess creators, including Anna Cramling, GothamChess, and Aman Hambleton. Check out their courses here.
And last but not least: we’ve got brand-new YouTube videos from some big names in chess waiting for you as well.
Dive into all the details below:
New courses:
Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2: From GM to Top Ten
by GM Judit Polgar
She’s one of the greatest players of all time, with victories over legends like Vishy Anand and Garry Kasparov. Now, Judit Polgar shares the lessons behind her most memorable games in a course series. In this volume, she shows you how to use positional strategy to create and exploit tactical opportunities across opening, middlegame, and endgame.
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100 Basic Endgames You Must Know: A Starter’s Guide to Chess Endgames
by GM Jesús de la Villa & presented by GM Peter Heine Nielsen
Have you been putting off studying endgames? This course helps you stop postponing and unlock one of the biggest sources of rating gains: focusing on simple, high-impact endgame concepts. Taught by Magnus Carlsen’s longtime coach Peter Heine Nielsen, this course makes endgames clear, practical, and genuinely enjoyable to study.
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Freeze the French: Exchange Variation for White
by GM Martyn Kravtsiv & GM Volodymyr Vetoshko
They say the Exchange Variation in the French is “boring”, but this course proves otherwise. You’ll learn how to blow open the center, seize the initiative, and fully exploit White’s first-move advantage, often leaving Black’s position cramped and frozen, or simply crushed. Break out of the 1…e6 rut for good!
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1.e4 Fury
by NM Bryan Tillis
Are you too busy to study chess full-time, but still want a full attacking repertoire for White? This easy-to-learn 1.e4 repertoire is your answer. It delivers dangerous attacking ideas without the memorization struggle. Simple memory markers and “if this, then that” rules help you build a complete aggressive repertoire quickly, retain it longer, and play with confidence.
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All of these come with an introductory discount AND a 30-day money-back guarantee: if they don’t help you improve, you get a full refund within 30 days of purchase.
And if you’re looking to learn about a topic not covered by these new releases, you may want to check out the courses featured in our Streamers Sale:
Streamers Sale: Up to 50% off
Creators like Anna Cramling, GothamChess, Aman Hambleton, and Can Kabadayi all have courses on sale. But the sale only lasts a couple more days. ⌛️
Check it out
And for our own YouTube content: we have some brand-new videos from top creators that teach you valuable chess ideas you won’t hear discussed often elsewhere:
New on the Chessable YouTube channel:
How a Grandmaster Sees the Chess Board: Threat Detection
by GM Arturs Neiksans
What skill separates Grandmasters from amateurs? It’s not just opening prep or calculation; it’s their disciplined ability to spot threats. In this video, Arturs Neiksans explains a practical framework for prophylactic thinking, featuring examples from World Champions Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov and Magnus Carlsen.
The Psychology of Playing Chess In Person: The Tournament Mindset
by IM Andras Toth
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That’s it for this week’s roundup. Thank you for reading, and thanks for using Chessable — we hope our content helps you keep improving! 💙