2025 is racing past us and we’re already at the end of January.
This month we launched Variation Preview, a new way for you to grab free variations from any Chessable course, so you can make up your own mind on whether the course is for you.
Learn more about Variation Preview.
Of course, we also wanted to start off the year strong with some great new courses by top authors, including GM Sam Shankland, GM Ramesh R.B, former Women’s World Champion GM Antoaneta Stefanova and FM Kamil Plichta.
PRO members were able to grab two awesome free courses too:
Short & Sweet: Arjun’s Semi-Slav
Short & Sweet: Plichta’s 1.e4 e5
We also caught up with two of our favorite authors, GM Srinath Narayanan and NM Bryan Tillis. Check out these interviews:
Going Above & Beyond with Srinath Narayanan
Coach’s Corner with Bryan Tillis
Want to try out the famous training method that everyone is talking about?
Check out our article on how to use The Woodpecker Method to supercharge your tactics AND strategic skills.
Here’s a few of this month’s top releases:
- The Strategy Instructors Volume 3: The Exchange Sacrifice by GM Ramesh R.B. and GM Efstratios Grivas : Trade your rook for wins. Master exchange sacrifices with these two super trainers.
- Fischer’s Weapon Against the Najdorf: The Sozin Attack by GM Sahaj Grover : This Fischer-Sozin Attack corners the Najdorf’s black king wherever they go – with clear, natural moves you can almost play by hand.
- Seal the Deal: How to Gain and Convert Middlegame Advantages by FM Dalton Perrine and GM Sam Shankland : Never waste an edge again with this guide to ruthlessly converting advantages.
- Lifetime Repertoires: Arjun’s Semi-Slav : From India’s double-gold Olympiad coach – the “ripple effect” strategy for beating 1.d4!
- Building Attacking Intuition in Chess by WGM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro : Transform how you think about the initiative and become an intuitive attacker!
- Lifetime Repertoires: Plichta’s 1.e4 e5 : Turn 1.e4 on its head with this 1…e5 “pattern breaker” from a 2-time Best Author Support winner.
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