Our knowledge and experience are built from countless fragments of input we absorb throughout life, some involuntarily, others by choice. And while not everything is in our control, we can usually decide what we feed our minds and what we repeat until it sticks.
This week, we’ve launched a much-requested new feature that gives you even more control over how you build your chess knowledge and shape your training, by letting you piece together your own course around what you want to learn. Check out the details below:
Opening Repertoire is finally here 🤩
Opening Repertoire is a feature free to all that lets you add MoveTrainer variations, or even entire chapters, to your own custom course.
You can add comments, change moves, insert visuals, and more. This allows you to build a truly personal repertoire and shape your training around your goals and the way you learn best.
➡️ Learn more about how to use this feature on our blog!
The cool thing is that this isn’t limited to openings. You can also create your own course around any specific chess concept you want to focus on.
And if you need inspiration for what to add to your repertoires, check out our newest top-tier releases below:
Lifetime Repertoires: Shankland’s 1.e4 – Part 1 Caro-Kann, French & Sidelines
by GM Sam Shankland
US Champion Sam Shankland returns with a cutting-edge 1.e4 repertoire. It’s ambitious, aggressive, original, and has been tested at the highest level. Shankland has already scored wins against Gukesh and other elite players with the very lines presented in Part 1.
Check it out
Pyramid of Endgames: Vol. 1 – Pawns & Minor Pieces
by GM Efstratios Grivas & presented by GM Antoaneta Stefanova
Capablanca once said, “In order to improve, you must study the endgame before everything else.” In this course, you’ll put that wisdom into action, building your endgame skills layer by layer, starting with key pawn and minor piece endgames and reinforcing them through practical examples.
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Defensive Fault Lines in Chess
by GM Yaroslav Zherebukh
Struggling to defend under pressure? GM Zherebukh’s 4-8-12 method expands your vision to spot threats and counterplay, helping you develop the resilience needed to save or even win difficult games. With 1,000 handpicked exercises, you’ll sharpen your defense and counterattacking skills through practice.
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Becoming Gukesh: Breaking Down a World Champion’s Play
by Xavi Palomo, pres. by GM Alvar Alonso
Relive Gukesh’s journey to the world title through active training that sharpens calculation, evaluation, tactical awareness, and decision-making, immersing you in the battles that forged the youngest world champion ever.
Check it out
As always, all courses come with our 30-day money-back guarantee: get a full refund within 30 days of purchase if you’re not happy with your course.
But wait, that’s not all! We’ve also posted two new YouTube videos you might be interested in.
New on the Chessable YouTube channel:
Cognitive scientist and one of our most popular authors, Can Kabadayi, tackles a question most of us eventually face: How much can you improve as an adult? He gives you all the scientific facts involved in chess improvement, and offers hope to anyone who wants to improve as an adult.
Much has been said about the Russian School of Chess. But what was it, really? And why did it produce so many great players? In this video, you’ll hear the answers from someone who experienced it from the inside: 8-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler explains it in detail.
That’s it for this week’s roundup. We hope these were some valuable new fragments to add to your chess knowledge. 😊
Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend!