Chess Opening Principles – Master the Fundamentals with a GM

Chess Opening Principles – Master the Fundamentals with a GM, available at Free, has an average rating of 4.8, with 36 lectures, based on 108 reviews, and has 1892 subscribers.

You will learn about The three main opening principles you should follow. Why the commonly given opening advice to “castle early” is not a good idea. The four most common mistakes made by beginners in the opening. The philosophy behind chess openings and gambits. Which are the two weak squares at the start of the game. How to punish your opponents when they deviate from opening principles, and much more… This course is ideal for individuals who are For beginners and intermediate players who lack of knowledge of opening principles or This course is NOT intended for titled players with a rating exceeding 2,000, but they still can refresh their knowledge and see things from other perspectives It is particularly useful for For beginners and intermediate players who lack of knowledge of opening principles or This course is NOT intended for titled players with a rating exceeding 2,000, but they still can refresh their knowledge and see things from other perspectives.

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Summary

Title: Chess Opening Principles – Master the Fundamentals with a GM

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.8

Number of Lectures: 36

Number of Published Lectures: 36

Number of Curriculum Items: 36

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 36

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

The three main opening principles you should follow.
Why the commonly given opening advice to “castle early” is not a good idea.
The four most common mistakes made by beginners in the opening.
The philosophy behind chess openings and gambits.
Which are the two weak squares at the start of the game.
How to punish your opponents when they deviate from opening principles, and much more…

Who Should Attend

For beginners and intermediate players who lack of knowledge of opening principles
This course is NOT intended for titled players with a rating exceeding 2,000, but they still can refresh their knowledge and see things from other perspectives

Target Audiences

For beginners and intermediate players who lack of knowledge of opening principles
This course is NOT intended for titled players with a rating exceeding 2,000, but they still can refresh their knowledge and see things from other perspectives

ACTUAL STUDENT REVIEWS

“An invaluable resource for players new to the game, as well as the more experienced ones just wanting to fill in any gaps regarding their Opening fundamentals.” – Kevin Denny

“The best basic chess lesson I’ve seen online!” – Dave Browne

“Terrific. Gets straight to the core instruction that early-stage players need. Best I have experienced on the topic of ‘openings’.” – Roland Kennedy

“Excellent course, clear and concise explanations with examples. A must course for beginners and possible intermediate players.” – Johnathan San

“This course has helped me so much with my openings. I am a beginner and only have a rating of 300. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn how to start a game of chess.“ – Sam Baker

These are just a few of the hundreds of reviews I’ve received since publishing this course on my website.
And now, I’m very excited to share it with you on Udemy.

WHY DO 99% OF CHESS LOVERS HIT A PLATEU VERY QUICKLY?

During my journey to the Grandmaster Title and subsequent coaching over 10 years, I observed that one of the most common mistakes beginners make, and about 99,9% of them make it, is diving into openings without understanding the opening principles.

As a result, they memorize move sequences but lack a profound understanding of what they’re fighting for and the purpose of their moves. Not surprisingly, when their opponent deviates from the scripted moves (which happens frequently), they have no clue what to do next.

“After watching these videos, I realized how silly my openings were.” – Anirudh Gazelli

THE WAY INTO THE 1%

Conversely, when you deeply understand the opening philosophy, the objectives of the opening phase, optimal piece development, critical squares, castling decisions, and more, you’ll understand any opening you’ll learn in the future much easier. You’ll know how to punish your opponent’s mistakes, and you’ll never be like, “Hm.. what’s next?”

With strong fundamentals, you’ll be able to go much higher than anyone, who skipped this important step and quite soon found themselves hitting a plateau.

As Michael Jordan said, “Get the fundamentals down, and the level of everything you do will rise.”

HOW I’LL HELP YOU BUILD YOUR FUNDAMENTALS FUNDAMENTALLY

In this course, I’ll take you on a journey to build a solid foundation of opening principles, so that, based on it, whatever openings you learn in the future, you’ll understand it better and learn more easily.

If you’re already familiar with some openings but lack a solid grasp of the underlying principles, no worries – we’ll fill in those gaps.

“I’ve been playing chess for a couple of years and was aware of the opening principles, but this really went to the next level in cementing them!” – Matt Teer

“This was incredibly helpful. There were several principles I already used, but I did not know why. This was the first course that actually explained the reason why very well. Thank you!” – Aaron Chapman

The good news is mastering these opening principles will be very easy. They’re not numerous, and they are very logical.

At the end of the course, I’ll also recommend resources where you can learn strong and data-proven openings for White and Black.

But first, let’s learn the fundamentals fundamentally.

See you inside the course 🙂

With best wishes and love,
International Chess Grandmaster,
Avetik Grigoryan

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: The ultimate goal in chess

Lecture 3: Story of my friend

Lecture 4: What are the best squares for the pieces

Lecture 5: The center and the downtown

Lecture 6: 3 best setups

Lecture 7: Example 1

Lecture 8: Example 2

Lecture 9: The two principles

Lecture 10: Don't bring your Queen out early

Lecture 11: The exception

Lecture 12: Don’t move the pieces twice

Lecture 13: Just follow the principles

Lecture 14: Egoistic development

Lecture 15: Senseless moves with pawns

Lecture 16: What we've learned so far

Lecture 17: The unequal value of pawns

Lecture 18: The philosophies of the openings

Lecture 19: The ideas of gambits

Lecture 20: Why "Castle early" is bad advice

Lecture 21: Castling

Lecture 22: A trick for winning a tempo

Lecture 23: When to castle opposite side

Lecture 24: Don't castle just for castling

Lecture 25: The King in the center

Lecture 26: The takeaways

Lecture 27: The worst move

Lecture 28: The Knight sacrifice on move 3!

Lecture 29: A common mistake beginners make

Lecture 30: What about f4 move?

Lecture 31: f2 and f7 weaknesses

Lecture 32: c2 and c7 weaknesses

Lecture 33: Summary

Lecture 34: Congratulations!

Lecture 35: Your next move

Lecture 36: See you soon? 🙂

Instructors

GM Avetik Grigoryan
Grandmaster

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5 stars: 77 votes

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