This course is designed to fill one of the biggest gaps in chess education: how to plan in unclear positions. Step-by-step, together with the experiences chess coach you will learn how to evaluate positions, build a flexible strategy, and adjust your thinking as the position evolves — just like titled players do.
After these 12 lessons, you’ll be able to:
Understand pawn structures and their strategic impact
Build plans based on strengths, weaknesses, and imbalances
Play with clarity in open, closed, and dynamic positions
Recognize your opponent’s plans — and stop them
Transition smoothly from middlegame to endgame
Whether you're 1200 or 1800, this is the course that teaches you how to think, not just calculate.
Strategic thinking, dynamic vs. static play, planning model
Structure types, long-term weaknesses, central contro
Space control vs. overextension, how to convert space
Files, diagonals, open board strategy
Maneuvering, pawn breaks, patience in positional play
Finding and improving your worst piece to boost activity
Creating and targeting weaknesses with a long-term plan
When to break the structure — and when not to
What to do when your plan doesn't work
When to trade, simplify, or keep tension
Prophylaxis, anticipation, and plan disruption
Integrating concepts in real-time scenarios
Many club players reach the middlegame and feel unsure what to do next. Instead of following a clear plan, they wait for something to happen — often reacting rather than taking control.
If your goal is to think more clearly, create purposeful plans, and stop playing move by move, this training is designed for you.
This course does not focus on memorizing opening lines or chasing tactics. Instead, it gives you a practical decision-making framework you can rely on in every game. You’ll learn how to evaluate positions, choose strong plans, and make confident choices at the board — consistently.