Description
Chess Opening Crash Course with GM Maxim Dlugy
Every club player wants to have Grandmaster-level chess opening preparation. However, once you start working on the openings you realize just how time-consuming that is!
You may spend days studying a single line, which you’ll probably never see in any of your games.
And that’s very disappointing…
The theory found in books is generally very advanced, with zillions of mainlines, sub-lines, sub-variations, off-beat lines… you name it.
To understand just a little bit of a single opening you need to go through dozens of variations, and unless you have a photographic memory that simply won’t work. Club players cannot spend months studying a single opening for black pieces.
We understand that!
How wonderful would it be to spend just 2 hours of your time to understand the main ideas and plans behind 20 different openings? Would you feel more confident playing your next game if you knew that there are no d4-lines out there that can catch you off-guard?
Well, here is your chance. GM Maxim Dlugy has compiled his 20 years of chess opening theory experience into a single crash course.
You won’t learn how to outplay Kasparov or Carlsen out of the opening. What you will learn is how to play high quality opening moves against any under 2200-Elo rated opponent. That’s exactly what most club players need!
About the Author:
Maxim Dlugy is a chess International Grandmaster born in Moscow. He moved to the United States with his family in 1977. He was an average player until his strength exploded in the early 1980s.
Always a strong speed-chess player, Dlugy was formerly ranked number one in the world by the World Blitz Chess Association.
Besides winning many international events, and being the highest rated junior player in the world from ages 15 to 20, he has represented the U.S. chess teams in international team competitions, including the Chess Olympiad, and has written articles and chess books on many different chess themes, including his own autobiographical book – ‘Grandmaster Insides’.
Recently he has proven that his practical strength is still formidable by winning two back-to-back Grandmaster Charity Blitz Championships in May of 2017 and 2018, ahead of more than a dozen other grandmasters.
How is this course going to help me?
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- What are the most important principles that allow you to get a playable position every single time?
- What is the #1 most common mistake that club players make in the opening?
- What opening lines you should play, and which lines should you completely avoid?
- How to avoid the most common opening traps in d4-lines for both white and black
- What to do after the opening
- And much more!
GM Max Dlugy has personally used these ideas and moves to beat IMs and GMs! The video course contains 22 easy-to-understand bite-sized lessons.
Carlos Garcia (verified owner) –
Simple, to the point, emphasis on ideas not moves. Excellent for intermediate tournament players like me.
James Sigmon (verified owner) –
As said every club player wants to have Grandmaster-level chess opening preparation but I think the course has to many GM type Openings but it is at a beginner level openings and not beginner type openings. Most of these openings are for 1600’s-1800’s to start to learn players from 500-1300 will get lost in most of these openings just to much theory. I do like the way these are are presented very easy to learn and get started in the openings but I would of liked Spanish & Italian games.
dustin liang (verified owner) –
Too simple and too easy for a master level. The first couple of clips are a few minutes long. The later ones are getting shorter and shorter. I paid half price. I do not think it worths the full price.
George James Suggs (verified owner) –
Loved the product and great customer service!
George James Suggs (verified owner) –
Great course!