9/5/2025 – Grandmaster Lubomir Ftacnik presents a personal chess course that draws on his decades of playing at the top level and later experience as a coach, aiming to teach what he now understands more deeply than during his competitive career. Instead of overwhelming students with the endless information available in databases, he focuses on highlighting the most important principles—how to evaluate positions, avoid common mistakes, and understand underlying features of the game. The course covers key aspects of openings, middlegames, and endgames, always stressing practical understanding to help players make better decisions at the board.
new: Fritz 20
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Whether you‘re a beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an advanced player ready to refine your strategic edge, this comprehensive course will transform the way you think about chess. Struggling with chess improvement? Stuck memorising openings without real understanding? Whether you‘re a beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an advanced player ready to refine your strategic edge, this comprehensive course will transform the way you think about chess. Taught by Lubomir Ftacnik, Grandmaster and experienced coach, this video course covers the entire spectrum of chess strategy and positional play – from mastering piece coordination and pawn structures to building winning plans and dominating the endgame.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Speed & Restriction
Grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller, one of the world’s leading endgame experts, guides you step by step through everything you need to know in this second volume.
€39.90
Fundamentals of Positional Play and Strategy
by Lubomir Ftacnik
Struggling with chess improvement? Stuck memorising openings without real understanding? Whether you‘re a beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an advanced player ready to refine your strategic edge, this comprehensive course will transform the way you think about chess. Taught by Lubomir Ftacnik, Grandmaster and experienced coach, this video course covers the entire spectrum of chess strategy and positional play – from mastering piece coordination and pawn structures to building winning plans and dominating the endgame.
You’ll learn how to think like a master, so you never feel lost at the board again.
Develop a rock-solid positional foundation
Understand when to attack, defend, or manoeuvre
Master key strategic concepts that drive every great move
Outplay opponents who rely only on tricks and calculation
No more guesswork. No more random moves. Just pure strategic clarity that will give you an edge in every game. If you’re serious about becoming a stronger, more confident chess player, this is the course for you.
Whether you‘re a beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an advanced player ready to refine your strategic edge, this comprehensive course will transform the way you think about chess. Struggling with chess improvement? Stuck memorising openings without real understanding? Whether you‘re a beginner looking for a clear roadmap or an advanced player ready to refine your strategic edge, this comprehensive course will transform the way you think about chess. Taught by Lubomir Ftacnik, Grandmaster and experienced coach, this video course covers the entire spectrum of chess strategy and positional play – from mastering piece coordination and pawn structures to building winning plans and dominating the endgame.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Speed & Restriction
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
“Mate is great!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “The 8th rank” – Andy Woodward analyses his game against Magnus Carlsen from TePe Sigeman 2026, “A modern Nimzo-Indian” – Andrei Volokitin introduces readers to "his" system and much more!
Chess is a concrete game. There is no way around training your calculation skills. Improve your visualization, pattern recognition and learn calculation techniques such as reciprocal thinking with this course.
This compact course is designed specifically for practical play. Instead of overwhelming you with endless theory, it focuses on the critical lines, typical plans, and recurring tactical ideas.
Slav and Semi-Slav Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains a total of 11 766 games from Mega 2026 or the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 1136 are annotated.
€9.90
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