Getting machine-approved advantages is a good thing.

But you don’t play with machines. You play as a human. And humans can be beaten in fun and creative ways that no machine could suggest.

This week, we’re looking at jobs built to do one thing:

Get inside your opponent’s head!

Before we dive in…

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On to our new release:

4 repertoires to confuse your opponents…

A new feature that answers, “Did I play the opening correctly?”

Plus two YouTube videos to help bring your A-game to the next tournament.

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Lifetime Repertoire: Plichta’s 1.e4 – Part 1 Sicily by FM Kamil Plichta

This 1.e4 psycho-tactical repertoire doesn’t just attack the opposing Sicilian. This makes them doubt it. Created by Black-side specialist 1…c5, it equips you with ideas Black hasn’t prepared yet. The result? They are fighting on two fronts at once: your threats and their own discomfort. That’s how the game is won!

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1.Nc3: Underdog Repertoire

The plan? Create a position that feels oddly like Chess960 for Black — with 1.Nc3 and Napoleon Attack. FM Fishchuk proved it works when he beat the 300-point favorite, GM Oleksiyenko, with it. Oleksiyenko was so impressed that he had to feature it himself in the video.

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Raven Sturt’s Stirring Repertoire 1.e4 e5 – Vol. 1 by GM Raven Sturt

Take White “out of the book” before move 5… into an unbalanced structure where they play by ear and you play by understanding. The bottom line is the Bird’s Defense against Ruy Lopez and the unexplored sharp Italian. White’s best play? The machine gives them +0.3. The rest — knowledge and practical excellence — is completely yours.

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Understanding Sicilian Kan by FM Reynold Fernández & CM Rafael Alcides

Here, you get every ounce of Black’s chance of winning in Sicily in no time… and reduced accelerated heart rate. Your a6 and e6 pawns resist White’s attacks, while giving your pawns the open lines they need to develop.

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Now, here’s the question we’ve all asked:

“Did I play that opening, right?”

Now you have a definite answer! We’re the new ones Game Review Course Examination compare the moves you play in your game with your opening moves. Then it marks exactly where you deviated.

This way, every game you play becomes a diagnostic. You see the exact steps where your preparation ends, where improvisation begins, and which paths to study to close the gaps. Read on.

If you have finished ‘learning’ chess and want to practice to win…

Then visit our YouTube channel, where we welcome two people big name in chess improvement.

One shows how to slow down that aggressive 1.e4 opponent. Others share with you some of the training methods of the elite.

Watch This Video:

3 Blind Spots Making You Wrong with GM Mykhyalo Oleksiyenko

You probably know that the old advice of “check, arrest and threaten” isn’t enough. In this video, the former Ukrainian Chess Champion shows you 3 other things to “look for” to improve your tactical awareness.

How to Practice Competitive Chess with GM Ivan Sokolov

The trainer behind Uzbekistan’s 2022 Olympic gold medal shows you some of the elite’s training methods. From using opening pyramids to eliminate mid-game panic… scouting structures to discover opponents’ hidden weaknesses… to logic-based tactical training.