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Rules & objectives

Beginner Foundations

Check, checkmate, stalemate, draw conditions

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How pieces move

Beginner Foundations

Legal moves, captures, special moves overview

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Special rules

Beginner Foundations

Castling, en passant, promotion (when/why)

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Basic mating patterns I

Beginner Foundations

Back rank, ladder mate, queen+king mate ideas

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Basic mating patterns II

Beginner Foundations

Rook+king mate ideas, "box the king" concept

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Principles of good play

Beginner Foundations

Development, king safety, center control, avoid blunders

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Forks

Beginner Tactics

Creating double attacks; common knight forks

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Pins

Beginner Tactics

Absolute vs relative; winning material via pinned pieces

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Skewers

Beginner Tactics

Reverse pins; typical bishop/rook skewer setups

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Discovered attacks

Beginner Tactics

Discovered check, discovered attack, discovered double

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Hanging pieces & simple combinations

Beginner Tactics

"Undefended piece" logic; 1–2 move wins

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Check threats & forcing moves

Beginner Tactics

Checks/captures/threats; basic calculation routine

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Opening principles

Beginner Openings

Develop, castle, connect rooks, don't hunt pawns

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Basic opening traps awareness

Beginner Openings

Avoid early queen adventures; typical "cheap tricks"

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Simple White repertoire

Beginner Openings

One system-based setup (e.g., London/Italian principles)

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Simple Black repertoire

Beginner Openings

Responses to e4 and d4 built around principles

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King activity & opposition

Beginner Endgames

Why the king is a fighting piece

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K+P vs K basics

Beginner Endgames

Key squares, opposition, promotion technique

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Simple mates

Beginner Endgames

Q+K vs K and R+K vs K method

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Basic rook endgame ideas

Beginner Endgames

Rook behind passed pawn; cut-off king concept

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Candidate moves

Intermediate Calculation

Generating options systematically

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Forcing line calculation

Intermediate Calculation

Checks/captures/threats first, then quiet moves

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Visualization & pruning

Intermediate Calculation

Avoid "analysis paralysis"; stop rules

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Tactical defense

Intermediate Calculation

Finding opponent threats; "what changed?" method

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Time management

Intermediate Calculation

Practical thinking times for rapid/classical

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Deflection

Intermediate Tactics

Removing defenders; decoying pieces away

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Overloading

Intermediate Tactics

One defender, two jobs; exploit with tempo

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Interference

Intermediate Tactics

Blocking lines; "zwischenzug" (in-between move)

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Clearance & attraction

Intermediate Tactics

Clearing squares/files/diagonals for tactics

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Sacrifice patterns

Intermediate Tactics

Greek gift concept, exchange sacs for initiative (intro)

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Pawn structures

Intermediate Middlegame

Isolated pawn, doubled pawns, pawn chains; plans

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Weak squares & outposts

Intermediate Middlegame

Creating/occupying; trade decisions

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Open files & rooks

Intermediate Middlegame

Penetration, 7th rank, doubling

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Good vs bad bishops

Intermediate Middlegame

Color complexes; when to trade bishops

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Prophylaxis

Intermediate Middlegame

Anticipate opponent plan; restrict counterplay

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Opening to middlegame transition

Intermediate Openings

Identify pawn structure early

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Repertoire building

Intermediate Openings

Choose openings that match style; model games

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Anti-theory practical lines

Intermediate Openings

Avoid memorization; playable systems

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Rook endgames basics

Intermediate Endgames

Activity, cut-off king, passed pawn technique

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Minor-piece endgames basics

Intermediate Endgames

Knight vs bishop themes; outside passer concept

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Deep forcing analysis

Expert Calculation

Multi-branch calculation; evaluation checkpoints

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Quiet move tactics

Expert Calculation

"Only move" resources; improving move in combos

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Defensive calculation

Expert Calculation

Fortress, perpetual, resource hunting

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Complex exchanges & simplification

Expert Calculation

When to trade; converting advantages

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Practical engine-like thinking

Expert Calculation

Candidate ordering; blunder-check protocol

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Initiative & tempo

Expert Middlegame

Convert initiative into material/structure; don't let it die

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Dynamic imbalances

Expert Middlegame

Space vs development; bishop pair vs structure

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Exchange sacrifices (advanced)

Expert Middlegame

Positional exchange sacs; typical compensation

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King safety attacks

Expert Middlegame

Attacking "zones"; removing defenders; open lines

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Endgame-oriented strategy

Expert Middlegame

Steering middlegame toward favorable endgames

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Repertoire architecture

Expert Openings

Mainlines + backups; transpositions

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Opponent prep

Expert Openings

Building a scouting file; targeted sidelines

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Novelty planning

Expert Openings

Where to innovate; what "practical novelty" means

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Typical structures mastery

Expert Openings

Play structures, not moves; structure dossiers

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Advanced rook endgames

Expert Endgames

Active defense, checking distance, cutting off

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Pawn races & triangulation

Expert Endgames

Tempo play; zugzwang creation

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Complex minor-piece endgames

Expert Endgames

Opposite-color bishops dynamics; fortress ideas

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Queen endgames basics

Expert Endgames

Perpetual motifs; king safety; pawn shield

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Tournament training plan

Expert Training

6-week plan; tactical volume + opening refresh

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Post-game review workflow

Expert Training

Error taxonomy; convert mistakes into training sets

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