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08/24/2026

Wesley So casually wins another Sinquefield Cup, drops a new course 🤩

08/24/2026

Have you seen Wesley beating 1.e4? 🤯

08/24/2026

Black averaging 49% against 1.e4 won't raise your eyebrows.

But Wesley So isn't your average grandmaster.

He's the 5th highest rated player in chess history, with a peak rating of 2822.

And most important for you:

Wesley is your best role model when it comes to beating 1.e4 from a position of strength.

He opened with nothing but 1.e4 until he was 15. Then he found himself needing a solid answer against the king's pawn game.

He tried the Sicilian. The French Defense, too. But his finest results came with the solid 1...e5.

At the 2016 Baku Olympiad, he ground down the Italian Game in Round 8 to bring home double-gold.

At the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, he had all the answers to the Ruy Lopez, sealing his first super-tournament win.

Wesley also won the 2016 London Chess Classic, 2026 American Cup, 2026 Sinquefield Cup, and 3 U.S Championships. All on the back of 1.e4 e5.

How does he do it? And like him, how do you reach that point where 1.e4 stops being a problem you must solve?

That's what Wesley So's Elite 1.e4 e5 - Part 1 is for.

It's the repertoire that keeps you ironclad against the king's pawn game, takes over the initiative from an airtight position, and leaves Black's 49% average in the dust.

Let a peak 2822-rated GM show you how to neutralize 1.e4 with 1...e5 — and crush Black's 49% average.

Shop Wesley So's Elite 1.e4 e5 while it's on introductory sale ⏩ https://www.chessable.com/wesley-sos-elite-1e4-e5-part-1/course/429683/

08/21/2026

Tired of the endless 1.d4 grind against the Queen's Gambit and London System?

It’s time to slash the theoretical overhead and catch 1.d4 players completely off guard with Austrian Defense: Simplified!

By playing 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5, you unleash a dangerous weapon seen in only ~2% of games. Right on move two, you flip the script: White is forced to make tough, unfamiliar decisions while you execute natural, intuitive plans. No endless move-memorization needed; just clean piece activity, open files, and lasting positional advantages.

Learn from a World-Class GM & WGM Duo!
🏆 GM Valentin Dragnev (Austria’s #2 player) engineered this repertoire with meticulous care. He even battle-tested these positions against 1600–2300 rated players, integrating their actual thought processes so you know exactly how real opponents will react.
🏆 WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (Former Youth World Champion & top-tier commentator) brings the repertoire to life in 10+ hours of video lessons, making complex ideas effortlessly digestible.

Whether you're looking for a low-prep main weapon or a lethal surprise repertoire, this course turns White’s standard setup into a minefield.

Shop ⏩ https://www.chessable.com/austrian-defense-simplified/course/371583/

08/21/2026

Have you ever wondered which courses does the Chessable community trust the most?

We pulled internal data from over 10 years and nearly 2,000 courses to find out which ones do chess improvers keep coming back to.

Here are Chessable's Top 5 Best-Selling Courses of all time:
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08/19/2026

White has a better endgame here: a passed pawn on the d-file and control of the only open file.

Can you find the winning plan?

08/18/2026

White to move. Can you checkmate in 3 moves?

08/18/2026

Want to play the Sicilian Defense without turning chess into a full-time study job? ♟️⚡

It's ok to not be ready for hundreds of variations of Najdorf and Dragon. More so when you can counterpunch on move 4 with The Combative & Compact Grivas Sicilian!

By unearthing the rare 4...Qb6 (played in only 2% of games!), you immediately hijack the initiative: forcing White’s knight to retreat, gaining tempos, and setting the pace. Your entire game plan simplifies into 3 repeatable, principle-based plays:

🔥 A central ...d7-d5 strike to tear down White’s center
🔥 A heavy-artillery c-file attack down the main highway
🔥 A dark-square Dragon setup that leaves White defenseless

Learn from a course-creation insider! 🧠

Author FM Christoph von Puttkamer has served as a Chessable Publishing Manager, overseeing the production of hundreds of courses. He knows what makes a course stand out.

With a 18-variation Quickstarter ready for weekend play, prioritized anti-Sicilian coverage, and just 200+ streamlined lines (not 1,000!), you'll be launching attacks White never sees coming.

Stop avoiding 1.e4 or suffering under mountain loads of theory. Make the Grivas Sicilian your new secret weapon today!
Shop ⏩ https://www.chessable.com/the-combative-compact-grivas-sicilian/course/379921/

08/17/2026

A new course by a beloved Chessable author and cognitive scientist is here! ♟️🧠💡

Ever finish a great opening, look at a totally fine position on move 12, and suddenly freeze up thinking: "What on earth do I do now?"

You drift, get impatient, make an "okay-looking" move, and 15 moves later your position completely collapses into a "How did this happen?!" nightmare.

It’s time to break that cycle forever with The Foundational Concepts of Positional Play!

Dr. Can Kabadayi is back to replace the guesswork with a simple, battle-tested two-stage master plan: identify the real weaknesses in any position, then coordinate your pieces to systematically destroy them.

Here is why this course is a complete game-changer for your chess:
🧠 From "Nothing Happening" to Total Domination: Learn how to turn dead-even, quiet positions into forced wins while your opponent plays willy-nilly.
🧠 Master the 3 Irreversible Decisions: Gain complete clarity on when to exchange pieces, what to capture with, and when to push your pawns.
🧠 No Info-Overwhelm: Step-by-step coordination exercises teach 2 to 4 of your pieces to work as a lethal unit.

Learn from a master of chess AND human learning.

Dr. Can Kabadayi isn't just an award-winning author with over 12 top-rated courses; he’s a cognitive scientist who used his own learning frameworks to go from 0 to 2153 Elo as an adult. He knows exactly how the adult brain retains chess concepts and breaks down complex positional play into simple, actionable skills you can use under clock pressure.

Stop drifting aimlessly in the middlegame. Get a clear, confident answer to "What do I do now?" every single game!
Shop ⏩ https://www.chessable.com/the-foundational-concepts-of-positional-play/course/372122/