| Interesting Endgames | Complex Middlegames | Endgame Studies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | April 9: Rook Endgames – why they are so difficult | April 27: Double-Edged Bishops | April 26: King, bishop and knight mate |
| Class 2 | April 16: Rook vs. bishop – the sharpest endgame? | May 4: Dynamic piece sacrifices in the King’s Indian Defence | May 10: Famous themes in studies |
| Class 3 | April 23: Knight vs. pawns – how the knight loses a tempo | May 11: Exchange sacrifices in the French Defence | May 17: Studies based on fortresses |
| Class 4 | April 30: 2 knights vs. pawn – understanding the most complex ending. | May 18: Exchange sacrifices - rook for bishop | May 24: Rook vs. pawn - funny movements up and down the board |
| Class 5 | May 7: 2 bishops vs. bishop & knight: Understanding why the bishop pair is strong | May 25: Nimzowitsch treatment of the Nimzo-Indian in “My System” | May 31: 2 bishops + knight vs. rook + pawn |
| Class 6 | May 14: A closer look at the Scotch Endgame with rook vs. two minor pieces | June 1: Ragozin middlegames – compensation for the dark-squared bishop | June 7: Favorite endgame studies |
| Class 7 | May 21: Bishop vs. knight – the bishop ends in zugzwang! | June 8: Queen sacrifices for long-term compensation | June 14: 2 bishops vs. knight + pawn |
| Class 8 | May 28: Knight vs. pawn – Lord of the rings | June 15: AlphaZero’s superior strategies vs. Stockfish 8 | June 21: Introduction to the work of Alexey Troitzky |
| Class 9 | June 4: Rook + bishop vs. rook + knight: Fischer’s favorite | June 22: Pawn sacrifices for the initiative – examples from Alekhine’s games | June 28: King + queen versus king + pawn(s) |
| Class 10 | June 11: Understanding the Berlin Wall | June 29: Carlsbad Structure in the QGD – classical approach to AlphaZero’s inventive treatment | July 5: Studies with odd piece configurations |
| Class 11 | June 18: Mating attacks in endgames | July 6: Exchange sacrifices – rook for knight | July 12: Pawn endgames with a twist! |
| Class 12 | June 25: Opposite-colored bishops – the most strategic endgame | July 13: The risky strategy with Na5 in the Grunfeld Indian Defence | July 19: Scrutinizing the studies of Richard Reti |
| Class 13 | July 2: Queen vs. rook + pawn | July 20: The Mar del Plata Variation in the KID | July 26: Favorite endgame studies (part 2) |
| Class 14 | July 9: The Ragozin endgame | July 27: Semi-Slav (and Slav) structures after c4-c5 | August 3: Queen + bishop vs. queen |
| Class 15 | July 16: Knight endgames – the barrier | August 3: Positional queen sacrifices (part 2) | August 10: Queen + knight vs. queen |
| Class 16 | July 23: Endgames with rook vs. two minor pieces | August 10: The Stonewall – a complete overview with new insights | August 17: Surprise transformation into a pawn endgame |
| Class 17 | July 30: Rook + bishop versus rook | August 17: The Maroczy structure | October 26: Bishop/Knight + pawn vs. rook |
| Class 18 | August 6: The Carlsbad endgame | August 24: The Hedgehog | November 2: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 1) |
| Class 19 | August 13: Bishop versus pawns | August 31: Positional queen sacrifices (part 3) | November 9: b6-c7 vs. Ka8-b7: Successful setup for a draw/win |
| Class 20 | August 20: Rook versus knight – the basics with few or no pawns | September 14: The Exchange Slav | November 16: A study composer’s finest moment! (part 2) |
| Class 21 | August 27: Rook endgames – rook vs. 1-2 pawns | September 21: Volga Gambit – typical middlegame structures | November 23: Queen trapped in the corner |
| Class 22 | September 3: Rook endgames – rook vs. 2 pawns | September 28: Blumenfeld Gambit | November 30: A study composer’s finest moment! (part 3) |
| Class 23 | September 10: Rook endgames – rook vs. 3 or more pawns | October 5: Typical Benoni middlegame structures | December 7: 1-2 pieces chase the king around (Part 1) |
| Class 24 | September 17: Rook endgames – 3 vs 3, +1 on the queenside | October 12: Other Benonis and transformations from KID | December 14: A study composer’s finest moment! (part 4) |
| Class 25 | September 24: Rook endgames – positions with one pawn | December 28: 1-2 pieces chase the king around (Part 2) | |
| Class 26 | October 1: Rook endgames – 2 pawns extra: f + h | January 4, 2021: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 5) | |
| Class 27 | October 8: Rook endgames – 2 pawns vs. 1 | January 11: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 6) | |
| Class 28 | October 15: Rook endgames – Positions with many pawns | January 18: Kb3 vs. Kb1, rook versus queen works! | |
| Class 29 | January 25: Kb3 vs. Kb1, rook versus queen works! (Part 2) | ||
| Class 30 | February 1: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 7) | ||
| Class 31 | February 8: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 8) | ||
| Class 32 | February 15: Checkmates with names (part 1) | ||
| Class 33 | February 22: Horwitz & Kling 1851 | ||
| Class 34 | March 1: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 9) | ||
| Class 35 | March 8: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 10) | ||
| Class 36 | March 15: Epaulette mates (part 1) | ||
| Class 37 | March 22: Epaulette mates (part 2) | ||
| Class 38 | March 29: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 11) | ||
| Class 39 | April 5: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 12) | ||
| Class 40 | April 12: Checkmates with names (part 2) | ||
| Class 41 | April 19: Epaulette mates (part 3) | ||
| Class 42 | April 26: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 13) | ||
| Class 43 | May 3: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 14) | ||
| Class 44 | May 10: Checkmates with names (part 3) | ||
| Class 45 | May 17: Epaulette mates (part 4) | ||
| Class 46 | May 24: Epaulette mates (part 5) | ||
| Class 47 | May 31: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 15) | ||
| Class 48 | June 7: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 16) | ||
| Class 49 | June 14: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 17) | ||
| Class 50 | June 21: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 18) | ||
| Class 51 | June 28: Centurini’s rule/theme | ||
| Class 52 | July 5: Knightmares! (Part 1) | ||
| Class 53 | July 12: Knightmares! (Part 2) | ||
| Class 54 | July 19: Knightmares! (Part 3) | ||
| Class 55 | July 26: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 19) | ||
| Class 56 | August 2: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 20) | ||
| Class 57 | August 9: Castling! (Part 1) | ||
| Class 58 | August 16: Castling! (Part 2) | ||
| Class 59 | August 23: Stamma Style Puzzles (Part 1) | ||
| Class 60 | August 30: Stamma Style Puzzles (Part 2) | ||
| Class 61 | September 13: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 21) | ||
| Class 62 | September 20: A study composer’s finest moment! (Part 22) | ||
| Class 63 | September 27: King, rook and knight mate! (Part 1) | ||
| Class 64 | October 4: King, rook and knight mate! (Part 2) |
