checkmatematt's Courses

Modern Scandinavian - Portuguese Gambit

Community

Part 3 of my 6 part Modern Scandi repertoire. A fantastic gambit that is played all the way up to GM level. The aim is to lure white into playing pawn moves while we develop quickly, then sacrifice pieces to finish the game.

by checkmatematt  · 3mo ago

Anti-Londons

Community

We all hate the London System. In this course, we learn how to crush it in all its variants: Accelerated, Classical and Jobava-Rapport.

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago

Modern Scandinavian - Scandinavian Gambit

Community

Part 2 of my 6 part Modern Scandi repertoire. Deadly response when white gets greedy and tries to hold on to their pawn on d5.

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago

Modern Scandinavian - Alekhine Variation

Community

Part 1 of my 6 part Modern Scandi repertoire. These are the most common lines in the Modern Scandinavian at amateur level. White will almost always be out of book, so learn these well!

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago

Scandinavian Defence - Closed + Counter-Gambits

Community

Part 5 of my 6 part Modern Scandi repertoire. The Closed Scandinavian. White gives us more space in the centre and we tend to get a great position, but can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing! Also includes a few lines in the Tennison Gambit and Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago

Benoni Defence & Benko Gambit

Community

The Benoni is a classical way to meet the Queen's Gambit setup. Leads to relatively sharp positional battles and winning chances for both sides.

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago

Modern Scandinavian - Secondary Lines

Community

Part 4 of my 6 part Modern Scandi repertoire. This course covers the less common lines we may encounter in the Modern Scandinavian.

by checkmatematt  · 3w ago