nirj's Courses

Taimanov Sicilian

Community

Aman Hambleton's (GM, Chessbrah) Taimanov Sicilian as Black vs 1.e4, distilled from his rating speedrun into 13 lines. Core ...a6/...Qc7/...Nf6/...b5 queenside expansion, adapted to every White try: English Attack, Alapin, Morra, Maroczy Bind, Closed, McDonnell.

by nirj  · 2mo ago

King's Indian Attack (Condensed Themes)

Community

Aman Hambleton's (GM, Chessbrah) King's Indian Attack as White, distilled from his rating speedrun into 10 core lines. One universal setup - always 1.e4, then d3, Nd2, g3, Bg2, O-O, h3, Kh2 - meets everything Black plays: e5, Caro-Kann, French, Sicilian, Scandinavian, Petrov.

by nirj  · 1mo ago

King's Indian Defense (Condensed Themes)

Community

Aman Hambleton's (GM, Chessbrah) King's Indian Defense as Black, distilled from his rating speedrun into 10 core lines. One universal setup - ...g6, Bg7, d6, Nf6, O-O - answers everything White throws at it: 1.e4, 1.d4, Trompowsky, London, Austrian Attack, Four Pawns, Fianchetto.

by nirj  · 1mo ago

Slav vs. non-E4

Community

Two-pillar Slav system from live lichess 1200–1600 rapid data (not master theory), matched to real chess.com 900–1200 opponents. Pillar 1: true Slav vs 2.c4 (~35% of games). Pillar 2: universal early ...Bf5 setup vs London/Veresov/slow e3 (~57%) — one plan, no extra prep.

by nirj  · 11h ago