What Did I Do?
I joined the Chess University Prodigy Program absolutely for FREE! Normally it cost 150 USD to participate, so I jumped on it in a heart beat. I have been very curious for a long time if this program is any good, so the whole month of July will be a very interesting journey to see if this program is worth it.
I watched the introduction session that started at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PDT) or 19:00 Norwegian time. The purpose of this session was acquaint new students to the program.
What I Have Learned
I learned about how to get started, the channel links of where to watch the live lesson and FAQ, and the schedule for this months program. Everything I needed to now was sent out as a student guide pdf file but also available on Chess University website.
What is it?
Chess University’s Prodigy Program is the world’s premier and most comprehensive online chess course designed to help adults work their way towards mastery and create chess prodigies out of youth players. One of our students, NM Christopher Yoo, became the youngest-ever chess master in American history!
By offering the highest quality of live lessons, detailed study guides, instructive homework, personalized game analysis, and unlimited guidance from our world-class team of coaches, we provide ambitious chess players a clear path to chess improvement and mastery.
The Prodigy Program is for chess players of all ages. Join the Prodigy Program if you are seeking a structured way to learn chess from the world’s foremost chess instructors.
The Team
The June 2017 Prodigy Program is taught by Kairav Joshi, Chess.com's officially #1-selling coach and President of Chess University, along with FM Dalton Perrine, FM Arne Jochens, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM Nazi Paikidze, IM Lawrence Trent, and GM Alex Yermolinsky.
Teaching Assistants Marek, Paul, and Ryan will help analyze students' games for personalized feedback
Key Areas of Study in June 2017
1500:
Evaluation based on positional imbalances.
Understanding and evaluating king safety.
Very detailed coverage of bishops and knights (bishop vs. knight imbalance).
Planning with the bishop pair advantage.
Understanding how to use a knight pair in closed or semi-open positions.
In-depth coverage of the isolated queen pawn (IQP) structure including pros and cons of the IQP, attacking with the IQP, and playing against the IQP.
Calculation and thought-process training.
Textbooks: Silman’s Complete Endgame Course by Jeremy Silman and How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition by Jeremy Silman
Why Join Prodigy Program?:
The Prodigy Program is the world’s first and only comprehensive online chess course.
The program is taught by best-selling, world-class coaches who time after time have proven their ability to help students greatly improve.
With detailed study guides, homework assignments, puzzle/quiz videos, one-on-one emailed game analysis, and guidance all in addition to the live lessons, the amount students learn each month exceeds what they would get out of 20-30 private lessons with other coaches.
Our students perform exceedingly well at tournaments and one even became the youngest-ever chess master in American history.
Five-time world champion Vishy Anand, describes our program as: “a brilliant solution for chess players around the world.”
No long-term commitment needed but we give you long-term access to course materials pertaining to the course/section you take!
This is the highest quality of chess instruction available in the world.Period.
