First half, a lesson in “signs and symptoms of tactics” with a

Ben starts with an experiment suggested by GM Noël Studer, showing why

Fighting back from tough positions. See this game (Norwegian commentary) where Carlsen

In the first half, James picks some instructive positions from the group’s

Two highly instructive games against Maia (1700 setting).

(Short network glitch at start.) Discussion on when and why we underperform.

A deep dive into the Classical Dutch. Here’s Sue’s collection of Lichess

First half, Kraig walks through a recent OTB game in the French.

First half theme, “Mistakes we make instead of castling.” We look at

First half: Ben shares two games, asking, “Why was this lost?” and

An introduction to the Old Benoni (1 d4 c5), with 3 example

Tactics from Ben, losses from James, an OTB game from Kraig, and

First half, several interesting positions on the theme of defending. Second half,

With all four coaches, but no students, we chose to watch Kraig

Topic = “Transitioning into winning endgames”. Colin shares some examples from masters