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A collection of six courses by GM Andrés Rodríguez to expand your opening repertoire, discover brilliant combinations, and improve your understanding of pawn structures and piece trades.
6 lessons · 9.0 h of video
Adding Ideas to the Opening Repertoire
The beauty of combinations
Spanish and Italian Games with d3
Pawn Structure
Exchange Variations
The Jobava System: ideas for Black
Stage 1 brings together six courses by Grandmaster Andrés Rodríguez, designed to help you better understand key areas of chess and apply new ideas in your own games.
Throughout this collection you will learn to enrich your opening repertoire, recognize combinations and tactical resources, interpret different pawn structures, and make better decisions when trading pieces. You will also study concrete setups to face the Ruy López and Italian Game with 1.d3 and develop a dynamic Black repertoire against the Jobava System.
Each course combines clear explanations, strategic concepts, and practical examples, with the goal of not just adding new variations, but truly understanding the ideas hidden behind each position.
An ideal proposal for players looking to expand their knowledge, organize their repertoire, and improve their overall understanding of the game guided by one of the leading figures of Uruguayan chess.
Grandmaster Andrés Rodríguez Vila is the best Uruguayan player of all time. Alongside his playing career, he specializes in chess teaching and improvement across all levels, placing special emphasis on working with young talents and high performance. His educational activities take place mainly in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico, but he has also given lectures and courses in countries as diverse as Chile, Colombia and Spain. He has worked across the entire chess education pyramid, from beginner level to preparing Olympic Teams, and is widely recognized as an expert in intensive high-performance courses and tournament preparation. 1996 1997 Appointed general coordinator of high performance at the Ruy López chess school in Villa Martelli (Bs.As-Arg), and for over 20 years he has specialized in training chess players, delivering countless lectures, intensive courses, regular courses, tournament preparation, etc. 2010 and to this day, he is in demand for recording videos for various sites and platforms. 2019 - 2026 Co-founder and Director of Ajedrez Latino. www.ajedrezlatino.com Co-founder of Academia Míjail Tal https://www.academiatal.com/ 2020 High Performance Coordinator for Fenamac (Mexico). He stands out as a pioneer in online coaching. He currently works intensively in online education and in the preparation (intensive and regular courses) of top talents in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and other countries. He has coached several world champions and top players, such as WGM Deysi Cori, GM Jorge Cori, GM Alan Pichot, GM Diego Flores, GM Leo Krysa, GM Robert Hungasky, GM Leo Tristán, GM Luis Supi, WGM Candela Francisco, just to name a few.
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