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A practical journey through strategic ideas, attacking plans, and thematic sacrifices across six masterclasses.
6 lessons · 12.0 h of video
Attacking like AlphaZero
Advance Variations: French and Caro-Kann
Pawn Expansions
Fegatello
London System and Trompowsky: how to face them
Queen sacrifices
Masterclass Chess: Ideas, Plans and Sacrifices brings together six classes dedicated to strategic, tactical, and opening themes, explored through concrete games and examples.
Throughout the course, different ways of understanding and handling complex positions are explored: ideas in the London System and Trompowsky, tactical resources of the Fegatello attack, queen sacrifices, pawn expansions, structures derived from Advance variations in the French and Caro-Kann, and attacking concepts inspired by AlphaZero's style.
The pack includes content by GM Andrés Rodríguez, GM Diego Flores, and GM Leandro Krysa, combining conceptual explanation, game analysis, and supplementary material.
The goal is for students not to simply memorize lines, but to incorporate ideas, patterns, plans, and practical resources they can recognize and apply in their own games.
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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GM Diego Flores is one of the leading figures in contemporary Argentine chess. He earned his Grandmaster title in 2008 and reached a peak FIDE rating of 2634. A multiple Argentine champion—matching Miguel Najdorf's historic record of titles—he has represented his country in seven Chess Olympiads and won the 2018 Dubai Open. He combines a deep chess culture with a remarkable ability to convey complex ideas clearly.
Peak Elo: 2549. Coaching experience: -I am a FIDE Trainer. -Coach for the Brazilian Women's Team at the 2018 Batumi Olympiad (Georgia). -Prepared the Equatorial Guinea Open and Women's National Teams for the 2026 Samarkand Olympiad (Uzbekistan). -I have been teaching adults and kids for 17 years. -Taught lessons at the renowned Argentine clubs Hebraica and Obras AySA. -Coach at Fenamac (Mexican Chess Federation) between 2020 and 2021. -Author of "El método Krysa" : https://es.scribd.com/document/464542455/307-Resumen-Metodo-Krysa Playing experience: I have been a Grandmaster since 2017. Notable games: -Draw against Fabiano Caruana (World Top Ten) https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1859949 -Draw against Veselin Topalov (Former World Champion) https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1859999 -Draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (World Top Ten) https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1990841 -Upcoming Argentine representative at the 2026 ENC (Saudi Arabia, November). -Member of the Argentine Olympic Team in 2022 (India) and 2024 (Hungary). -Participated in the 2017 World Cup (Eliminated by GM Li Chao, 1.5 to 0.5) and 2021 (Eliminated by GM Quesada Perez, 1.5 to 0.5). -Portuguese Team League Champion in 2023, 2024, and 2025. -2025 Argentine Blitz Champion.
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