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Adult & Competitive Academy • ELO 1000 – 2400+

Competitive Coaching & Grandmaster Masterclasses

Engineered for adult improvers, serious club competitors, and titled aspirants. Master modern opening repertoire architecture, deep candidate move calculation, technical endgame conversions, and classical tournament psychology.

Curriculum by Skill Level

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Filter academy cohorts by your competitive level—from adult foundational improvers to professional championship competitors:

Grandmaster Performance Division

Professional & Championship Player Training Wing

Dedicated training for FIDE 2200+, National Championship contenders, and titled Grandmaster / IM norm aspirants. Directed personally by GM Alex Petrov (2784 FIDE) with dual Stockfish 17 & LCZero novelty research, closed master sparring, and psychological match strategy.

Neural Novelty Prep Custom Leela & Stockfish tree analysis

FIDE Norm Campaigns Official CM, FM, and IM norm targets

Championship Sparring FIDE rated classical match simulations

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Instructional Tiers by Level

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Performance Framework

The 4 Pillars of Competitive Chess

Our training syllabus discards passive memorization. We train high-pressure cognitive calculation and engine-verified precision.

Repertoire Architecture

Build personalized white and black opening trees tested against Stockfish 16 & Leela Chess Zero. Understand strategic concepts behind moves rather than rote lines.

Calculation & Candidate Pruning

Drill multi-move tactical combinations without touching pieces. Eliminate board blindness, prune irrelevant candidate moves, and calculate with calm clarity.

Endgame Technical Conversion

Master the Lucena, Philidor, and Vancura rook complexes. Convert microscopic positional pawn advantages into decisive classical tournament victories.

Tournament Psychology

Master clock management under 30-second increment scrambles, handle psychological fatigue in double-round weekends, and maintain composure in Swiss pairings.

Classical Scoresheet Post-Mortem Bureau

Submit Your Tournament Scoresheets for GM Review

Played a weekend FIDE congress or rated club match? Do not let blunders repeat themselves. Our titled faculty annotates every move, pinpoints critical psychological turning points, and generates an engine-verified diagnostic dossier with a 30-minute private video debrief.

STEP 01 Upload PGN or Scoresheet Photo

STEP 02 Move-by-Move Engine & GM Review

STEP 03 Video Consultation & Training Plan

Game Analysis Consultation

Annotated PGN file + 30-min live video debrief with IM Vance.

$50.00 / game Submit Game for Review

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Resident Coaching Faculty

All instructors hold official FIDE coaching certification and international playing credentials.

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