Beyond the Basics 1 Build Up Your Chess + PGN Mar 09, 2026

These 24 Active-Learning Lessons Add
Structure To Your Chess Study —
So Your Effort Pays Off

A former world #3 “transformed himself” into a self-paced course that tells you what to train, in what order, and exactly how. The result? You stop wasting time on scattered study… while building real strength across 6 core chess skills!

You know this underrated player.

They know a ton. When a Grandmaster drops a puzzle in a Youtube video, they answer fast like a computer. They drill courses day in and day out. And yet… their rating barely moves.

Their drive is real. And so is their talent! They crush people when they’re “on.” But the gains don’t stick, because their training is scattered.

GM Artur Yusupov fixes this exact problem. In Beyond The Basics 1: Build Up Your Chess, he gives your chess study a firm structure.

24 hands-on chapters. 6 core chess skills. One immersive course.

So you can break out of the advanced plateau, and reach expert status with zero wasted effort.

Yusupov teaches you how to blow up the enemy king’s castle.

A defender pawn is sticking its head out?
You won’t think twice about sacking a
piece if it strips their king of cover

You use little tactics to get “free moves” and improve your pieces… building your numbers advantage up to crushing proportions!

You’ll stay alert for moves like 1.Rb3! — a
tempo-gaining rook lift to the 3rd rank that
sets up a 4v1 kingside power play

And when the board grows crowded, you find your redundant piece. Then you trade it for the opponent’s best one, turning an even exchange into profit!

Starting with 1.Bc2, you exchange your
bad bishop for Black’s excellent one

The best part?

You Can Trust That Every Lesson
Moves Your Game Up A Level

Here’s why:

You may have heard of Yusupov.

3-time World Championship candidate. Peaked at #3 next to champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.