Breaking 1000 by Solveig Friberg

Your Journey to 1000 Starts Now

If you’re just starting out on your chess journey, then the 1000-rating barrier can look daunting. A lot of courses by chess masters forget the beginner’s struggle and teach as if it’s all obvious. But with this course, you’ll learn from someone who started the game late, rose through the ranks quickly, and still remembers all the hurdles to jump.

After studying this course, you’ll be crushing your friends, family and maybe even a few members of your chess club.

Solveig Friberg, also known by her social media handle RookieRedhead, knows exactly how difficult it is. But she also knows how it can be achieved – because she did it herself!

Inspired by Magnus Carlsen’s 2021 World Championship match, Friberg took up the royal game as a working adult and has skyrocketed her rating over 1500. Now, she’s here to show you how you can crack the 1,000 rating yourself. She knows exactly how hard it can be to improve at chess when you have a busy life. This is the course that will make your journey from beginner a lot easier.

Through instructive games and examples, you’ll be walked through the most important principles for playing good chess. You’ll develop healthy openings through good habits and solid principles, keeping your king safe and bringing all of your pieces into the game.

Central control is key

In the course, you’ll learn:

👩🏻‍🦰The most critical tactical motifs starting with the most basic building blocks
👩🏻‍🦰 How to pounce on your opponent’s tactical errors
👩🏻‍🦰 Middlegame plans, so you’ll know where your pieces want to be
👩🏻‍🦰 Crucial endgames, giving you the tools to convert a winning position – or save a losing one!

Material is equal but Black is much better – can you see why?

Solveig is an adult improver and professional educator from Norway who streams regularly on Twitch. She was inspired to take up playing chess by a certain Norwegian World Champion and after playing for only two years, she sports a FIDE rating of 1570. She regularly commentates in English and Norwegian and has commentated for Norwegian TV.