Secrets of Chess Geometry 2 Dance of the Pieces + PGN HQ Jun 16, 2025

See The Hidden Links That Make Up
Tactics — Then Hit Them With These
Signature Piece Moves

Dive into the Secrets of Chess Geometry 2! This advanced tactics course shows you the hidden link behind brilliant combinations. From three-point connections to matrix boards — you’ll hit key squares using these signature moves of each piece. You’ll craft tactics that look like magic but are calculated to perfection!

Just like this:

Your knight blocks the just right lines and
hits just the right squares, allowing your
queen to bring down the hammer!

What if the hidden lines and squares behind brilliancies lit up for you? How many double-exclam moves would you play every single day?

If this sounds like your kind of game, then Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is your man.

He made history as the first African-American GM — a legacy built on fearless, tactical chess.

He won tough events like the Bermuda Open and the 2001 and 2002 Foxwoods Open.

As a coach, Ashley led Harlem teams like the Raging Rooks to national championships.

As a commentator, he’s brought the World Championship and the Grand Chess Tour to life… combining ESPN energy with a gift for explaining deep moves.

If you’ve ever looked at a GM tactic and thought,

“How Did They See That!?”

Maurice Ashley gives you answers.

Let’s walk you through his course:

First, he gives you a quick tour of the “real secrets” to chess tactics — the core geometric ideas which made part one a fan favorite.

Actual Secrets!
“I have read a lot of books that claim “secret” knowledge, but they wasn’t anything new. This actually has a secret!! I am one chapter in and already love what am learning.”

— Spaxxxkey

Chasing a distant pawn with your king? You’ll bend time and distance with the Matrix Board, and reach your target in time.

You’ll spot collinear pieces to set up pins, skewers, and double attacks with ease. And you’ll fine-tune your radar for the concurrent square — the tactical hotspot where you threaten three or more pieces at once.

Now that you can see how squares and pieces line up for a shot, Ashley shows you how to hit them.

You’ll weave through ranks, files, diagonals — and uncover the hidden choreography behind the most magical tactics.

From the Z-maneuver which keeps the checks going until the opponent taps out…

With one z-maneuver after another,
White herds the black king into
a lethal alignment

The X-shaped cross pin which freezes — not two, but three — of your opponent’s most valuable pieces…

To the attacking triangle, where two connected pieces gang up on one. No escape.

In just two chapters, you’ll be stacking these building blocks into brilliance, just like this…

You’ll combine tactical triangles, zigzags,
and pins into a harmonious attack

Now the groundwork is in place! So Ashley zooms in on how each piece dances.

He lays out the unique rhythms of the rook, bishop, queen, knight, and king. Using vivid metaphors and names, he helps you recognize each of their signature moves.

So the geometry sticks, and the tactics click!

🔥 Reverse a -9 position with right-angle attacks and cutoffs with your rooks.

🔥 Trip up defenders by playing “ring around the rosie” with your bishop. You’ll waltz along the same squares, while squeezing out concessions at every turn.

🔥 Sweep the board with lateral swings, diagonal retreats, and other queen moves even 2800-elites miss.

Not even a former world #2 can stand
against White’s La Dame enragée

🔥 Up a knight but facing a dangerous passed pawn? Trap it in the Philidor circuit.

🔥 And flip eval bars with king moves that break almost every rule!

In the final chapter, Ashley takes off the training wheels.

Here, you’ll take on mixed geometric puzzles. No hints. No hand-holding.

Just the board and your newfound chess vision. You’ll start to notice links that once seemed invisible. You’ll connect the dots, and form winning combinations that seemed impossible from the starting position!