The Complete Manual of Positional Chess – Volume 1 PGN Only Chessable Jan 19, 2026

From the Russian Chess School 2.0:
The Positional Manual That Helps
You Reach The Master Ranks

Raising your rating this high proves you have the drive. Now this manual gives that drive a target. It’s a proven training program for breaking into the expert level and beyond — used at national-level sports schools, then made compact and drillable by 3 super-GMs from the peak human era of chess.

Become a master at coordinating your forces on a single point until it breaks…

When you master piece coordination, you won’t
need a sacrifice to attack — even when the
defenders have superior numbers

Winning with your extra space, even after trading off most of the pieces…

And patiently improving the scope of your pieces, when there are no tactics.

You too can find patient moves like
15…Bd8! relocating the bishop
to an uncontested diagonal

You’ll learn these skills and more in The Complete Manual of Positional Chess Volume 1.

First released in 2017 in print, the Chessable edition brings you 25 hours of video, over 500 drills, and spaced review. So you get the closest thing to being in the room — with structured lessons and real skill-building practice!

You’ll learn from 3 super-GMs who can actually teach.

Joining you on the screen is Peter Svidler (peak 2769 FIDE, world #4).

He set a national record with 8 Russian Chess Championships… topped with 5 Olympiad gold medals and the 2011 FIDE World Cup. He also fought for the crown in 3 FIDE World Championships and 3 Candidates Tournaments.

But what fans love most is what Svidler does in the commentary booth.

He spots details fast. Then he explains them in human words. So we can keep up with the best and enjoy their brilliance.

Inside, he brings to life the lessons of:

🏆 Konstantin Landa (peak 2678 FIDE, world #32) — Winner of over 12 hard-fought tournaments across Europe. Coached Arkadij Naiditsch from a budding IM into Germany’s #1. His best student — Alexandra Kosteniuk, who went on to become the 12th Women’s World Chess Champion.

🏆 Konstantin Sakaev (peak 2677 FIDE, world #26) — 5-time Russian Team Champion and 2-time Olympiad gold medalist. Led the Russian Chess School in St. Petersburg… where he helped train Andrey Esipenko and Kirill Alekseenko into top-100 grandmasters.