NM Robert Ramirez Courses

Pirc Defense - My Best Opening for Black

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Learn the Pirc Defense as Black through detailed responses to major attacks, tournament games, tactical ideas, and preparation methods.

• YouTube
• 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Basic Checkmates in Chess - Learn These Mandatory Chess Endgames the Right Way with National Master Robert Ramirez

Learn essential chess checkmates with king and queen, rooks, two bishops, and bishop and knight through practice and review.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Chess Tactics - Learn Chess Tactics the Right Way with National Master Robert Ramirez

Build chess tactical skill through checkmates, forks, pins, combinations, visualization, and puzzle-solving practice.

• YouTube
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Chess Endgames - National Master Robert Ramirez Will Teach You Mandatory Chess Endgames in a Way You Won't Forget Them

A step-by-step playlist for mastering chess endgames, from king-and-pawn fundamentals to Philidor, Lucena, rook, queen, and other complex positions.

• YouTube
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Chess Strategy & Technical Play - Learn Chess the Right Way with National Master Robert Ramirez

Develop strategic and technical chess understanding through position evaluation, pawn structures, outposts, middlegame plans, and analysis of master games.

• YouTube
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rook Endgames - Learn This Crucial Topic with National Master Robert Ramirez

Study crucial rook endgames through the Lucena and Philidor positions and practical rules for converting complex positions.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Opposite-Side Castling Attack - Become an Aggressive Player or Get Checkmated!

Learn aggressive attacking plans against kings castled on opposite sides, using London System positions and analyzed master games.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

King's Indian Attack - Chess Opening

Learn the King's Indian Attack through Bobby Fischer's games, practical middlegame plans, tournament analysis, and live-stream games.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

King's Indian Defense - Step by Step

Learn the King’s Indian Defense through classical plans, major variations, coached games, and middlegame strategy.

• YouTube
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NM Robert Ramirez vs Chess Engines

Practice chess against 2100-strength bots while following a National Master’s explanation of every move.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Isolated Pawns

Learn how to exploit isolated pawns in middlegame positions and avoid endgames where these weak, unsupported pawns are harder to defend.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sicilian Defense

Learn the Sicilian Defense through the Kveinis and Hedgehog variations, recurring patterns, and endgame strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

English Opening

Learn to play the English Opening with 1.c4 through strategic rules, master games, and practical examples.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video