Self-taught Grandmaster Online

Highly praised for providing a clear, step-by-step roadmap for study, which is often what self-taught players lack most.

Can we become a Grand Master through self study? - Chessable Self-Taught Grandmaster

Includes a set of 20 special training tasks and 200 commented games and puzzles designed to automate the thinking algorithms Smirnov teaches. Highly praised for providing a clear, step-by-step roadmap

Some users find the older video format and Smirnov’s accent a bit dated compared to modern Chessable or Chess.com courses. Highly praised for providing a clear

The course covers the "Main Problem" of self-taught players (lack of a clear system) and moves into advanced concepts like planning, style development, and the "High School" of chess.