Beginner
Tactics Fundamentals
Forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks and double attacks, each explained with examples and followed by training positions with worked solutions.
Price: $25
Self-paced chess training
Chess courses you study at your own board, at your own pace.
Fiancho Chess makes written training courses. Each one is a PDF workbook with clear explanations, board diagrams, training positions and fully worked solutions, plus PGN files of every position and line. You download it and work through it yourself.
- Format
- PDF workbook + PGN files
- Delivery
- Instant digital download
- Refunds
- 14-day refund policy
Please read before buying
Self-study material, plainly stated
Every Fiancho Chess product is a written workbook with PGN files. There is no video, no live instruction, no coaching, and no feedback on your games. You read the explanations, work through the training positions on your own, and check your answers against the worked solutions.
- PDF workbook
- PGN files
- No video
- No live instruction
- No coaching
- No feedback on your games
The courses
Eight products, one consistent format
Seven individual courses and a complete library of all seven. Every course comes in the same format, and each page states the level, the full contents and the price before any purchase step.
- Beginner
Checkmate Patterns
The common mating patterns, how to recognize them, and training positions for spotting them in play.
Price: $29 - Intermediate
Opening Repertoire for Black
A complete repertoire for Black against White’s main first moves, organized by the ideas and plans behind each line rather than memorized move orders.
Price: $45 - Intermediate
Opening Repertoire for White
A complete repertoire for White built around 1.e4, with the main plans, typical pawn structures, and how to handle Black’s common replies.
Price: $49 - Beginner to intermediate
Endgame Essentials
King and pawn endings, basic rook endings, and the key theoretical positions every player should know, with training positions to practice converting them.
Price: $39 - Intermediate to advanced
Positional Play & Strategy
Pawn structures, piece activity, weak squares and planning in quiet positions, explained through annotated examples and training exercises.
Price: $55 - Intermediate to advanced
Calculation & Visualization Training
Structured exercises for calculating forcing lines and visualizing positions without moving pieces, increasing in difficulty across the course.
Price: $65 - Beginner to advanced
Complete Training Library
All seven courses together: tactics, checkmates, both opening repertoires, endgames, strategy, and calculation and visualization.
Price: $145
In every course
What’s included in every course
Each course is delivered as a single .zip file. Inside are two things that work together: a workbook to read and PGN files to play through.
PDF workbook
Written explanations of each idea, board diagrams wherever a position needs to be seen, and training positions grouped by theme. Read it on screen or print it for your own study.
PGN files
Every example, training position and solution line in standard PGN format, ready to load into any chess software or online analysis board that opens PGN files.
Worked solutions
Each training position has a fully worked solution: the main line, the important defensive tries, and a plain explanation of why the moves work.
Purchase and delivery
How purchase and delivery work
There are no accounts to create and nothing is shipped. You pay once and download your files.
Choose a course
Each course page lists the full contents, the level, the format and the price, so you can decide before you buy.
Pay at checkout
Payment is handled by a third-party payment provider. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout.
Download right away
A download link appears on the order confirmation screen and is emailed to you immediately after payment.
Study at your own pace
Unzip the file, open the PDF in any PDF reader, and load the PGN files into the chess software you already use.
Every purchase is covered by a 14-day refund policy, no reason required. Full delivery details are in the Delivery Policy.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What exactly do I receive?
A single .zip file containing a PDF workbook and PGN files. The PDF holds the explanations, board diagrams, training positions and fully worked solutions. The PGN files hold every position and line from the course, so you can play through them in any chess software or online analysis board that opens PGN files. The Complete Training Library contains all seven courses, each in its own folder.
Is there any video, live instruction or coaching?
No. Fiancho Chess products are written self-study materials: a PDF workbook and PGN files. There is no video, no live instruction, no coaching, and no feedback on your games. You work through the material on your own, at your own pace.
Which level should I start with?
Each course states its level: beginner, intermediate or advanced. If you know how the pieces move and are newer to structured study, start with Tactics Fundamentals or Checkmate Patterns. Endgame Essentials runs from beginner to intermediate. The two opening repertoires are intermediate, and Positional Play & Strategy and Calculation & Visualization Training run from intermediate to advanced.
Every course page also lists who the course is for and who it isn’t for, so you can check before buying.
My download hasn’t arrived. What should I do?
The download link is sent by email immediately after payment and is also shown on the order confirmation screen. If the email hasn’t arrived within an hour, check your spam or junk folder. If it isn’t there, contact us through the Contact page with your order number and the email address you used at checkout, and we’ll resend the link.