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Elite Group
- ONLINE GROUP TRAINING
- CHOOSE:
- • SATURDAYS: Sept 13, 20, 27; and Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 2025 (no Oct 11; and Oct 18 is a DOUBLE SESSION).
- • Starts at 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST
- OR Starts at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST
- OR
- • SUNDAYS: Sept 14, 21, 28; and Oct 5, 19, 26, Nov 2 (no Oct 12; and Oct 19 is a DOUBLE SESSION)
- • Starts at 8:30am PST / 11:30pm EST
- OR Starts at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST
- • Approx. 2.5 hrs: Master Lecture + Training Games
- • Instructors: GM Gergely Szabo and FM Joshua Doknjas
- *Prices exclude GST/HST.
Intermediate Level
- ONLINE GROUP TRAINING
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- • THURSDAY GROUP: Sept 4, 11, 18, 25; and Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025
- • Starts at 3:30pm PST / 6:30pm EST
- OR
- • TUESDAY GROUP: Sept 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; and Oct 7, 14, 21, 2025
- • Starts at 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST
- • Approx. 2.5 hrs.: Master Lecture + Training Games
- • Instructors: FM John Doknjas and NM Neil Doknjas
- *Prices exclude GST/HST.
Young Warriors Level
- ONLINE GROUP TRAINING
- CHOOSE:
- • DATES: TBD
- • Starts at TBD
- • Approx. 2 hrs: Master Lecture + Training Games
- *Prices exclude GST/HST.
Books
What Chess Coaches Don't Tell You
By FIDE Master John Doknjas and Victoria Doknjas
Are you a parent of a junior chess player who feels that because you don’t know how to play chess, you can’t help your child? Or are you an adult or junior chess player who has taken private chess lessons for years, but feels you haven’t been progressing? This book offers a unique and informative insight to those wanting to get more out of their chess studies, as well as presenting practical advice in areas including identifying important goals and how to work towards them, understanding how to objectively analyse your games, and maximising the efficiency of software and engines for learning. Reading this book can broaden your horizons in the essential areas of chess study, and ideally let you better evaluate what your chess coach is teaching you. And if you don’t have a chess coach, this book will provide you with an excellent foundation for serious chess study.
The AI Revolution in Chess
By FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas
The games of top chess players since the end of 2018 have reflected the use of new engines in home analysis. They have significantly developed opening theory as well as the general understanding of middlegame concepts. By analysing these games with the help of neural network engines, FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas discusses numerous exciting ideas and examines areas of chess that had previously been overlooked. With thorough explanations, questions, and exercises, this book provides fascinating material for masters and less experienced players alike.
The Opening Repertoire of the Sicilian Najdorf
By FIDE Master John Doknjas and FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas
This book navigates through the main lines of the Najdorf and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening, and contains instructive commentary on typical middle-game plans. With thorough variations and explanations on pawn structures and piece placement, this book provides insight to both strong masters and less experienced players alike. The format is ideal for the chess player keen to improve their game.
The Opening Repertoire of the Ruy Lopez
By FIDE Master Joshua Doknjas
Opening Repertoire: The Ruy Lopez is a modern examination of this perennial favourite. Joshua Doknjas has put together a repertoire for White based firmly around contemporary trends in the Lopez. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.
The Opening Repertoire of the Modern Benoni
By FIDE Master John Doknjas
In this book, FIDE Master John Doknjas examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans. With thorough variations and explanations on pawn structures and piece placement, this book provides insight for both strong masters and less experienced players alike. The format is ideal for the chessplayer keen to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions – a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge.
