Free Training From Australia's
"2007 Chess Coach Of The Year" Shows You
How To Dodge Disasters And Score
Quick Knockouts In The Ruy Lopez
If you already play the Ruy Lopez — or plan to — and you'd love to win in
12 moves or less and
without breaking a sweat, then you're at just the right place!
Here's why:
The man you see in the course's cover is Australia-based
International Master Andras Toth. He's a school teacher turned highly sought-after chess coach, who specializes in adult chess improvement.
Many of the Australian Junior Champions Andras took under his wing went from under-2000 to 2400 Elo. He also captained the country's women's chess team in the Dresden Olympiad. So it's no surprise that he won Australia's "Chess Coach of the Year" award in 2007.
Andras' partner —
Raf "CraftyRaf" Mesotten — is a five-star author in his own right. One who's famous for newbie-friendly chess courses that help students
perfect the fundamentals.
Today, the duo brings you a tactics course, which helps 1.e4 players dodge disasters and score quick wins by drilling...
The Must-Know Blunders And
Traps In The Ruy Lopez
The Ruy Lopez is a 450-year-old opening, which can take a lifetime to master.
But while there's no shortage of books and videos about its latest theoretical wrinkles... not many explore the opening's tricky tactics and game-ending traps.
That's worrisome. Because without this essential knowledge, you might miss an easy win... or worse, end up in a lost position before you could warm your seat.
Nothing is more heart-breaking than starting a game confident and "all booked-up". Only to fall for the
same trick that victimized hundreds or even thousands of other players.
That's why in
Andras Toth: Free Opening Lesson #2, Andras and Raf break down
23 of the most common traps and blunders in many variations of the Ruy Lopez, including:
✔️ The Bird Variation
✔️ Classical Defense
✔️ Old Steinitz Defense
✔️ And Schliemann Countergambit
Best part? You'll also learn point-clinching tactical patterns that will serve you well regardless of the opening:
✔️ From setting up pins to win tons of material
✔️ Double rook sacrifices that lead to checkmate by force
✔️ f7-bombs that line up the enemy king for a "right hook"
✔️ To precise exchanges that win a pawn or two
PLUS, Andras also recorded
### minutes of video where he provides more insights into the positions in the course... further driving the lessons home.
