{"id":14359,"date":"2026-06-20T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=14359"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:02:11","slug":"beginners-and-amateurs-course-with-fm-yuriy-krykun","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/beginners-and-amateurs-course-with-fm-yuriy-krykun\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner&#8217;s and Amateur&#8217;s Course with FM Yuriy Krykun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Beginner\u2019s and Amateur\u2019s Course\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/878039564?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Beginner\u2019s and Amateur\u2019s Coursee<\/h2>\n<p>This is a true beginner\u2019s course which will take you from just \u2018knowing the rules of the game\u2019 to a competitive player which can hold his ground against more experienced opponents.<\/p>\n<p>This course is also perfect for those who have been playing for a while, but haven\u2019t really studied chess and want to get a clear understanding of some of the basic strategy elements and tactical patterns.<\/p>\n<p>The course divided into 3 main themes which correspond to the game flow:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Opening<\/li>\n<li>Middlegame<\/li>\n<li>Endgame<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/8095c16d-e827-4680-87b6-764b1fe12082.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1698442838&amp;Signature=76aca2489ef190b732e42735da961ff564ee3c6d\" width=\"449\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What you will learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Key opening principles that ANY chess player must understand<\/li>\n<li>How to play an opening with ZERO opening theory<\/li>\n<li>Best openings to play for beginners<\/li>\n<li>Most important middlegame principles<\/li>\n<li>Must know tactical patterns<\/li>\n<li>How to find tactics in your position?<\/li>\n<li>Secrets of the endgame play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/d0d8f32e-1407-48a5-a9ad-f8c1320be5da.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1698443113&amp;Signature=7315330ac53a288170998c5a054dfec577fa2e3f\" width=\"469\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>FM Yuriy Krykun (2382 ELO)<\/h3>\n<p>Is a Ukranian FIDE master and member of the National Team with ELO of 2372 and IM norm. He played in many National and International tournaments, winning over 10 medals. Bronze medal winner in European U18 Championship. Full-time chess player, coach, and author of multiple publications.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/c7910e87-aeb6-49a5-a731-9f64d1faf579.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1698443521&amp;Signature=9eaa8249a1471c93d03decf1efa391344b446dd4\" width=\"474\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1 Opening Principles<br \/>\nChapter 2 Pins<br \/>\nChapter 3 Double Attack<br \/>\nChapter 4 Discovered Attack<br \/>\nChapter 5 Positional Play<br \/>\nChapter 6 Pawn Endgames<br \/>\nChapter 7 Rook Endgames<br \/>\nChapter 8 Queen vs Pawn on the 7th Rank<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a true beginner&#8217;s course which will take you from just &#8216;knowing the rules of the game&#8217; to a competitive player which can hold his ground against more experienced opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beginner&#039;s and Amateur&#039;s Course with FM Yuriy Krykun - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/beginners-and-amateurs-course-with-fm-yuriy-krykun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beginner&#039;s and Amateur&#039;s Course with FM Yuriy Krykun - 365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is a true beginner&#039;s course which will take you from just &#039;knowing the rules of the game&#039; 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