{"id":16610,"date":"2024-03-14T15:25:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16610"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:30:16","slug":"elements-of-strategy-with-im-boroljub-zlatanovic","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/elements-of-strategy-with-im-boroljub-zlatanovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of Strategy with IM Boroljub Zlatanovic"},"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=\"Elements of Strategy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/914931163?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><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Elements of Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t be one of those \u201cblitz\u201d players who keep playing the same tactical patterns and hoping their opponents fall for them\u2026 ugh!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a surefire way to keep you at the club level\u2014forever.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to break through the expert level, here\u2019s what you should do.<\/p>\n<p>Observe what your opponent does.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative; width: 90%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Elements of Strategy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/914931110?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Then turn it against him.<\/h3>\n<p>How? Every move he plays creates \u201choles\u201d in his position. Just like yours does.<\/p>\n<p>As a chess player, it\u2019s your job to guard your own holes and exploit that of your opponent to your advantage.<\/p>\n<p>For that, you can\u2019t just push pieces randomly. You need a killer middlegame plan\u2014a clever, simple, and flexible plan that gradually but surely leads you toward your goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/b16cb72b-b96d-41cb-862f-874757b5c6ae.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1708787456&amp;Signature=44eff127f0aa1ebcfbeec56678cc58afecd13e73\" width=\"419\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>And that\u2019s what we have for you today!<\/h3>\n<p>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic just finished his brand-new course, Elements of Strategy. IM Zlatanovic, a chess strategy specialist, in this massive 10.5-hour course, takes you on a journey on how the chess masters carve out their wins, move by move, like solving a jigsaw puzzle!<\/p>\n<p>Starting from creating pawn majorities to activating your king like Petrosian\u2019s famous king walk, this course teaches you how to form master middlegame plans where every move has a purpose\u2026 and that purpose is to WIN the game.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/a1f835ae-2fbe-46c1-9630-bc8957b64bbe.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1708787884&amp;Signature=8dc35d08f9e206acb84f335978e9893b0c1248ef\" width=\"427\" height=\"238\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Here\u2019s what you will learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holes everywhere<\/strong>. Before you make plans in chess, you must find the right ideas\u2014that means, know which \u201choles\u201d to exploit in your enemy\u2019s camp.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporary weaknesses<\/strong>. Zlatanovic shows you how to accept temporary weaknesses in your own position to create permanent ones in your opponent\u2019s. What\u2019s great? Your opponent will comply with your plan\u2026 because he does not see as you do. Remember, every move needs to be functional, not aesthetic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Squeeze it like Capablanca<\/strong>. Capablanca loved simple games. He would make the most obvious moves in the position\u2026 and somehow, after about 20-30 moves, you feel like you are being squeezed out of breath by a Burmese python! Want to know how? Get this course now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/ae324895-61ad-4c30-94be-e1d536adcfb9.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1708788293&amp;Signature=d3aaf0afa7f38c861f681b050ef1f61d8cc64ad6\" width=\"437\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Elements of Strategy<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Elements of Strategy \u2013 video course [9 hours 37 mins] \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic brings you a nearly 10-hour video masterclass on the wonderful secrets of strategic play in chess. In this course, he goes over how exactly the past and modern chess masters chalked out middlegame strategy, move by move, to squeeze out wins even against super-strong opponents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete set of PGNs \u2013<\/strong>Browse or download, with a beautiful and intuitive tool, the PGN files of the lessons in this course.<\/p>\n<h3>Meet the Author<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic [2438 FIDE]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boroljub Zlatanovic is an International Master and a professional chess coach from Serbia. Boroljub has been coaching chess for over 15 years and his students showed outstanding results in the Youth and Junior Championships. Whether you want to improve your endgame (basic, typical, complex), middlegame (global strategy, tactics, and typical positions) or to expand and deepen the opening repertoire, you are at the right place!<\/p>\n<h3>Outline:<\/h3>\n<p>Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 1. Central Control I<br \/>\nChapter 2. Central Control II<br \/>\nChapter 3. Central Disregard I<br \/>\nChapter 4. Central Disregard II<br \/>\nChapter 5. Active King In The Endgame I<br \/>\nChapter 6. Active King In The Endgame II<br \/>\nChapter 7. Attack On The King In The Center I<br \/>\nChapter 8. Attack On The King In The Center II<br \/>\nChapter 9. Undeveloped Pieces<br \/>\nChapter 10. Offside Piece<br \/>\nChapter 11. Domination On The Key Square<br \/>\nChapter 12. Passivity And Disharmony<br \/>\nChapter 13. Bishop Pair I<br \/>\nChapter 14. Bishop Pair II<br \/>\nChapter 15. Bishop Pair III<br \/>\nChapter 16. Bishop Pair IV<br \/>\nChapter 17. Playing On The File I<br \/>\nChapter 18. Playing On The File II<br \/>\nChapter 19. Playing On The File III<br \/>\nChapter 20. Playing On The File IV<br \/>\nChapter 21. Space Advantage I<br \/>\nChapter 22. Space Advantage II<br \/>\nChapter 23. Space Advantage III<br \/>\nChapter 24. Space Advantage IV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic just finished his brand-new course, Elements of Strategy. IM Zlatanovic, a chess strategy specialist, in this massive 10-hour course, takes you on a journey on how the chess masters carve out their wins, move by move, like solving a jigsaw puzzle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31410,"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>Elements of Strategy with IM Boroljub Zlatanovic - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IM Boroljub Zlatanovic just finished his brand-new course, Elements of Strategy. 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