{"id":29991,"date":"2026-04-20T12:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=29991"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:34:12","slug":"mastering-positional-play-with-gm-sipke-ernst","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/mastering-positional-play-with-gm-sipke-ernst\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Positional Play with GM Sipke Ernst"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Mastering Positional Play with GM Sipke Ernst\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1167395215?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mastering Positional Play: The 5-Step \u201cWhat Now?\u201d Algorithm (7-Hour GM Training)<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine you are playing an important game. You made it through the opening.<\/p>\n<p>The position is\u00a0<em>fairly equal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You are staring at the board not knowing what to do next. The position isn\u2019t screaming for an attack. There isn\u2019t a straightforward plan to jump out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now what?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dutch GM Sipke Ernst [2606 FIDE] knows the answer.<\/p>\n<p>You apply the 5-step positional play algorithm, \u2018read\u2019 the position, and proceed with a sound plan.<\/p>\n<p>Everything becomes instantly clear and you won\u2019t be asking \u2018what now\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want to learn how?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GM Ernst has put together his 7-hour Mastering Positional Play \u2013 the complete training on positional chess for all under 2200 players.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chapter-23-Carlsen-Adams-2007-Part-1-low.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What you\u2019ll learn in this course:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pawn Play Mastery<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Learn to read the pawn structures and your game plan and execution will follow. GM Ernst will train you on understanding the fundamental structures when it comes to positional play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maneuvering Pieces Blueprint<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Position your pieces on right squares and half of the battle is already won. GM Ernst will share his own system for finding the best squares for each piece and will train you on how to occupy those.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prophylactic Thinking<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This is a bit like predicting the future. If you know what your opponent will do, you will have a greater chance of stopping it dead in its tracks. It is easier than it sounds if you know what you are doing. And GM Ernst will make sure you do!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space Edge<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 It\u2019s much easier to play when you\u2019ve got space. If all your pieces are jammed, it is no fun. In this section, GM Ernst will give you a complete masterclass for controlling and exploiting extra squares on the board.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transformation of Advantages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Oftentimes to win the game you\u2019ve got to convert one advantage into another (material to initiative or space to time). Master this skill and you\u2019ll surely add at least 200 points to your performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are looking for a tested and proven way to improve, this is it.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to take your positional chess to a whole new level!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/8efa0fca-d1b4-4957-b233-8488c727fc27.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1771957492&amp;Signature=e5ceb264458ea39cd33193ebecab980500ce153a\" width=\"563\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Outline:<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1. Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 2. Berelowitsch \u2013 Capone 2015<br \/>\nChapter 3. Ernst \u2013 Miedema 2009<br \/>\nChapter 4. Kramnik \u2013 Beliavsky 1995<br \/>\nChapter 5. Smyslov \u2013 Keres 1948<br \/>\nChapter 6. Carlsen \u2013 Aronian 2019<br \/>\nChapter 7. Kramnik \u2013 Ulybin 1992<br \/>\nChapter 8. Anand \u2013 Kamsky 1995<br \/>\nChapter 9. Karpov \u2013 Spassky 1974<br \/>\nChapter 10. Botvinnik \u2013 Flohr 1936<br \/>\nChapter 11. Kovalevskaya \u2013 Girya 2020<br \/>\nChapter 12. Esipenko \u2013 Hansen 2022<br \/>\nChapter 13. So \u2013 Kramnik 2017<br \/>\nChapter 14. Gavrikov \u2013 Jussupow 1985<br \/>\nChapter 15. Tiviakov \u2013 Ernst 2012<br \/>\nChapter 16. Epishin \u2013 Nikolic 2002<br \/>\nChapter 17. DeWinter \u2013 Sekar 2022<br \/>\nChapter 18. Ljubojevic \u2013 Kramnik 1998<br \/>\nChapter 19. Capablanca \u2013 Treybal 1929<br \/>\nChapter 20. Karpov \u2013 Unzicker 1974<br \/>\nChapter 21. Karpov \u2013 Jussupow 1993<br \/>\nChapter 22. Nakamura \u2013 Kramnik 2012<br \/>\nChapter 23. Carlsen \u2013 Adams 2007 Part 1<br \/>\nChapter 24. Carlsen \u2013 Adams 2007 Part 2<br \/>\nChapter 25. Kasparov \u2013 Svidler 2004<br \/>\nChapter 26. Navara \u2013 Caruana 2016<br \/>\nChapter 27. Praggnanandhaa \u2013 Sindarov 2022<br \/>\nChapter 28. Sindarov &#8211; Ter-Sahakyan 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/2892d384-3649-4787-a34c-eca36ab99152.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1771957532&amp;Signature=c22d928a538fd4eedaf04d5d7c0c9c33c109fe4e\" width=\"579\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p><strong>GM Sipke Ernst [FIDE 2606]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>is an international grandmaster, and a professional chess coach. He was born in 1979, learned chess at the age of 9 at school, and has been hooked on the game ever since. 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