{"id":3184,"date":"2023-04-21T15:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3184"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:25:15","slug":"think-like-a-master-with-wgm-julia-ryjanova","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/think-like-a-master-with-wgm-julia-ryjanova\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Like a Master with WGM Julia Ryjanova"},"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=\"Think Like a Master\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/687633708?h=f05f45b50e&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<p><em>Do Grandmasters know magic?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is what it feels like, ain\u2019t it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When those top-level grandmasters play those quiet moves that make no sense to someone like you\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t those hard-to-fathom moves feel magical when they suddenly end up getting the player a huge endgame advantage?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And his opponent almost lost \u2013 left figuring where he went wrong?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The truth is, it might not be\u00a0<strong><em>magic<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0after all. But they do think differently. Like several layers deeper than you do.<\/p>\n<p>No, it\u2019s not about how many moves they can calculate. But it\u2019s more like they are asking the\u00a0<strong>RIGHT<\/strong>\u00a0questions\u2026 which a lower-rated player usually misses.<\/p>\n<p>To help you understand how those top-level players think and decipher chess, we bring to you WGM Julia Ryjanova\u2019s latest course Think like a Chess Master\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A massive 11.5+ hour video training that covers everything from Tree of Analysis to Order of Moves to Non-typical trading, almost every possible aspect of chess that separates a top-level GM from an 1800-rated player.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Here\u2019s what you would learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>King\u2019s pawns<\/strong>. The BEST way to provoke weakness in the enemy camp? Make him push those pawns forward in front of the king. Nothing better than some \u201choles\u201d around the king.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delaying castling?<\/strong>\u00a0Who knows your opponent might just sacrifice a piece to open up the center and bring the war to you. Just like Euwe did to Landau in the 1939 Netherlands match.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attack when ready<\/strong>. Sensing the tactical opportunity is important. Don\u2019t just launch the attack yet. Instead, plug the gaps first. Close every escape door for your opponent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stopping counterplay<\/strong>. You see an open file and a deadly combo to make your opponent bite the dust\u2026 but what if your opponent has got an ace up his sleeve? Find that out first.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pawn exchanges<\/strong>. Taking a different pattern of pawn exchange? Calculate hard and fast, and make sure you end up ahead. Perhaps, give your opponent a hapless isolated pawn?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This training is by a top-level player who has been ranked FIDE\u2019s top 50 highest-rated female chess players in the world during the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>So, you are in good hands.<\/p>\n<h2>About Author:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WGM Julia Ryjanova [2415 FIDE]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>is a Russian and Australian Woman Grandmaster. Julia started playing chess at 5. She was a ranked top 50 from 1999-2004, and ranked #35 in 2003. WGM Ryjanova has won a bronze medal in Russian Women\u2019s Championship in 2000. Since 2003 she works as a full time chess coach in Qatar and Australia. Six students in Quatar got international titles: 3 WFM and 3 WCM. Four students in Australia became the Australian Champions in their age groups in 2017-2019. The best result in the World Championship \u2013 Angela Feng came 5th in 2019 World Cadet Chess Championships U10 Girls in Weifang, China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help you understand how those top-level players think and decipher chess, we bring to you WGM Julia Ryjanova&#8217;s latest course Think like a Chess Master. 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