Free online courseBuilding Chess Habits: Full Grandmaster Training Series
Duration of the online course: 63 hours and 28 minutes
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Free chess course to build strong, repeatable habits and improve decision-making from beginner to advanced levels with structured training.
In this free course, learn about
Starting Habits: Fundamentals (400–500 ELO)
Core Opening Principles (500–650 ELO)
Consolidation and Speed-Safe Choices (650–800 ELO)
Winning with Rules: Consistency Over Perfection (800–1000 ELO)
Leveling Up the Process (1000–1200 ELO)
Endgames and Defensive Awareness (1200–1380 ELO)
Conversion Skills and Practical Technique (1380–1550 ELO)
Level 4 Thinking: Plans and Positional Play (1550–1750 ELO)
Advanced Weaknesses and Mature Technique (1750–1900 ELO)
Course Description
Building Chess Habits: Full Grandmaster Training Series by chessbrah EXTRA is a free online chess course in the Hobbies and Special Interests category, designed to help you build reliable decision-making routines that hold up in real games.
Instead of chasing flashy tactics, this training focuses on repeatable habits you can apply every move: improving piece activity, choosing safe and purposeful plans, reducing blunders, and converting advantages with clean technique. The instruction is structured as a gradual progression that follows common skill milestones, guiding you from beginner fundamentals through increasingly demanding positions and game situations.
As you advance, you will learn how to prioritize threats, develop efficiently, coordinate pieces, manage exchanges, and simplify when it benefits you. The course also reinforces practical endgame principles and helps you recognize typical patterns so you can play faster and with more confidence. Because the approach emphasizes consistency, it is well suited for players who want a clear framework for what to do in unfamiliar positions.
If you want a structured, habit-driven path to improve your chess across openings, middlegames, and endgames, this series offers an organized way to train, practice, and track progress over time.
Course content
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 1 (400 ELO)2h05m
Exercise: In Building Chess Habits, what is the main goal of following simple rules like controlling the center, developing pieces, and castling early?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 2 (400-450 ELO)1h46m
Exercise: According to the habits taught, what is the recommended approach when your opponent leaves a piece hanging for free?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 3 (450-500 ELO)2h04m
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 4 (500-540 ELO)2h05m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the “Building Chess Habits” approach?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 5 (540-570 ELO)2h00m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the Building Chess Habits approach?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 6 (570-650 ELO)1h47m
Exercise: In this training approach, what is the recommended priority after castling and completing development to avoid back-rank checkmates?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 7 (650 ELO)1h28m
Exercise: In the Building Chess Habits approach, what is the main reason for choosing moves that control or move toward the center early on?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 8 (650-700 ELO)1h36m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the “Building Chess Habits” approach?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 9 (700-750 ELO)2h02m
Exercise: When are pre-moves considered safe and recommended as a habit?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 10 (750-800 ELO)2h19m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the Building Chess Habits ruleset when playing games?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 11 (800-850 ELO)1h41m
Exercise: In this training approach, what is the main goal even if it means missing some winning moves?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 12 (850-900 ELO)1h17m
Exercise: In the Building Chess Habits approach, what is the main goal when you follow the set of rules each game?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 13 (900-950 ELO)2h09m
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 14 (950-1000 ELO)2h31m
Exercise: In the Building Chess Habits approach, what is the main goal when following a set of rules even if you miss some winning moves?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 15 (1000-1050 ELO)1h42m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the habits-based rules in this chess training approach?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 16 (1050-1100 ELO)1h16m
Exercise: In the habits-based approach, what is the main goal even if it means missing some winning moves?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 17 (1100-1150 ELO)2h00m
Exercise: In Level 3, what is the biggest change compared to Level 2 habits?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 18 (1150-1200 ELO)2h09m
Exercise: In the Build Chess Habits approach, what is the main reason you might skip a “winning move” in a game?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 19 (1200-1250 ELO)1h52m
Exercise: In the endgame, which rule is emphasized as one of the most effective habits to improve your results?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 20 (1250-1300 ELO)2h08m
Exercise: When you feel a kingside attack brewing (for example after a move like h4), what is a recommended defensive habit?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 21 (1300-1330 ELO)2h11m
Exercise: In the habits approach, what is the recommended plan when you are up material and want to convert the advantage?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 22 (1330-1380 ELO)1h17m
Exercise: Which habit is emphasized when deciding whether to grab pawns early in the game?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 23 (1380-1400 ELO)2h05m
Exercise: In this training approach, what is the main reason you might intentionally miss a winning move?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 24 (1400-1450 ELO)1h06m
Exercise: In the Building Chess Habits approach, what should you do if you miss a winning move because you're following the rules?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 25 (1450-1500 ELO)1h51m
Exercise: When you are up material, what kind of move is suggested as a reliable “default” if you’re stuck for a plan?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 26 (1500-1550 ELO)1h41m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the Building Chess Habits approach when you miss a winning move?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 27 (1550-1650 ELO)3h32m
Exercise: In Level 4 of Building Chess Habits, what new focus is emphasized to help players improve beyond just openings and tactics?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 28 (1650-1750 ELO)2h45m
Exercise: In this training approach, what is the main goal of following a fixed set of rules (habits) in every game?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 29 (1750-1800 ELO)2h18m
Exercise: When playing against a weak pawn, what should you generally do first to make the weakness permanent?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 30 (1800 ELO)2h22m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the Building Chess Habits training approach?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 31 (1800-1875 ELO)1h49m
Exercise: What is the main goal of the habit-based rules in this chess training series?
Video class: Building Habits FULL VERSION Part 32 (1875-1900 ELO)2h18m
Exercise: When you are up material, what is the recommended plan to convert the advantage safely?
