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What preparation can include

Built around your child, not a fixed syllabus

Preparation is personalised to the player's current level, the time available, the tournament type and the player's own weaknesses. Not every student does every item below — the plan is decided with you before training begins.

• 01Opening preparationA repertoire built for the player's own games and the time control.
• 02Tactical trainingPatterns drawn from the player's losses and near-losses.
• 03Calculation practiceLonger chains under the pressure of a clock.
• 04Middlegame preparationPlans for the positions this player actually reaches.
• 05Endgame preparationConverting and defending real positions from recent games.
• 06Analysis of previous gamesEngine lines showing exactly where evaluations turned.
• 07Tournament strategyPairings, preparation time, and choosing when to fight.
• 08Time-management practiceTraining under the clock conditions of the event.
• 09Practice gamesSimulating the rounds the player will face.