Chess Mentor from chess.com

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Hello readers, 
Here is the link to the FREE courses of Chess.com, made by renowned coaches mostly by IM Danny Rensch and IM Bryan Smith.
The system is via what they call “Chess mentor” which is a tool comparable to reading an annotated PGN in any reader (i.e. CB) but in here you need to solve question by question by moving, so you train, and the server keeps track of all the lessons done, the percentage of correctness, the progress and so on, assigning you a rating for this matter.
One needs to register and setup an account with them first, which is also FREE, in https://www.chess.com/register, so the course with all the exercises is activated.
I would recommend this for anybody from beginner to below 2000, but if u are that or above, maybe you can learn something too, who knows, otherwise you just skip all you know and forward to the next theme as I did.
The topics are as follow, sorted by level

Beginner: Checkmate
Beginner: Tactics
Beginner: Openings
Beginner: Endgames

Intermediate: Checkmate
Intermediate: Tactics
Intermediate: Strategy
Intermediate: Openings
Intermediate: Endgames

Advanced: Checkmate
Advanced: Tactics
Advanced: Strategy
Advanced: Openings
Advanced: Endgames

Expert: Attack and Defense
Expert: Tactics
Expert: Strategy
Expert: Openings
Expert: Endgames

Master: Attack and Defense
Master: Tactics
Master: Strategy
Master: Openings
Master: Endgames 

As they explain in their site and I quote “ … This is NOT a limited-time offer, so don't stress. These Courses will always be free, and we will soon make them more visible on the Mentor home page…”

Enjoy them here http://www.chess.com/blog/webmaster/free-chess-mentor-courses

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