In GM Fressinet's Mind

Course 12 episodes
(2 hours 58 min)

Creators GM Laurent Fressinet

GM Laurent Fressinet commentates on his best games!

A two-time French Champion. A former top-30 player. A second to both Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, GM Fressinet has lived at the heart of elite chess.

Add to that his experience as a seasoned commentator, and you get a rare guide: someone who didn’t just compete with the best, but knows how to explain high-level insights in a way serious improvers can understand.

Before each game, he takes you through his opponent’s style: what made them dangerous, where they were vulnerable, and how he built his winning strategy.

As the games unfold, so do the stories — how he destroyed a former world champion, crushed the Pirc so thoroughly that his opponent stopped playing it, and more.

Each game brings a lesson.

Each story reveals what happened behind the scenes.

Get ready to step inside the mind of GM Fressinet.

Let’s begin.

What you'll learn

How to attack fearlessly, and know when you have enough attackers to break through
How to play with the initiative and keep your opponent on the back foot
GM Fressinet’s memorable victory against a former world champion
His crushing win in the Pirc Defense, so convincing that his opponent stopped playing it
An honest overview of his opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, along with lesser-known stories
A practical strategy for putting pressure on solid players
A mindset for facing lower-rated opponents
How to convert a small endgame advantage without giving counterplay, and much more