Fide ratings

How much is your current rating and how much was your highest?

My current rating is 2222. (seems so beautiful, but I think 3333 is more beautiful :D)

The highest was 2261.

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Hi

My current is 1491, highest 1607, a lot to improve.

I am only 1465. This is my highest. I played only 3 rated events. So 1303 then 1423 then 1465. Second tournament I played with some prep so gained 120 elo. Now doing extreme prep to get 200 elo hehehe.

2116 USCF.  Never had a Fide rating!

Mine is 1703

Post your fav. Attacking Game

In this post, all chessmood family members are welcome to post their fav. attacking game. I think attacking is superb if it's well organized. I am learning basics of attacking so this game came in my mind. I chose this game to prove that girls are not losers in chess. I heard from many people who think that chess is only for boys. I know their thinking is so narrow but if anyone in chessmood family think like girls cant be super strong then see how the superb Judit Polgar Crushed one of the greatest attacker Alexi Shirov in style. This game I saw years ago but still I loved it. Because the way in which she crushed him was so great. Or I can say, she crushed him like a melon ( A term I use with my bestie)

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1111195

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Easy to say.This is the best attacking game ever

(Also can you recognize the players?)

Benko Gambit Opening most effective used in Classical Chess, Rapid, Blitz or Bullet Chess?

Benko Gambit Opening most effective as Black againta 1.d4, used in Classical Chess, Rapid, Blitz or Bullet Chess?

Thank you for advice.

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This is just an opinion, may not appeal to someone :D

GM Sam Shankland on Benko Gambit:

I think anyone with half a brain knows that White is objectively better, but of all the lines that Black can choose where he accepts a worse position for practical chances in an unbalanced game, I think the Benko is one of his best options.

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Some strong players use openings like Benko Gambit, and Modern defence to confuse and outplay their weaker opponents. If you do a simple search on chess databases, you will find out that strong players use these openings mostly in rapid/Blitz/Bullet games, where their opponents do not have enough time to find out the best moves against their home preparations. In classical games it is rarely played against strong players. 

Strong players have their own analysis and repertoires that is not available to the general public. We will have access to these analysis when these top players use their preparations against their opponents, and thereafter some analysis appears in chess literature. In other words, they profit this lack of knowledge to trick out weaker players, although they know their position is worse.

I do not like to put my energy and time learning something that will be refuted in future...

For example, nowadays, it is rare to see  Alekhine defence at top level. But it was used long time ago by one of the best players ever: Alekhine!

I didn't play Benko in classical chess, because when I studied, It was already covid situation so there were no tournaments, but it really works in blitz, I have very good results.

Post your fav. Chess player's Pic

Post your fav. Chess Pic ever in this post. I love Fischer So I chose his pic. Omg in this pic he looks like I am playing hehehe. Joking. I think his eyes and hair looks like mine hehehe.

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Did you recognize him?

Garry Kasparov. He is irreplaceable for me.

Somehow I can´t copy and paste the pic. So heres the link to the picture, with one of my favourite quotes :) 

Do you know who I´m talkig about? 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_bU8i4WsAEMcNw.jpg

Magnus Carlsen. I like him as a person and of course a incredibly strong player.

My All Time Favourite Player : Mr.Viswanathan Anand

Guess who he is ;-)

Happy pieces

ChessMood family! 
Here is a game for everyone who loves our course "Happy Pieces" 
https://chessmood.com/course/happy-chess-pieces-the-art-of-keeping-your-chess-army-happy

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/5507881040 
Check it out from move 18 to 33. 

Right Mood - Right Move! 

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Nice educational game. Will add this one in my base!

~ Imp. of Classics ~

Today I felt so happy that I recognized some positional things in game analysis. All credit goes to Chessmood's mentors and Jay for his time. Today we reached the diagram position I am sharing in the bottom and I don't know I started to feel like I saw this kind of breakthrough somewhere.  I also told him that I think the pawn formation in that interactive session was h6 g5 but yeah it was h4 in the end. In the end I told Jay that I feel like I saw this kind of position in Chessmood Interactive Lesson about how to win a drawish game. Today I forgot the real title so I felt enthusiastic about checking that lesson. So once I checked that lesson I found the same concept which Capablanca applied in his game. Fixed the kingside pawns and breakthrough in the queenside. I know for an expert it's an easy to recognize but for a player like me I felt so happy that I remembered the takeaways from interactive lesson and I was a bit right about position. Thanks coach for telling me about imp. of classics so I am now slowly but surely started to recognize those patterns in my mind.

For those who missed that wonderful stream can check the link in the bottom and see the recording of that amazing lesson.

https://chessmood.com/event/interactive-lesson-with-gm-avetik

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See those pics

In both pics there is a similarity that kingside is locked and black can do well in the queenside. Also in the end Capablanca also had pawn on h4 and g5 fixing the kingside and winning in the queenside. I am glad that I felt like i saw a similar game or position in past and I did. It was coach who showed us a wonderful game in which all white needed was draw and in the end black who was in must win situation won!

In both diagram in queenside play you can easily see similarities. In the first one it will be simple to imagine ideas such as place the black's king to the queenside and prepare well time a4 or c4. But in the interactive session position black can prepare this with b6 c5 and well time c4 stuffs. So I think its pattern similarity.

What's your opinion guys?

Post your fav. Positional Game

In our studying sessions we see many classical games but there are some game which we love and we feel so happy to see that game. In the current post I want you guys to post any positional game which you think was superb positional masterpiece.,

Here is my one of the fav. game and it's again of Great Karpov. This game not only teaches us how to  play Nd2 well against french but it also explains key ideas of the french Nd2 pawn formations. This game also explains the power of prophylaxis in chess.  Also in the end the final combination was superb. 

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068410

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Najdorf or Dragon?

I have been concerning this question for a long time. I know to play well this openings, thus not letting my opponents to take the initiative. On the other hand, I have studied many classic games, truly magnificent examples of how to fight them. ( I have to confess that my favourite chess player is Super Nezh).

When it comes to dragon, a significant drawback ia that it has a lot of sidelines and requires huge theoretical knowledge. People who are not helped by their memory would never choose it. In addition, although it is a solid opening with a monster bishop on g7, black's position can get unsafe very wuickly, if the one who's playing black is not able to handle the opponents initiative. Also, black is losing a tempo by playing 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6  3. d4 cxd4  4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 ... because he is playing d7-d6-d5 and not d7-d5 at once as in the accwlerated dragon. Of course, I love ro face the dragon since it leads to a tough battle. 

On the other hand, someone who is playing the Najdorf should be very careful, and set defence as a priority. Furthermore, he should be able to handle potential weaknesses, especially the e6 pawn in Fischer Sauzin attack and english attack. The game is more positional with the closed variations and when black keeps the king on e7 square.

All in all, I have been in this dillema for a long time and I decides to publish it to see what you think. Waiting for your answers guys. ;)

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Hey Giorgos.
Overall, if you are ready to learn lots of complicated lines and you don't have problem with Memory - Najdorf is a good choice.
Accelerated dragon is also a solid and agressive variation. + is that there is not so much thing to remember. Another + is that if White doesn't know the theory, Black can get a big advantage. (This happens a lot during the streams, our PRO Members can confirm my words.) 

So, both are fine. Up to you. 

man I personally prefer Accelerated dragon . Even if you have nice memory I still prefer to use it to learn classics like chessmood recommends and study games and in case of opening as you have AD which is super solid and agressive then there is no need to focus on complicated lines right now . Just enjoy AD.

If you prefer to play Najdorf, you can play it as a lifetime repertoire. but you cannot play dragon beyond 2300 level.  another issue is usually lower-level players will prefer to play closed Sicilian whereas, in master level, players prefer to play open Sicilian. so in the lower level, there is less chance to get the Najdorf even if you wish to play it.

Fischer was one of the greatest Najdorf players ever, let us see what he says about Najdorf and Dragon:

1- Fischer said that a turning point in his career came when he realized that he can play for a win with Black too, even against the strongest players.

2- Fischer's Anti-Dragon recipe: "Pry open the h-file, sac, sac... mate!" (commentary on Fischer-Larsen, Portoroz 1958, "My 60 Memorable Games")

If you enjoy tactical games, both Najdorf and Sveshnikov give you excellent chances to win with Black, at the price that you give excellent chances to White to beat you in an unbalanced position. If you are a positional player and you like manouvering and endgames, Caro-kann. 1-e4-e5, and Taimanov Sicilian are better choices for you. 

Thank you all but as I have solved the problem and I have finished accelerated dragon course I have great results, winning my opponents with crushing attack. I also use Schevenningen and Najdorf in shorter time controls. It is real that I don't have any memory problems. My pgn files are bigger than my level I think, 5 times more than the 1st screen.

Posting game in embeded replayer

Hey guys

If anyone could help me this would be great and its been bugging me all day. I am a bit strange like that I have to know everything!

So I saw in the sept games thread some games posted in a nice looking replayer thats embeded into the site. I can't work out how to do it (tried both lichess and chess.com embed features)

If there is a site people are using or I am just doing it incorrectly it would be great if someone could show me how!

Thanks Jamie

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Hi Jamie,

It is easier than it seems. You just have to click the option "Add New File" and select a .pgn file, and magic works ;-)

PRO Members

I wonder how long have you been a PRO Member and what have you learned during that time? :)

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Your Last Tournament

Hello ChessMood family ! (after this sentence I wanna say "GM Avetik is here with you"...) :D

Well, tell us what was your last tournament? how did you play and how much do you miss OTB chess (on the board)?

I never thought that I would miss OTB tournaments, but now I feel that I really miss it, my last tournament was in January, 8 months without tournaments, the last 18 years this has not happened to me :D

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My last tournament was Nov 29-Dec 1 last year. I was 3/6 and didn't feel I played well. I had 2 games that I threw away big advantages in, one draw one loss from those 2. Unfortunately that was the first 2 rounds, and was hard to recover. 2 1/2 of the last 4 was not a bad finish, but I expected more of myself :)

My last OTB game was Dec 2019. Yes, one thing this situation gave us is appreciation for the 'obvious'. It wasn't so obvious, it was precious!

Who knows when it will end? In 1 year? 10 years?

Around 2007 was my last tournament over the board! (I gave up chess for over 10 years)

Hi

I promise myself to play 40 OTB games this year, I have a good start 5 in january, 9 in february, but since then only playing online, some slow games, but mostly blitz/bullet.

Here in Uruguay they are coming back with OTB tournments, so I am considering coming back in november probably.

Best Regards

marc

16 years ago, I won a tournament at Paris. I won the first prize scored 8.5/9 and won 1000 euros 

It could be the beginning of my chess career, but I have stopped playing chess after that event, until this Covid 19 lockdown, when I made a mistake twice: playing chess again ... after 16 years :D

Psychology in Chess

Some players quote the phrase of the famous chess player- Bobby Fischer: I don't believe in psychology, I believe in good moves!

What do you think about this? Do you believe in psychology or not?

I totally disagree with this, I believe in psychology and sometimes it's even more important than good moves. For me, chess is 50% psychology :)

I want to know your opinion on this.

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Psychology definitely plays a roll in chess! I believe that because our minds are our weapon in chess, anything that effects our mind, will effect our game.

This could be little things like lack of sleep or distraction, or bigger issues like the lack of confidence. 

This is another reason Coach @GM_Avetik_Grigoryan is so great as a coach. He addresses psychology in our chess growth before most people even realize it,  just by the name of the company: ChessMood! 

Anything we do to make our minds stronger can only make our game stronger in my opinion.

Jay

It’s chess pieces, not a man I play against! Svetozar Gligoric

Can't we just play against pieces and enjoy the game??

Of course psychology is important.

I remember one time playing a game (2016), bad opening, weird moves and was a pawn down. Understandably, my mood wasn't good. So I went to the bathroom, splashed water on my face, enjoyed the good feeling of that, and giggled a bit =)

Probably others thought it strange but I was feeling much better when I returned to the board.

And I won that game!

Preparation before tournement

How well prepared do you think is nessesary before a tounement?

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As much as you are able to. But the last week before the tournament you should take a break. Preparations have not to be only chessy, but the physically and psychologically too

https://chessmood.com/blog/the-right-way-to-prepare-for-a-chess-tournament I think you haven't read this yet :)

2-3 months of intensive chess trainings, 3 times in week physical activity, and how to prepare mentally, I think it's individual, you should find what makes you happy, gives positive emotions and relax.

Thankyou so much for your answers and recommendations for article to read.☺️

What's the Assessment of this position?

It's white to move.  Write down your assessment!

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Alekhine defence 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5

Hi everyone. Dear Avetic Grigoryan yesterday i played Rapid game ( in lichess Alekhine) defence with withe . My opponent have a 2520 elo my elo 2086 . We played 1. e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6:   i played 6. c4 Nb4 7.a3 Qxd4 :  I have watched Alekhine defence course in chessmood , and you said that it is a better variation of Scandinavian defenc which i also watched.  Now my question. Please can you explain me more about ideas of this variation, i send you my game: https://lichess.org/zFciz1PD/white

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I think that this 4...dxe5 line is not yet uploaded to the course, I also was looking forward to see what the Chessmood team prepared. Even if you watched the course this line was not yet there I think. I will follow this thread with interest, thanks Gor!

Gor, the course is not completed, the other sections are coming. 

@Kevin_D, have you seen Topalov's game with a4 Ra3? 

Hi everyone, I also encountered the same Alekhine variation in my slow game. I lost, mainly because my openent played without mistakes according to engine and I was in general too passive.

We definitely need the some ideas for White.

What is your assessment?

Which side would you prefer to play, and why?

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In positions only with rooks, columns matters more, in my opinion White is better, have g column to access black King using h pawn to open g file,  black counterplay on c column isn't that clear,  they must press on b column, but is less direct

Whose turn is it to play?

Material: Even

King safety: Even

Pawn Islands: Even

Pawn structure: Even

Space: Black slightly better

Activity of the pieces: Even. Black may control b and e file. White may control g and d file. 

Plans: White wants to play b3 to cause weaknesses

Black wants to play f4

I see it as a fairly balanced position, but I would choose black due to slight space advantage and piece activity

I think black is slightly better because of the small space advantage and the king can come to the center easier, but in the end it will be draw :D

Thanks everyone that answered! I was wanting to see if my assessment was correct, with out influencing the answers you all would give.

The way I saw the position was a slight edge for black, because the b file could be a problem for white more then the d or g file would be for black.

I want to play a5-a4-a3 with rooks on a8 and b8 Benko style. I also like the push f4, although I think the a5 -a4 plan is more straight forward.

Thanks again for your replies and if someone has more insights then what I saw @GM_Avetik_Grigoryan?) I would love to hear your thoughts!

Jay

An interesting position. It very depends on whose turn.
If white - then after 1.b3 black pawns structure will be crushed, and after 1...cb3 2.ab3 Black's a7 pawn become also a weakness.

If it's black to move - should be something around equal, but to play with Black gonna be harder, as they should be careful with b3 and e4 breakthroughs. 

How to break rating Barrier?

From the past 2 months I am stuck around 2100 elo online and sometimes I lose like melon. I am studying a lot but also I am trying to apply what I am learning but still I do not know why I am losing so much. I keep right mood during I play but still I do not win winning positions. On the other hand when I analise games I am able to see more deeper and clearer lines.  Here I saw 10 ply deep and image was also clear in my mind that h6 was his only move to defend the position but still during I play I am not able to win those games which I am supposed to win. 

Note: Is is due to over training because I am currently doing:

1. Paul Morphy Move by Move 

2. Petrosian Move by Move.

3. Silman's Endgame Manual.

4. Pawns Structures (current one is KID).

5. How to reassess your chess 4th edition

6. Beginner Pattern Recognition.

7. Capablanca's Best Endings 

8. Visualisation Training daily 30 puzzles from Chess Visualization Course: General tactics Book by Ian Anderson

I am not saying I should be 2300+ online right now but due to this training and right mood playing I think I deserve minimum 2200 elo strength online. Because I already maintained 2100 2 months ago. 

So I am super eager to know why I am just losing. Even though I studied more than 600 classical games. I can even sometimes remember those critical positions. All suggestions will be useful. I am not demotivated. I am just curious to know why I am losing. 

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Hi Abhi,

I am sure all your hard work will pay off. You just need to be patient.

I hope this quote helps you:

"You work for a long period of time and the results don't really show, but at some point everything just comes together and you start to play better, or get more confidence."

Fabiano Caruana

Sometimes it is a good idea just to take a break! You are burning out.. Slowing down might be the answer for you. Stop playing and studying chess for 2 days, preferably when you don't work and relax. When you get back after 2 days analyze your last games and you will understand what you need to fix.

My feeling is that you try to play all openings instead of focusing in a few. It's better to master one opening than to play 10 in medium level.

Hi Abhi,

I made the same error as you when I was much more younger : I thought that studying day and night a lot of chess books (I own more than 1500 in 7 languages ?!) would make me a better player.

But  a tournament chess game is not like a scholastic exam. Knowledge is not sufficient ?! To know is the first requirement, but to know "how to do it" is much more important. Example : you have studied 3 or 4 books explaining how to treat positions with Isolated Queen Pawn the pros and cons.

That doesn't mean you are suddenly become a stronger player  winning in the process 100 points Elo or so. You are now aware of the pecularities of that structure and your theoritical judgment has made a jump forward but practically you remain at your level. Now you KNOW but you don't yet KNOW HOW which is most important for your game. Only after having played many many games with IQP you will become an expert of that structure.

This is the response I have made for myself about the question "Why is it so difficult to progress in chess ?". I hope it will be of some help for you also.

Jean-Marie

I think you have a lot of pressure during the game that prevents you from playing well to the end.

Thanks for the answers. I loved the quote by 

Sergio Carrera

I feel more motivated and I am gonna work more. 

Your favorite course

How many courses did you watch completely and which is your favorite?

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I finished all the courses. When I joined chessmood I finished all the courses in less than 20 days and made my own pgn files because I loved the contents. Let me tell you something about my opening history.  I was always a e4 player. In the bottom I am not only sharing about my fav. courses but I am sharing why I love them.

Accelerated Dragon was my first opening and my fav, one too because I won tons of games with it. I left that because that time I had no knowledge of Qxd4 lines in Hyper Accelerated Dragon and I had no ideas how to play Nc6 well because of Bb5 but when i joined chessmood I saw it so well and loved it.  Finally my love on AD came back due to amazing contents and my fear of Rosolimmo was solved.

Benko Gambit again was my last opening which I added in my repo. I learnt it from other sources but never got results like I got when I joined Chessmood. I loved the Benko Gambit so much . This is also my fav. and familiar opening in chessmood repo.

Against London and Trompowsky I just loved what coaches shared. I also love KID pawn formations and I am learning KID  structures. So I am happy  to play against London System because some players allow KID pawn formations and I win a lot games without any efforts. I call it cheating hehehe because coach told me never play new opening but only add new openings in repo once u will become 2000+ but with KID str. I am crushing people in London System.

I also loved the content of Maroczy Bind. The game of Li Quem Liem is still in my mind and it's super explained by coach . I decided to work on maroczy first. As coach said don't go for modern one in the beginning so I only saw it once and I forgot ideas of Modern one heheeh.

I also loved the content against Scandi. I searched a lot but never found any ideas well to play against this opening. But chessmood gave me hope and I started to play against it with confidence with Nf3!

I also saw and loved the content on GP. Or I can say 1-0 for me hehehe. I am winning almost all my games with GP. I rarely lose any games with GP. So I love the setup of GP against Sicilians and d6. I decided not to revise lines of Bf4 which coach explained against Pirc. I saw it once made my base and never came back to that because GP is superb.

Now against Caro Kann. I always played Caro Kann exchange before chessmood. I loved this opening due to my knowledge of Carlsbad Str. I studied this str. in so depth so I am crushing people at my level like melon.

Here is an example:

https://www.chess.com/live/game/5494218858

   For my own detailed ideas about this game then kindly visit my post and if I missed anything in the ideas section then let me know . Thanks.

https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/carlsbad-ideas-lets-debate

After reading my above posts and watching my game you will understand why I loved this caro kann a lot because it's reversed carlsbad and it gives additional advantages for white.  So I just love Caro kann and I am winning tons of games with Caro Kann Exchange Variation.

Scotch I also loved a lot. It was my first time ever when I learnt scotch so in the beginning it was tough for me to remember lines but now I am winning a lot with Scotch.

Philidor and Petroff I saw once but not revised the lines yet. The reason is that they are not common at 2100 level but before rl events I will def. gonna revise the lines 5 times.

My score against French is not so good. I can say it's due to my lack of knowledge but content is superb and tricky one too.

I haven't finished yet Alekhine course due to my tough training schedule.

So that's all about my fav. openings lines and variations and reasons that why I love them so much.

Summary:

Fav. Openings are : Caro Kann Exchange Variation, Scotch, Benko Gambit and Grand Prix.

Final words I forgot to tell about amazing Classical Commented Games. I just loved it so much. In the beginning I had issue in answering the questions but now I am doing a bit better. I saw more than 700 classics in past 5 months and grasped positional and attacking and strategic eye. I also loved the content on happy pieces.  Now my next step is to see 2550 games based on 25 chess patterns. I wanna finish this work in 5 months from now.

English opening 2. g3 line

Am I right in thinking this is the line you were recommeding agaist 2.g3 ? Was there a course coming covering this? I'd be interested if so!

https://www.chess.com/explorer?moveList=c4+c5+g3+g6+Bg2+Bg7+Nc3+Nc6+Nf3+e5+O-O+Nge7+d3+d6+a3+O-O+Rb1+a5+Ne1+Be6+Nc2+d5+cxd5+Nxd5+Ne3+Nde7+Nc4+Rb8&ply=21

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Hi Thomas,

The Black repertoire against the English is coming really soon, GM Gabuzyan is already recording the videos and the first part will be uploaded very soon. This is the latest info as in yesterday's streaming the first game played was in this line. I am attaching a picture for your reference and entertainment of the moment when Avetik says to Gabuzyan that this month they are going to upload the first videos.

Check the stream if you want to follow the game!

Best

New openings

What opening would you like to see that's not yet in ChessMood courses?

I would like to see Sveshnikov :)

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King's Indian Defense for Black

Against 1.e3 and 1.b3

Against Stonewall for Black

Against Veresov, Torre 

Against Kings Indian Attack for Black

Pawn structures (if possible)

Open Sicilian for White after 1 year (once I reach 2200 fide), currently 1628

Technical techniques to convert winning positions into win video series

I Hope that it will take everyone's game to the next level

Thank you

1- Sveshnikov or Taimanov Sicilian for Black

2- Black repertoire against the Minor Openings: 1.f4, 1.g3, 1.b3 etc.

3- Ruy Lopez for White

4. Something other than Benko Gambit for Black. 

( Benko Gambit: I think anyone with half a brain knows that White is objectively better, but of all the lines that Black can choose where he accepts a worse position for practical chances in an unbalanced game, I think the Benko is one of his best options.) Sam Shankland

Against the Sicilian I would be happy to see Shveshnikov, Taimanov or Schevenningen variations & I am waiting for a full cpuese against the english opening, because when i play against the english I go to the symmetrical variation and either trying to transpose into Maroczy Bind, or playing like against the Gran Prix attack, fianchettoing my king's bishop and advancing my queenside pawns. Grünfeld would be also interesting for black. For white a course against Nimzowitch 1. e4 Nc6 defence is completing the repertoire. 

Modern Benoni for sure.

I am afraid that I would like no additional openings in Chessmood because I think it would defeat its purpose. I think the point is to have just one Repertoire so we can be specialists in it and practice , watch the repertoire  in the streams and fix our errors. 

I mean that we should not have different openings against one opening (One Sicilian is enough ;-). I would focus on adding advanced content to the existing openings, Model games, Common mistakes, etc, and adding courses against openings not fully covered yet (English Opening) or against sideline openings

Some may dislike it, but it is my opinion ;-)

The KID and Sveshnikov, which I can play, but not that well.  

I'm not faring too well with the Maroczy Bind, whichI don't love, but I'm giving it a shot here.  :-)

I would like to see against e4 c5 Nf3 d6 Bb5 Nd7 and Ba4! 
This is what GM Max Illingworth play and has quite good results! I would like to know how to play this as Black!

https://www.chess.com/blog/Illingworth/a-leading-expert-shares-his-best-anti-sicilian-weapon this is his Blog where he has mentioned this Variation!

Thanks everyone for your answers.