Advent calendar

Check in daily for freebies, raffles, puzzles, jokes, tournaments, and some amazing deals on courses!

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December 1st

FREE PRO for 7 days 🥳

*No card details required

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December 2nd

All of GM Simon Williams's courses are on offer this month - Enjoy!

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December 3rd

Registration is closed, the winner is

jtwires

Congrats! The winner will be contacted shortly.

Entry will close at 10:00am CET on December 4

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December 4th

Our Lichess Arena e4 tournament has ended!

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December 5th

Chess joke 🎭

Q: Why are artists so bad at chess?
A: Because they like to draw.

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December 6th

GM Yasser Seirawan is hosting a FREE 2 hr Masterclass on December 13 for his fans! To join simply own 7 or more of his courses.

Pssst, all of his courses will be on sale this month in case you're missing one!

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December 7th

Chess Puzzle

Students of The Secrets of Chess Geometry should be able to spot this one quickly!

White to play

But if you haven’t taken the course, it’s the perfect time - because today it’s on sale for up to 50% off. Learn to easily spot tactics like this one and much more with this user-favorite from GM Maurice Ashley!

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December 8th

Today's treat for you is:

FREE chess24 Premium for 7 days

1) Head to this URL and go straight to ‘Get started’ on the Monthly premium option.
2) Login/register your account.
3) You will be gifted 7 days free chess24 premium (you will need to enter your card details now)
4) If you’d like to continue using premium at the end of the trial period it will auto-renew on the 7th day. If you’d like to claim the free 7 days only, simply cancel in your account settings at any time. Even if you cancel early you will still have access to all premium benefits until the trial expires.

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December 9th

Registration is closed, the winner is

boolu118

Congrats! The winner will be contacted shortly.

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December 10th

All of Judit's courses will be on sale this month! - Enjoy!

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December 11th

Our Lichess Arena d4 tournament has ended!

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December 12th

Chess Puzzle

With fewer pieces on the board and wide open spaces, endgame tactics are often in a class of their own! Like this one:

White to play

If you’re stumped, Endgame Studies 101 by IM Kostya Kavutskiy will give you a systematic guide to spotting endgame tactics like these - and you can get it on sale now for up to 40% off.

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December 13th

Chess joke 🎭

Q: Why do grandmasters use speed dating in Prague?
A: Because they want to find a Czech mate.

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December 14th

The winners have been selected and contacted - check your inbox it may have been you ;)

Entry will close at 10:00am CET on December 15

December 15th

Chess joke 🎭

I had to leave the hotel earlier when two grandmasters arrived and started talking about their best tournaments.

I can’t stand chess nut boasting in an open foyer.

December 16th

An exciting announcement today - GM Matthew Sadler is hosting an amazing Masterclass and to top it all, all of his courses are on sale this month - Enjoy!

December 17th

On December 17 we hosted a FREE Masterclass with NM Bryan Tillis!

If you missed this one, no worries! You can watch it right here. It will also be posted on Youtube.

Solve puzzles together with the popular Chessable author and learn how a master approaches tactics. This special holiday Masterclass is NM Tillis' way of saying 'thank you' to Chessable users, so it's FREE!

December 18th

Our Lichess Arena 1. c4 tournament has ended!

December 19th

All of FM Kamil Plichta's courses are on sale this month - Enjoy!

December 20th

A special message from IM Andras Toth's plus all his courses are on sale - Check it out!

December 21st

Chess Puzzle

Test your defense! Black is exerting strong pressure on White’s c3 knight and X-raying the rook on a1. It’s White to play - how do you save the day?,

White to play

If your defensive skills could use some work, there’s no better holiday read than FM Dalton Perrine’s course Survive & Thrive: How to Blunder Less and Defend Better. Get it on sale now for up to 50% off!

December 22nd

Today's holiday message is from beloved GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, plus all of his courses are on sale this month!

December 23rd

Chess joke 🎭

What do chess players like to eat?
Chess-nuts

December 24th

The winners have been selected and contacted - check your inbox it may have been you ;)

Entry will close at 10:00am CET on December 25

December 25th

Happy Holidays from everybody at Chessable!

Join us for our last arena tournament of the month today at 8pm CET