1. d4: Simplified MoveTrainer® Opening course by GM Alex Colovic

This Repertoire Rules Out Black’s
3 Toughest Defenses After 1.d4

1.d4: Simplified plays smart sidelines on move 3 and beyond, bypassing tons of opening theory. It rules out Black’s top 3 defenses… meets the rest with positional setups to put you in control… and equips you with strategies so clear, you can almost play them on auto-pilot!

The repertoire starts with 1.d4 and 2.c4, as if heading for the main lines…

Only to sidestep reams of theory and surprise Black with original opening ideas.

Forget about the theory-dense Bogo-Indian and Nimzo-Indian Defenses.

They’ll never appear on your board again, because of a surprising 3rd move played in only 3 out of 10,000 games.

Black may insist on their move order to stay on familiar
ground. But chapter 12 shows you how to bully their
queen, while maintaining an airtight position.

The Grunfeld also fades to irrelevance — thanks to the connected knights fortifying your central pawns.

With zero pressure against the d-pawn,
this Grunfeld is NOT a “Grunfeld”!

You deny the Benko, Benoni, and King’s Indian of activity by holding back the e-pawn.

With your strong point on d4, Black is
missing their usual counterplay.

And against the Queen’s Gambit Declined and Accepted, you maintain a stronghold in the center… then pounce on the enemy king if given the chance!

With Bg5 and e5 coming, the
black king is feeling the heat

But perhaps best of all:

These smart, lightweight sidelines come with…

Ready-Made Plans for Playing the Middlegame
And Building Your Advantage

All prepared for you by Grandmaster Alex Colovic.

He’s a legend with more than 15 courses published, over 2,000 stellar reviews from Chessable members… and a reputation for clean opening instruction that sticks!

Colovic wraps up every variation with middlegame plans, laid out with plenty of visual aids.

This way, you can play the next 6 to 10 moves beyond the opening with minimal calculation.

Every theory section also contains a summary of the opening and its recurring ideas. So when you start learning the variations, you’ll have an easier time remembering them.

Speaking of which, 1.d4: Simplified only has 141 MoveTrainer variations. If you learn 5 per day, you can complete the course, and start reaping its rewards in less than 30 days.

These 141 variations also run 20 moves deep on average… peppered with alternative continuations and 71k words of instruction.