Legend

Master

Expert

Star

Rising Star

India

University of Pune

International Chess Player 

Fide Instructor (Certified Chess Coach by International Chess Fed)

1) 3 Times All India Open Champion


2) 3 Times Maharashtra State Champion


3) National School's Gold Medalist (2007)


4) Seasoned player in Indian and European Tournaments.
Participated and won prizes in International tournaments in Spain, Italy, Malaysia, etc.

5) Participated in Commonwealth Chess Championship held in New Delhi. 

Parbhani, Maharashtra, India

Sensational! We are proud to call you an Unacademy veteran. Onwards and upwards!

10k minutes

Your perseverance is inspirational. Cherish this huge moment, you’ve earned it!

5k minutes

Woohoo! You’re officially a learning rockstar. Keep racking up more thousands!

1000 minutes

You deserve this honour for all the hard work! 500 is a big milestone. Keep going higher and faster!

500 minutes

Your first century, you did it! Go ahead, tell the world. 

100 minutes

Woot! You're halfway to a century of learning minutes. Keep going strong!

50 minutes

Congratulations on your first learning milestone! Here's to many more in the future. 

10 minutes

Dedicate this special Teachers’ Day Hat to appreciate the efforts of your favorite educator

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Atul Ashokrao Dahale

For every chess beginner, Opening traps are a big headache. They often get into the traps. In this special class I will show you some of the opening traps and I will also show you how to avoid them if your opponent is trying to trick you. 
Use my code ATULYT10 to enroll for free in the class.

Creative Corner

Chess Opening Traps and pitfall and how to avoid them.

Beyond School Syllabus

Chess

The Polgar sisters are very famous in chess. There are three sisters named, Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgar who were made champions by their father Laszlo Polgar. The story of their success is really incredible. Susan Polgar became the Women's world champion and Judit Polgar went on to become the highest-rated women player in the history of chess. Please do join me in the class to learn more about these powerful women in chess. Use my code ATULYT10 to enroll for free.

The success story of Polgar Sisters | Susan, Sofia and Judit

D Gukesh is world's 2nd youngest grandmaster in the history of chess. Due to his phenomenal performances he has entered World's top 100 players. He is the youngest Indian to achieve this. Join me in this special class to learn from our very own Chess prodigy. Use ATULYT10 to enroll for free.

D Gukesh Enters World Top 100 Use Code ATULYT10

Divya Deshmukh is just 16 years old and she has won the National women's chess championship already! In this special class we will see how she achieved her national title. Use my code ATULYT10 to enroll for free.

Divya Deshmukh: India's Youngest National Women's Champion:

Chess has helped me a lot in life to grow as a person. There are many indirect benefits of learning chess. If you learn chess at an early age the research has shown that you will be good in logical thinking, planning, mental strength and so on. Join me in this special class by using my code ATULYT10 and learn chess with fun.

Benefits of Learning Chess and tactics solving session.

I recently played 2 tournaments in Italy, it was a very good experience for me. I won some games and lost some but in this process I learnt many things which I will be sharing with you all in this special class! 
Use my code ATULYT10 to enroll for free in the class.

Learn from my experiences: Italy tournament Use code ATULY10

Free Classes

The Art of the Attack: Come learn with Atul Dahale. Attack is indeed the best form of defence when it comes to chess, if done right. This lecture series will teach you how to master the art of the attack.

The Art of the Attack

Puzzle

Advance

Unacademy - VI Advanced Plus (1251-1500)

Plus

There are a lot of things which we can learn from the chess masters of the past! In this course, we will study the games of chess masters like Bobby Fischer, Capablanca, and so on! Join me and improve your knowledge about Chess classics!

Chess Classics: Learning from the Chess Masters!

Anatoly Karpov's Technique!

It is said that "Chess is 99 % tactics", that's why we need to understand chess tactics. In this course, we will understand what are the tactical patterns, how to create them on the board, how to spot them, and basically, we will improve the tactical skills!  Join me to improve your tactical abilities!

Understanding Chess Tactics

Tactics in the Endgame!

In this course, Atul Ashokrao Dahale will cover Typical Sacrifices in Chess. All the topics will be discussed in detail and would be helpful for all aspirants preparing for the Creative Corner exam. Learners at any stage of their preparation would be benefited from the course. The course will be taught in English and notes will be provided in English.

Course on Typical Sacrifices in Chess

Lasker's Double Bishop Sacrifice - Part II

On the Chessboard there are 16 pawns in total and we need to study how to handle them! In this course how the pawn structures work and we will study different pawn structures such as Isolated Queen pawn, doubled pawns, connected pawns, and so on. 
Join me to learn chess with fun!

Course on Understanding Pawn Structures in Chess

Important Middlegame and Endgame Structures

In this course, Atul Sir will provide in-depth knowledge of Planning in Chess. In chess once you start getting better you face tough opponents in such cases you can not win with some chess tricks, you need to apply good chess strategies of chess with planning! So in this course, I will teach you how to plan in chess in 4 unique lessons. The course will be covered in Hindi/English and the notes will be provided in Hindi/English.

Course on How to Plan in Chess?

Open Files

In Chess, it's very important to launch a successful attack in order to checkmate your opponent! So come and join me in this course to understand all the important concepts of Attacking in Chess!

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Ex-educator

154K

Free Classes

Chess Opening Traps and pitfall and how to avoid them.

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

The success story of Polgar Sisters | Susan, Sofia and Judit

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

D Gukesh Enters World Top 100 Use Code ATULYT10

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Divya Deshmukh: India's Youngest National Women's Champion:

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Benefits of Learning Chess and tactics solving session.

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Learn from my experiences: Italy tournament Use code ATULY10

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Chess

The Art of the Attack

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Creative Corner

Chess Classics: Learning from the Chess Masters!

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Understanding Chess Tactics

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Course on Typical Sacrifices in Chess

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Course on Understanding Pawn Structures in Chess

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Course on How to Plan in Chess?

Atul Ashokrao Dahale

Course on Attacking in Chess - Part I

Atul Ashokrao Dahale