The videos are up!

The first 8 videos for Month 1 of year 2 have been uploaded by the ICS team.

They are going to have 8 videos per month! So 12 annotated games in pdf and a further 8 via video. Pretty good value I think.

just downloaded and flicked through the first one. They seem pretty good, it looks like the Foxy Openings board they are using. They are standalone videos, not chessbase which I guess they wouldn't have a license for but they seem pretty good.

I'm feeling pretty optimistic about this second year.

Wow that sounds awesome!!!

Yeah, sound great.
Is there any preview of these on the website ?
Maybe this can make me change my mind about joining.

Just noticed they updated some new videos for Month 3 of year 1. Dowloading them now.

Who is finding the video's helpfull?

just finished video 3 "introduction" Great video! Moving on to the annotated games.

Things are quite in the forum

I don't learn well from videos alone. When I use them as a review or introduction to the lessons they are very effective.

Depends on the video for me. I have lots of them and chessbase videos are very helpful imo. Boring old normal videos kinda put me to sleep. I haven't yet watched the ones from ICS... because I have completed the 1 year study and need a break from it for now.

I need to move on to endgames and specific openings (I need more than just a set of recommended moves -- I need the theory). I haven't found the openings part of ICS all that useful tbh.